How Did Everyone Forget About This?

Remember those crazy old clips? John Tomac bombing downhill on a hardtail with drop bars? It was absolute mayhem, the Wild West of mountain biking! But that clunky chaos couldn't last. Something had to change to bring us the precision we see in modern racing. Owen Coutts and legendary downhill journalist Steve Jones dive deep into the indestructible, permanent mark left by Shimano XTR. We're talking about the gear that helped turn a rebel sport into the high-performance machine it is today. We sit down with pioneers such as Gary Fisher and Scot Nicol, legends like Steve Peat and Leigh Donovan, and present-day racers like Puck Pieterse and Alan Hatherly to hear first-hand about this story of innovation. In association with ‪@RideShimano‬ https://gmbn.eu/ShimanoXTR ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - How did a rebel sport become mainstream? 03:15 - 1975 -1999 11:42 - 1995 - 2005 24:30 - 2005 - 2015 31:34 - 2015 - 2025 Useful Links: Join this channel to get access to perks: https://gmbn.eu/YouTubeMembership 🛍 Explore The GMBN Shop 👉 https://gmbn.eu/SpringTees Subscribe to the channel for more! 👉 https://gmbn.eu/Subscribe Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://www.gmbn.com/uploader Looking for MTB Insurance? Check here 👉 https://gmbn.eu/insurance Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 https://gmbn.eu/newsletter Watch more on GMBN... 📹 👉    • How Tom Pidcock's SECRETS To Success Can H...   📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gmbn.eu/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 https://gmbn.eu/dirtshedplaylist 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Salut! - Andreas Dahlback Last Odyssey - ELFL So Close You Can Taste It - Will Harrison I'll Be Alright (Instrumental Version) - Roy Williams _Freak Out (Instrumental Version) - OTE Dark Region Road - Roy Edwin Williams Bewitched (Instrumental Version) - Zorro X22 - Ben Elson Formula Uno - Forever Sunset Drip (Instrumental Version) - Janset Fast Future - Rymdklang Soundtracks Day's Ending - American Legion ES_Deeplight - Helmut Schenker Affirmative - Fredrik Ekstrom History in the Making - Pastis Kick the Tires - Will Harrison Mute - The Yard Woman Hi Mama - Say3 I Wanna Say Something - Ava Low The Pump - Bonkers Beat Club TOUCHDOWN - BLUE STEEL Blurry (Instrumental Version) - Bankston #GMBN #GLOBALMOUNTAINBIKENETWORK #MTB #MOUNTAINBIKING 📸 Photos - © UCI Mountain Bike World Series / © Getty Images / © Sprint Cycling Agency The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/Canyon Orbea Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Orbea Propain Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Propain Park Tool: http://gmbn.eu/ParkTool Crankbrothers Pedals: http://gmbn.eu/crankbros Shimano Footwear: https://gmbn.eu/ShimanoShoes Ergon: http://gmbn.eu/ergon Vittoria Tires: https://gmbn.eu/Vittoria Reynolds wheels: https://gmbn.eu/Reynolds FSA: http://gmbn.eu/fsa Topeak: http://gmbn.eu/topeak Garmin: https://gmbn.eu/Garmin Peaty's Products: https://gmbn.eu/Peatys CamelBak: https://gmbn.eu/CamelBak Met Helmets: https://gmbn.eu/Met-Helmets Bluegrass Protection: https://gmbn.eu/Bluegrass Watch our sister channels: GMBN Tech - https://gmbn.tech/YouTube Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://embn.me/YouTube Global Cycling Network - https://gcn.eu/YouTube GCN Tech - https://gcntech.co/YouTube 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