Skills

RDMorley

what skills would be useful to learn when mountain biking :?:

Anonymous

depends on what you already know but movement around your bike whilst riding, pedal rythm (cadence), lifting the front wheel, lifting the rear wheel, how to brake without skidding, where to look whilst riding.

these are all as important as each other and will set you up .

Captain Turok

Top of my list would be, understanding the importance of moving your body weight around.

Anonymous

Captain Turok wrote:

Top of my list would be, understanding the importance of moving your body weight around.

i agree and its why it was frst in my list too. it makes a huge difference not only to the way your ride feels but also to how your components work.

Captain Turok

sheepsteeth wrote:

Captain Turok wrote:

Top of my list would be, understanding the importance of moving your body weight around.

i agree and its why it was frst in my list too. it makes a huge difference not only to the way your ride feels but also to how your components work.

It makes all the rest (bunnyhops, manuals, descending etc) easier to pick up, as you know.

Good for confidence too.

Anonymous

i reckon we should be coaches, now, if i only i could practic what i preach..................... :?

mtbikerboy

There is also pshychology involved; you will go where your your eyes are looking so focus on the line your taking. avoid negative thoughts. if you say to yourself your going to fall, chances are you will

Captain Turok

sheepsteeth wrote:

i reckon we should be coaches, now, if i only i could practic what i preach..................... :?

I thought you had done the training for that!, if I remember correctly?

Just use the old classic "do as I say, not as I do"


I had my brother out on a bicycle recently, he hadn't been on one for 20+ years. Had him leaning off the back going up hill and over the front going down, just to make the point

Anonymous

Captain Turok wrote:

I thought you had done the training for that!, if I remember correctly?

Just use the old classic "do as I say, not as I do"


I had my brother out on a bicycle recently, he hadn't been on one for 20+ years. Had him leaning off the back going up hill and over the front going down, just to make the point

i did, that was kinda my point.. tis a good job i talk a good ride eh!!?

Captain Turok

Crazy thing is my personal favorite/most memorable moments are when I'm not fully in control, so scratch all the above and play the eyes shut game.

snotty badger

sheepsteeth wrote:

Captain Turok wrote:

Top of my list would be, understanding the importance of moving your body weight around.

i agree and its why it was frst in my list too. it makes a huge difference not only to the way your ride feels but also to how your components work.

I'll 2nd that too-

A guy I ride with stays in the same position on his for an entire ride- on the downhill sections he was over the bars every few metres. Ffrustrating for him but highly amusing for me!