Found a trail the other day pretty steep but used so often a rut is now worn in probably only a foot wide and on the corners there are drops only about 2foot but i struggled to feel comfortable with my weight so far back whilst dropping. Any tips
Great pointers on balance, body shifting and braking points, I will be starting my MTB by early July. Your handle bar, what is the size and rise? Thank you for sharing and looking forward for more of your MTB Tips.
My last ride was super steep, and I definitely could use some pointers. Rode Valhalla in Verdugo Mountains and between the loose sand and tank tracks I was struggling.
This video was good at covering a lot of the basics “do’s” but didn’t really get into the “don’ts” For example do shift your weight back to be over the BB vertically but not so far back that if the trail drops away by more than you axel height, you still have enough room to move further back if needed.
It would be great if you uploaded the videos at 60fps so we can slow the video down to half speed and see the techniques much better such as the downhill turn at 1:56. Thanks!
I have a cheap xc-ish bike and what I find most difficult isn't the really steep parts, it's rather the long and steep descents, because most times my front brake begins making weird noises and I can't get as much power from it as needed. The pads are new (semi-metallic), so I suppose it's the brake's fault
My ride was in Madrid for several years. Rain equaled grip. Loose over hard pack moist got really racey. Now if it rains where I am it’s clay and 100 metres in your tires are packed and the ride is over.
I'm amazed by how much standover clearance you have (e.g. at 1:00). On my size small Turbo Levo, I have to be on my toes and even then I'm partially sitting on the top tube with the saddle poking my back. With the dropper fully down I have to lean the bike way over to get a foot on the ground. I wonder if I would have more confidence if the ground weren't so far away? :-) I'm 165 cm with longish torso and short legs.
One mistake I was making at the beginning was exaggerating the "move yourself to the back of the bike" part. I was so far back I was loosing too much control over front, loosing grip and making the bike hard to control. I finally realized that and being able to trust the grip on the front wheel made a huge difference in my confidence. So yes indeed stay back, but if you start feeling out of control and are not confident in the front grip, maybe you should stay ever so slightly more on the center of the bike :)
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do not lean back to much, because you will unweight your front wheel and loose all grip on it and in consequence loose any maneuverability and control. like Neil said, be at the center of gravity for both of your wheels, but it’s easier said than done. what helps here is the practice where you try to not push and not to pull your handlebars while riding any terrain. theoretically you should be able to completely loose the grip of your hands on handlebars for a short period of time without any problem at any terrain.
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