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For the first part of this episode, watch as Alex Bogusky assembles a 2020 Sur-ron X Black Edition electric motorcycle he ordered from Luma. Then we move on to deal with the issue between electric and gas motorcycles, as Alex Bogusky and his friend, Luby, take their brand new Sur-Ron Xwith and KTM500 EXC-F down to a Colorado trail and check whether gas can mix with electric.

Bike parks have opened up a whole new world for mountain biking and in this video Alex Bogusky and his buddy Sean break down wallrides into four steps, so you know what to expect, no matter what size wall you're taking on or what kind of bike you're riding.

This video is for those who want a drop method that works when the beginner 101 method doesn't. Alex Bogusky is joined by the man who literally wrote the book on mountain biking.

In the first half of this two-part episode, Alex Bogusky is joined again by Lee McCormack from Leelikesbikes.com as they both take to braking as the most fundamental mountain bike skill for its confidence building effect.

Alex and Lee wrestle with what makes a dirt jump bike different than a traditional mountain bike, and whether you really need a dirt jumper at all.

Alex Bogusky and Lee McCormack debunk the old idea of a static position and discuss the dynamic movement of the hinge, the foundation that all other mountain bike skills are built on. A powerful hinge builds confidence and is the basis for mountain bike skills like pumping, jumping and cornering.

Alex Bogusky is joined again by Lee McCormick in a video all about how a rider over 40 with zero experience can make safe progress with their cornering technique.

Alex Bogusky tells how his most sacred rides functioned as intense teachings, connecting him to something greater.

Alex and Lee share an easy and simple introduction to mountain bike wall rides. Wall rides feel amazing because they allow to seemingly defy gravity, but they are easy because the physics sticks the mountain bike and rider to the wall.

Alex is joined again by Lee McCormack who has taught more people to bunny hop than anybody else on earth! He has been able to boil it down to just a few fundamental movements that make it simple to learn and simple to do. Later, Alex and Sean break down the steps to learning to ride backwards, otherwise known as the fakie.

Alex and Lee unpack the mystery of handlebar width.

Focusing on techniques for beginners and intermediate riders who want to build up their confidence, Alex and his friend, Lee McCormack, demonstrate just what to do when you have no speed and it's too big too roll.

Learning to jump on a mountain bike means working with a careful and methodical approach. But at some point everybody wants more. More airtime. More vertical. More boost. Alex Bogusky joins Christian Peper for a workshop on boosting techniques.

In Jumping a Mountain Bike Alex Bogusky will help his friend, Coulter, to develop his jumping technique, showing that a positive attitude for beginners is probably even more important than for experienced rides.

Alex Bogusky and Lee Clow pull out the tape measure and show how to measure your personal RAD (Rider Area Distance) and how to fit your RAD. to your bike's RAD. Once you know your number you can fit any mountain bike you own and fit any mountain bike you're thinking about buying.