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How To Get Rid Of Saddle Pain… For Good!

April 17, 2025 by Jass

Saddle pain when riding any bike can ruin your ride, and possibly worse! In this video, Blake Samson gives you his top tips to help reduce or even prevent saddle-sore to make sure you are pain-free when riding so you can focus on the trail!

⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 – Intro
00:55 – Saddle
03:43 – Setup
07:14 – Clothing

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How To Backflip Like A Pro | MTB Skills

September 27, 2024 by Jass

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How to backflip – This is a 9 minute tutorial on some secret exercises and techniques in order to learn the backflip on a bike! Blake Samson is at Swatch Nines and asks 7 of your favourite pro MTB freeriders for their tips!

Shouts to: Sam Pilgrim, Tom Isted, Sam Reynolds, Nicholi Rogatkin, Chance Moore, Bienvenido Aguado, Clemens Kaudela, and Anastasis Anastasiou.

⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 – Intro
02:07 – Step 1: Preparation
02:33 – Step 2: Approach And Takeoff
04:20 – Step 3: Mid-Flip Control
05:18 – Step 4: Landing And Recovery

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This video contains stunts performed by experienced Professionals. It is intended to entertain and inform. You should not attempt any trick or stunt which is outside of your skill level or that you do not feel comfortable with.

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How To Do The Perfect Table On A Bike

September 13, 2024 by Jass

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Do you want to take your riding style to the next level? The ‘Table Top’ is the perfect trick to learn. Blake Samson is going to go the all the fundamentals to perfecting the ‘Table’. He covers what type of jump you should be practising on, the techniques behind the trick and what might be preventing you from getting your tables nice and flat!

⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 – Welcome back you beautiful people!
0:25 – What is a ‘Table Top’
0:52 – What is the best jump to learn a ‘Table’ on?
2:05 – How to practice the technique
3:06 – Initiating the table
4:33 – Mistakes you might be making

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How To Jump On A Mountain Bike | Beginner MTB Skills

July 5, 2024 by Jass

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Are you still struggling to jump your MTB, or just starting out? Then this video is perfect for you! Blake Samson is often asked, “How do you make it look so easy?” well today he’s going to show the fundamentals that he still follows which make his jumping seem effortless. This video will help you perfect your pop and have you jumping straighter than ever to get you progressing your riding to the next level.

⏱ Timestamps ⏱
0:00 – Welcome Back You Beautiful People!
1:00 – Step 1 – The Take Off
2:18 – Step 2 – Getting Air
3:28 – Step 3 – The Landing
4:45 – Recap On The Technique
5:29 – Common Mistake When Jumping A Mountain Bike

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