So This Is Mountain Biking...

Elite cross-country racer James Pickering leaves the manicured trail centers behind to join Steve Jones for a "proper" adventure in the rugged Wye Valley. Swapping his XC race bike for an e-MTB, James discovers a world of vertical climbs and "Indiana Jones" style terrain that would be impossible on any other bike. From technical climbing masterclasses to waist-deep mud, this is a raw look at what e-mountain biking is really about. ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Is E-MTB "Proper" Mountain Biking? 01:40 - The Plan (Or Lack Of) 03:05 - Leaving the Trail Center Behind 05:05 - Natural Sandstone vs. Bike Parks 06:35 - The Technical Climbing Challenge 09:45 - Why Tyres Matter for E-MTB 11:44 - It Gets Messy: Deep Mud & Downed Trees 14:24 - Defining Mountain Biking Genres 25:40 - Final Verdict: Useful Links: Subscribe to the Channel for more! 👉 https://embn.me/subscribe Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://embn.me/Uploader Looking for eBike Insurance? Check here 👉 https://gmbn.eu/insurance Support The Channel At The EMBN Shop! 👉 https://embn.me/Shop Do your ebike rides look like this? Let the chat know! 👇 Watch more on EMBN... 📹 https://youtu.be/QC8E_mN5IUg 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://embn.me/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch our Features Playlist 👉 https://embn.me/Features 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Ace-High - Splasher!.wav Beat Street - V.V. Campos.wav Boundless - Ooyy.wav COUNTRY ROCK BASS - Splasher!.wav Fansi Pan - Yomoti.wav Gods of Jupiter - Splasher!.wav Magic (Instrumental Version) - Torii Wolf.wav Percussive Madness - Martin Baekkevold.wav Ten Cent Man - Splasher!.wav Wanderlust - Osoku.wav #embn #ebikes #emtb #bike #ebiking #emountainbike 📸 Photos - © UCI Mountain Bike World Series / © Getty Images / © Sprint Cycling Agency The Electric Mountain Bike Network (EMBN) is the world’s leading electric mountain bike (eMTB) channel and community. Dedicated to igniting your passion for eMTBs, EMBN delivers weekly original content to inspire you to take your riding further, faster – and with more fun. Whether you live to conquer the techiest terrain – both up and down; to access and explore the beautiful backcountry; or simply to pack as much fun as you can into the precious riding time you have, EMBN is dedicated to covering eMTB from every angle. From inspiring you to go electric – helping you understand what you need, where and how to ride to get the best from your eMTB experience, and more – through showcasing and exploring the latest, most innovative tech, empowering and entertaining features, to skills videos that help you progress and can tackle ever-more adventurous terrain, and much, much more. Every week we bring you informative and entertaining videos on… - The know-how… - The skills… - The tech… - The inspiration… ...to go faster and explore more! EMBN is mountain biking… fully charged: helping you go faster, further, and with more adventures than ever before. Join the EMBN community: https://www.facebook.com/EMountainBikeNetwork https://www.instagram.com/emountainbikenetwork/ https://twitter.com/embntweet https://www.tiktok.com/@emountainbikenetwork/ Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://embn.me/canyon Whyte Bikes: https://embn.me/Whyte Industry Nine Wheels: https://embn.me/IndustryNine Ergon: http://embn.me/ergon Garmin: https://embn.me/garmin Peaty's Products: https://embn.me/Peatys Schwalbe Tyres: https://embn.me/Schwalbe MET Helmets: https://embn.me/MET Bluegrass: https://embn.me/Bluegrass Watch our sister channels: Global Mountain Bike Network - https://gmbn.eu/YouTube GMBN Tech - https://gmbn.tech/YouTube Global Cycling Network - https://gcn.eu/YouTube GCN Tech - https://gcntech.co/YouTube GCN Racing - https://gcn.eu/RacingYouTube Global Triathlon Network - https://gtn.io/YouTube GCN Italia - https://gcn.eu/ItaliaYouTube GCN en Espanol - https://gcn.eu/EspanolYouTube GCN auf Deutsch - https://gcn.eu/DeutschYouTube GCN en Francais - https://gcn.eu/FrancaisYouTube GCN Training - https://gcn.eu/TrainingYouTube GCN Racing - https://gcn.eu/RacingYouTube