“Watch his fork”. So I immediately got excited by what I saw. I preload for some bumps with my arms and upper body but if I use my heels it looks like way less effort and it’s faster. Can’t wait to see if this works.
Hey, don't tell anybody, but this old local drop bar guy is sneaking in here picking up tips for riding single track on his gravel rig. Confidence and fun factor both growing by leaps and bounds. Many thanks, @richdrewtherideseries!
love your videos always. i think what could be conducted easier for average joes and janes for grasping this technique is to experiment handlebar rotation. from my years of experience is that modern-geo mtb is getting way more slacker than what it's meant to be. not everyone is riding super steep at super fast speed. so whats applied on pro DH racer or even enduro racer is not necessarily useful for recreational riders. with handlebar rolling forward puts your centre of gravity naturally within the bike other than the rear, which naturally soften your knee and hip joint and force your shoulder and elbows to square up in a strong position (imagine having 'invisiable latissimus dorsi muscle syndrome). by saying that im a firm believer of mondraker's 'forward riding geometry'. the rear centre oriented riding style requires such a strong core muscle where the average joes and janes are lacking these days.
Discovered the heels thing from watching riders like Bernard Kerr, Loris Vergier, and such drive their heels into corners, often where there’s little or no support, and get a little more traction than merely coasting thru….adding in the arms gives a little pump too, that also allows for higher exit speeds. Subtle, but extremely useful
OK, I'll do my best. Sometimes in life, and on the bike, our heels are up. It's just one of those crazy scenarios that happens from time to time. I, embracing technology, am clipped in and you will periodically see my heels come up since I'm leveraging being clipped in. Not sure if this answers your statement/question, but I certainly doubt it based on its merit.
I'm SO READY! It's crazy though, I've been riding this way for years(along with the best riders in the world) and my Achilles STILL isn't sore. I'm sure it'll happen soon though. I'll keep ya posted.
@@richdrewtherideseries calm down soldier, I try to ride that way too but I am a noobie so I get sore. Love your sarcasm BTW, its what makes the channel so great...
You got it all wrong my man you want center of mass on the bike then your foot has to be in a mid foot position then you are getting full support of the arch the way your foot is on the ball of your foot its like your running on the balls of your feet this is industry wide that's why so many knee injuries not to mention your Achilles by dropping your heels only one pedal out that does this peddling innovations pedal check them out
Perhaps in rare moments that foot placement could prove beneficial but specifically for the efficacy of dropping the heels, placing the point of contact closer to the fulcrum is reducing the amount of travel, the amount of leverage available, in turn taking away this technique’s potentiality.
