Cross Country Mountain Biking Essentials | What Do You Need For XC?

Do you have a cross country bike?

I bet someone could still win in jeans and a hoodie 👍

Great video. Dropper a definite. My last two hospital visits would have been avoided!!

can I pay to have assembled

I'm afraid I had to laugh at the pronunciation of Cwmcarn (Quimcarn?), it's actually pronounced sort of between Cumcarn and Coomcarn (with the C like a K sound).

Yes. Devinci Moonracer SL3 XC 2010. Great Video.

REQUEST!!! Could y'all please do a video on methodology/strategy for using a DOUBLE chain ring!? Should you be running most of the time in the small or the large and then switching to the ? when ? etc. Thanks lots of Love for y'all! FWI I aint from Wales, but we race XC in Texas too ;-)

The long pants you are Wearing in the video, what pants is that? :)

What are your shoes?

Another brilliant one - cheers !

Hell yes to the dropper post. Before I put one on my XC bike, I had the saddle a little lower and farther back to get a workable position for both climbing and descending. With the dropper post, I can now put the saddle farther forward and higher so that when the saddle is up I'm in my dedicated "climbing position." I'm going faster uphill with better biomechanics despite nearly an extra pound of weight, and obviously faster downhill. No regrets.

heres some tips from me
buy a skinsuit for racing and a regular kit for training and bring a compact windbreaker with you
buy a large amount of fuel it doesnt matter too much just get something with a good amount of carbs
droppers will often make you go slower overall in a race and you need to train on the bike you
dont buy cheap carbon wheels they can be heavier than some stans crest wheels

a nice bike and kit really does help with motivation
its usually better to have a bike thats less capable than one thats excessive because heavy bikes suck to pull up the clims

You need to buy ultra light carbon parts.
It will make both your bike and your wallet lighter!

Big lungs and a high pain threshold 😅

Power meter pedals rally garmins for next level results 💪💪💪💪🔥🔥🔥🔥👍love it

i run flats pedals and use a trail Helmet and i wear lycra

Thanks for efforts and guide. What about navigation skills?

Another essential that is overlooked: Proper and enough time of sleep and rest.

My fist xc race for over a year tomorrow because of covid! I’m 40 watts down, and 8 kilos up! My cross country essential needs to be a magic wand 😂😂😂

Dropper post is the most important lol

Nice tire combo! Vittoria Agarro and barzo.. just got in a Agarro/Mezcal for my Ibis Ripley to make it more 🚀🚀🚀

Xc sucks

I was there on that day and I saw you with the camera crew
And my mans really just said cwimcarn 😂😂

Love to see some xc content!!

So let’s talk about winter wear Florida people head out

I do X/C riding, but I enjoy wearing unduro style clothing, and I have the attitude of a downhill rider. Send help

Tubeless setup: great weight save and upgrade handling, traction, rolling resistance and reliability!

Oooh are those the Cwmcarn trails? Thought I could recognise them

Does anyone know some good upgrades?🙏

Essentials for XC racing, a Training Plan and a heart rate monitor!

Not everyone is race orientated

Just upgraded my factory wheels to Hope Pro 4’s and DT rims. I actually can’t believe how much better the bike feels. It’s quicker, more agile and seems to just roll nicer. Moved to XC tyres and tubeless. 1.2kg of weight gone!

Loved the sound effects, you could be a good stand in as a voice over. LOL. Made me chuckle. Thanks!

Love xc

XC Have a good cardiovascular endurance. Can't ride if your lungs can't handle the miles. I use to be a good long distance runner. Translation went great.

Can I have that helmet😢

Can't believe I missed the chance to say hi.. I dropped into the carpark from Y Mynedd and rolled passed you while stuffing a banana in your mouth.. I thought to myself, I recognise that guy 🙈
Great videos 👌

Good old Canterbury thermal👍🏽

I made a noob mistake and bought aggressive grippy tires for my first bike, a 100mm xc hardtail. I guess I thought I was going to be like some pro riding the gnarliest of trails right away. But it turns out that I’m just even slower now on the blue flow trails I ride. Lol 🤦‍♂️

Quim Carn! Love it 😂😂. Great vid as always!! I grew up around there. It’s beautiful

Yep, I have a 2016 Specialized Camber but dying to get rid of it and buy a IBISS Ripley AF. Its old school Geo and Components by today's standards

Excellent Video!

Would you recommend an XC bike for someone who is coming over from road cycling to mountain biking? I think an XC might be more my thing than a trail bike, but I'm not sure.

I used to be a big weight weenie, now so much anymore. Dropper post adds 1 lb to the bike, on a 20km xc lap you might lose 5 seconds from that weight, but probably gain it back depending on the descents so I love my spark rc 900 with dropper post :)

Do you ride Tubeless on XC?

I’m not really into XC but nice vid Rich 👍🏼

Legs?

Best thing you need is to have fun and not let the bike snobs put you down because we can't all afford the top gear.