How To Ride Roots Like A Pro (Wet & Dry) 

Every video that has christina are good!

For flat pedal riders, make sure your heels are down so your feet stay on your pedals. Also, try stay central on your bike because your need even traction on both wheels. Also, use your legs and arms to pump through sections to keep your speed as speed is your friend, even if it's intimidating. Jumping certain sections definitely helps. And last but not least, keep practicing and have fun. Obviously some of these were mentioned in this video but I thought I would mention my favourite tips coming from someone who mainly rides natural trails and has only been to one bike park😂Stay safe out there everyone 🙏🤘👊

You are a fantastic presenter, and THANK YOU for not 'up-speaking'.

Also CushCore. I used to be terrified of roots. Since installing CushCore. I have been dominating my rooty trails. It allows you to drop that psi with out worrying about pinch flats or destroying your rims. It also give you a lot better control and grip. I didnt think it would make that huge of a difference. But after installing them on my trail bike and going back to my DH bike (no cushcore) I noticed a masssssive difference. Cushcore really does give you a lot more grip and control on the trails!

RIP to us hardtail riders

I bet I‘m not the only one wo ever slipped over a big sideways root.

Christina is a ripper! Stoked for the tips🤘”Ride, don’t slide.”

Lots of great tips here, many of them good skills to have for riding in general. A lot of thought has gone into this, thanks Christina!

Who else has gotten stuck in between two roots😂

Good job Christina

I mean, how good is Christina? Super-super-super good! Good tips and good video!

This should hit 5,000,000 views

Best pinkbike video I've watched

This is a very well narrated video. Thanks for being clear, concise, and having fun doing it! Awesome video.

When are you starting your own channel? You are quite the all around talent! Killing it on the bike and off! I'm learning tons watching your videos. Do you find that your smaller stature (not to be confused with strength to weight ratio) allows you to be a more successful rider? I'm 5'1" and always drawn to seeing how shorter riders do their thing, it's a confidence builder.

Thank you Christina so much for your very helpful tutorial !!! I live in the land of roots, Western Oregon USA. And you would believe how many times they have slipped me into unexpected positions (including the bushes)! And I will try to remember "at no place you're locking up (the brake) and creating a skid"!!! :)

Great video , like the production !

Great tips! More videos like this from Christina please!

be nimble but strong. its all about being as light on your feet as possible while keeping your core planted and guiding your bike over the roots, waiting for the grippy-est areas to readjust your trajectory .

Great episode Christina. Very useful info for sure.

I can watch Christina ride all day.

learned to ride over roots back in the day as a kid - I'm 43 now and just picked up a used (only 15km riden) low budget 29er hardtail. My old bike was build in the mid-to-late 90s and the new one I got for 60% of its original price. It's my first bike ever with front suspension & after getting hooked on the whole lot of good mtb content (which I thank all the channels for). I started to ride in the woods around my home again and yes I can still do it.. Especially going uphill over roots I totally kill all my buddies. You want to attack into them - if you slow down too much you will fail to get over the bigger ones or even slip sideways. Line choice as allways is essential to overcome these obstacales. I'm allways looking to hit the roots on a spot there there top is not falling of to one side and in a 90° angle. I also try to stay over the bike not leaning me or the bike to the sides - just forward and backwards to improof traction. Its amazing how even after close to 30 years you can still do it without thinking about any of this while doing it. Cornering downhill on lose ground and jumping/droping on the other hand scares me & I'm thinking over that a lot. That too comes from my childhood expieriience as I crashed a lot doing/trying that stuff back in the day (broke of my 2 upper front tooth which when got a silver jacket crowns on it - that was horrid - I got mobbed in school at a time when mobbing wasnt even a thing (at least not in east germany) & beaten at home because l had to fight in school nearly every day). Not beeing able to get the huge bike up for a manuell (which i never learned) yet doesnt help me buildung confidence to do that stuff. On a tiny 26'' its easy to get the body wait behind the rear axle to then bailout but on my 29er this seems to be near impossible somehow maybe it goes better once I switched to a shorter stem ( again thanks for all the good content to learn from). As you can see by my ay too long post - dispite all the grievance I went thru I never stopped loving to ride bikes ;) Maybe I one day even try to rebuilt one of those things we had to build up ourselfs out of a foldable Mifa bikes and make a video project about it to show you what we had before the wall went down ;).

Next PB video: "Pro Tips For Walking Over Roots (Wet & Dry)"

how to open up rear suspension on my hardtail?

I’ve been watching all your videos with all my mandated free time. Excellent info and quality. Plus on a side note you’re a cutie!

I love roots because they act as little bump jumps and they are fun to kinda bunnyhop off of

Love this you are saying allot of the same things I tell my daughters all the time. I'm sending this video to them maybe they will pay a little more attention to you!

I dont even have a bike yet and love watching Christina on youtube

Great vid! The dreaded root slip and forwards dive into the stem is real 😆

how to ride roots: SMASH EM

Who else loves wet sideways roots in tight downhill slightly off camber corners?

Danimal!! I recognize those roots! Great tips and video! Can’t wait to shred Whistler again soon.

Picking the right route helps too.

Nice video. Respect the roots. No roots, no trees...

Love your How to's Christina! These vids are super helpful

my gosh thats a beautiful bike

Wow, awesome riding!!!

Great video! I hate wet roots, so this is useful info. Next,please do a How-to on negotiating super steep turns.

It I'm taking a long bike ride in the woods and up hills. Using my hardtail is a no doubt. Climbing ability is just on a different level then a full suspension to me. If I'm just messing around going down stuff. I use my full suspension bike.

Nice job on the video, Ride On🚴🚴

Great edit! This are really useful tips. I also run Magic Mary SG ultrasoft front and Hans Dampf SG soft rear and was very very happy about the grip on nasty wet roots. Worth it every extra grams.There are worlds between used 2ply dual maxxis and ultra softs. Cant imagine that before I tried it. (no I dont get money from schwalbe). Keep on the good work with your videos! Ps.: love to see you running a bomber z1 fork - here in my local riding area in Germany/black forest it seems so that NOONE is riding one- always happy to see it on your bike. Cheers!

This is a a really good tutorial thanks

Yo! I truly enjoy how well you explain how to do these skills. Especially the advance skills. understanding the many aspects to consider. good stuff. Thank you. I'm still learning how to ride berms. A tips video on how to rail berms would be helpful. Its not easy to learn to trust the tires and tire grip while leaning through berms. When to use side nobs? trail, bike park, big small berms. what do enduro racers do to get them around those turns so quick... -sam

Christina needs to make more detailed cornering technique vids. I saw one vid she did with about three female rider and it was one of the best I’ve seen for getting pointers.

me and my GF love this content.

good stuff! thank you!

Christina: We payed a lot of bucks for this hardware Me: What fancy hardware

75Kgs and I run 9 psi in the front and 10 in the rear. Procore fitted. I have run lower when learning a wet rooty trail, grip is not an issue that low.

thankf for this nice video

I see in the comments that people have difficulties to ride roots. But in Canada we don't have this problem. It rains all the fucking time, so we get use to it.

Very nice video. That's also the kind of direction I'm experimenting, position on saddle, up or in-between and on steep climbs with mud over hard or slippery rocks, it can be challenging to find the best position to get the maximum traction. Challenging climbs in difficult conditions is my favorite part of mtb because when you succeed, it's so satisfying :) I see you use the HD/MM as tire combo on the video, a combo I also like a lot. Would you have suggestions in other brands as well ? (Maxxis, Michelin, .... ?) I made the mistake of going speed compound on my rear tire, not a good idea I think. I will have to rethink this. A hard compound tire on the rear rolls fast on normal terrain but on conditions like this, it's unforgiving if you put too much power on the pedals.

Remember to also tighten your wrist watch strap. Nothing more annoying than a Garmin Fenix 6S Pro slapping around your wrist on those rowdy D-cents.

Feels good when you can’t lock your suspension so you can’t forget it 5head

Helpful

So I really got a lot from this video especially only having mtb for 3-4 months now. I’m wondering if there could be some video content on best approaches to off camber turns, even in the rain. Also, the trails seem to narrow as the vegetation around flourishes making the trails a little more difficult to navigate at least for me in these turns. Thanks and keep the tutorials coming Christina!

If you need this tip at 1:02 you should not forget to bring your bike at the first place. That is a protip from me!

If you ride in the mountains, you need to lower the seating position Down-down at the bottom, so it's good to do conto and reduce your fear mtb condition recovery

Awesome.

Trying to stay high on offcamber root sections is important too😉

i like to have my shocks farlyy soft, back shock a bit softer a bit more sag then my forks so the rear end feels like its soaking up more of the bumps evenly with my forks i found it better that way because when i have my forks and back shock even with 20mm sag on both it can feel like the forks are soaking up alot of bumps but the rear is more to stiff like its not soaking up as much of the bumbs as the forks are so by puting the back shock a littile bit softer with a bit more sag then the forks it makes it feel more even both front and back are soaking up the bumps good and evenly

That's a sick bike

what helmet is she using and what is that chain guide

1:01 me having trouble opening up my rear suspension on a hardtail

how does the grim donut do over roots?

I think clip shoes and flat shoes plays a role too. I was riding with my friend, we both ride hardtails on a trail with a lot of roots, he was going faster than me, cuz my feet on the pedals is bouncing, and he's feet is planted on the pedals, cuz hes using a clips and im using flat shoes.

I have a hardtail with tubes so I run 25 to 30 psi

Great advice. Im guilty of not paying enough attention to my 'actual' tire pressures and squeeze and guess too much :/ Do a slab technique video please. From top to transition at bottom. Bring ur buddy Remy?

Do you ever keep a stock of different tires/hubs to swap when needed?

nice video! good tips! biggest advice: try to get off the brakes on roots....let it flow

Where can I get those rings on the chain stay ?

Cats says: meow Dogs says: woof Cows says: mouououh Idiots says: FIRST FIRST

I mow through everything

i hate wet roots 😅..but really helpful and fun video! thanks! 😁🤙

Trail looks SICK! Is that Squamish?

“We paid a lot of bucks for this fancy hardware, so why not use it” -Christina Chappetta

The bigger the knobs the better...LOL

Where do you have the chainholder on the backtube on your bike from please ?

What model TLD knee pads is Christina wearing? My wife is looking for a good set that will help with shin protection. Those look like they come down to cover the shin more.

Gotta be careful going too low on tire pressures. It's easy to pinch flat on roots.

I'm not being funny, but 20psi? I'm 94kg... What's the suggested psi for heavier people?

Who makes those chain stay protectors?

Hey what is the name of the thing with kind of stabilized the chain 🙏🤘🏼

Still running tubes, ok to run 19-20PSI on roots or too easy for pinch flats?

I just say yolooo!!!

I pay a lot of bucks for the fancy hardware where I don't need to lockout my suspension. As in I buy a bike that doesn't bob as is. (and no, it's not a hardtail)

♥️ Chapetta :)

Good video .But to be honest I don't knw why I watch this video I live in phx az where in the whole trail system we probably have one root. But greate video 😕

Go as Fast as possible and dont brake !

Bike model?

Hello, what is the name of what you have in the swingarm for the chain?

Christina rips.

What glasses are those??

0:42 yeah i dont think trek slash counts as a trail bike lmao

4:12 heheheh

Valuable lesson . Don’t stay seated while going over roots . The spokes will snap do to the stress.

Yeah… getting off bikes has to be the hardest thing about mountain biking…!

Is she going to mention not braking on the damn roots??? That’s the big ass key

Second yay

First yeyeyeye

Video: How to ride blower out (dry dusty) trails.