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on Jun 3, 2020
Phil Kmetz Breaks Down How to Bunny Hop [Video]
by Skills With Phil
Pro mountain biker, Phil Kmetz, explains how to bunny hop high with a full suspension mountain bike.
News
on Mar 2, 2020
Brian Lopes: Most Mountain Bike YouTubers are 'Hacks'
by Matt Miller
Brian Lopes is not impressed by mountain bike YouTubers.
Videos
on Sep 19, 2019
Watch: Riding the Scariest Features at Whistler Bike Park
by Skills With Phil
Phil rides the most difficult trail features at Whistler Bike Park, and explains what makes each one so tough for...
Videos
on Sep 12, 2019
Watch: One Week In Paradise - GT Athletes Take on Crankworx, Whistler
by Matt Miller
Party laps, mega trains, racing, big hits, and whips.
Videos
on Aug 23, 2019
Watch: How MTB Shocks Actually Work // Mountain Bike Suspension Basics Explained
by Skills With Phil
Phil looks at how mountain bike shocks and suspension work, and explains things in very simple terms.
Videos
on May 21, 2019
Watch: 7 NEW Mountain bike Tricks You Have Not Seen In Other Videos
by Skills With Phil
These mountain bike tricks range from beginner / easy to learn tricks to more advanced tricks.
Videos
on Dec 10, 2018
Watch: Building a Beginner-Friendly Ramp to Learn MTB Gap Jumps
by Skills With Phil
How to build a set of bike ramps to learn mountain bike skills like landing progressively bigger gap jumps.
Mountain Bike Podcast
on Dec 3, 2018
Mountain Bike Skills with Phil [Podcast #180]
by Jeff Barber
In this episode, we talk with Phil (philkmetz.com) about Youtube, mountain bike skills, urban downhill racing, and his vision for...
Videos
on Nov 2, 2018
Watch: Phil Talks Jump Timing, Hardtail Landing Tips, and Flat Pedal Wheel Lifts
by Skills With Phil
Phil explains mountain bike jump timing, hardtail jump techniques, and flat pedal tips for rear wheel lifts.
Videos
on Oct 2, 2018
Watch: Should You Land Front OR Back Wheel First?
by Skills With Phil
Expert tips for landing mountain bike jumps.
Videos
on Mar 13, 2018
Watch: 5 Beginner Bike Skills that You Can Learn Without Trails
by Skills With Phil
This video from Skills with Phil teaches beginner bike skills without using a trail, including brake control while descending, how...
Videos
on Sep 6, 2017
Watch: Sending the Biggest Jumps at Whistler Bike Park on a Trail Bike! - Crabapple Hits
by Skills With Phil
Crabapple Hits are the biggest jumps at whistler bike park. These were designed to be ridden with long travel downhill......
Videos
on Aug 5, 2017
Watch: King of NE Trails or Most Overrated? Mountain Biking Vermont's Kingdom Trails
by Alexxxx
It's the NES final ride and we are FINALLY riding the VT Kingdom Trails!! I've been hearing about this......
Videos
on Aug 1, 2017
Watch: Is Highland the Best Mountain Bike Park in the USA?
by Skills With Phil
Highland Mountain bike park is my personal favorite bike park in the USA. Highland is a family owned and operated......
Videos
on Jul 31, 2017
Watch: Bike Trail or Graveyard?! Millstone MTB Trails, Barre, Vermont
by Skills With Phil
We are almost literally mountain biking in a graveyard. These Millstone MTB Trails in Barre Vermont are built around abandoned......
Videos
on Jul 18, 2017
Watch: These aren
by Skills With Phil
Thrills with Phil at Kingdom trails with Nate Hills and Jeff Lenosky. Kingdom trails knows how to build, the little......
Videos
on Jun 30, 2017
Watch: Chasing Nate Hills and Jeff Lenosky - Jester Burke Mountain VT
by Skills With Phil
After riding Kingdom Trails during NEMBA Fest all day, Jeff Lenosky, Nate Hills and I headed up to Burke Mountain......
Videos
on Jun 29, 2017
Watch: Phil Builds a Portable, Mini Booter Ramp, Then Uses it to Jump Everything
by Skills With Phil
Phil builds a portable, backpack-style booter ramp and proceeds to launch himself over various obstacles he finds around town. Who knew......
Videos
on Jun 29, 2017
Watch: Cool Tubeless Tire Inflator Hack for Less than $10!
by Skills With Phil
Have you wanted to go tubeless but didn't have a compressor? For under $10 bucks we can hack a home......
Videos
on Jun 25, 2017
Watch: How to Build a Backyard Bike Jump
by Skills With Phil
Mom, can I dig up the back yard? Today we are building a mountain bike jump in the backyard completely......
Videos
on Jun 21, 2017
Watch: Black Magic Jump Trail Train at Killington Resort
by Skills With Phil
MTBParks Invited me out to the first annual Killington Bike and Brew Festival. On Saturday morning, there was an organized......
Videos
on Jun 8, 2017
Watch: "10 Dumb Tricks you can use to hurt yourself and damage your bike"
by Skills With Phil
Here are 10 Simple MTB tricks you can learn almost anywhere. Mountain biking is supposed to be fun, throw these......
Beginners
on May 23, 2017
Watch: 6 Beginner Mountain Bike Skills that You Can Learn Anywhere!
by Skills With Phil
As a beginner, learning to ride mountain bikes can be frustrating when you don't know basic skills. So here are......
Videos
on May 16, 2017
Watch: How to Ride Steep Switchbacks!!! - Mountain Bike Turning Skills
by Skills With Phil
In this tutorial, we learn how to ride steep switchbacks on mountain bike trails. Steep MTB Switchbacks trails are scary......
Videos
on May 14, 2017
Watch: Lees McRae College MTB Trails in the RAW
by Skills With Phil
Phil Kmetz Raw edit at Lees-McRae college mountain bike trails. No music, just the sounds of tires meeting the trail.......
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