beginners RSS

Beginners, video, Videos -

How to ride Down stairs on a mountain bike with more speed and control. The 4 Key Tips for mountain biking down stairs that are longer and have turns.

The post Video: How to Ride Down Stairs on a Mountain Bike: The 4 Key Tips appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

Read more

Beginners, Mountain Bike Beginners, noob, Training -

Noobs take a lot of heat in the mountain bike world.  They are constantly getting passed and maybe dissed in the process.  We “expert” bikers scoff at their lack of skills and fitness.  We disparage their lack of trail etiquette and general knowledge of the care and feeding of a simple bicycle.  For some, the …

The post In Praise of the Noob appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

Read more

Beginners, video, Videos -

Learn how to corner on a mountain bike better using the SPLIT technique, that teaches you how to separate obstacles for better cornering.

The post Video: “Use the SPLIT Technique to Corner on a Mountain Bike Better” appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

Read more

Beginners, hold a line series, jumping dismount, North Shore Bail, skinnies, thick skull mtb, West Coast Bail -

It was by accident that I learned the advantages of a jumping dismount back when I was trying to ride this bridge railing skinny in my hometown of Northfield, MN. I crashed hard before and after I did that dismount, and it wasn’t until I looked at the video again many months later that I …

The post The Jumping Dismount: 10 Drills to Make You Safer When Bailing Off High Skinnies appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

Read more

Tags