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Video: How To Pump Terrain for More Speed

You know when to mash and when to spin, you’re a billy goat on the climbs, and you bomb hills with the greatest of ease, but somewhere between all that busy work is a technique that obviates pedaling, allows you to carry (and gain) speed through obstacles, provides more stability, and makes riding look so …

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Video: Mountain Bike Braking Technique – Braking with Less Dive

Proper mountain bike braking technique to stop fork diving into obstacles so you can ride with far more flow, control and momentum. A simple mountain bike braking technique that helps you go faster on a mountain bike more easily.

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News: MTB Clinics for Women (The Stronger Gender) with VIDA MTB

We’ve been wondering when the dates for the VIDA MTB series would be announced, and today they have been. Which is not all that surprising, considering there was an announcement about this announcement. That announcement announced that those dates would be announced today, Jan 30. And, we’re happy to announce, they were. Why all the …

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Video: Essential Mountain Biking Skills

This 35 minute video from WhatMountainBike Magazine details some of the essential mountain biking skills that every rider needs to know.

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How To Prepare Your Eyes to Ignore Your Survival Instincts When Riding Skinnies

There are many elements to successfully riding a difficult technical obstacle like a high skinny, but one that doesn’t get much attention is when and where to focus your eyes. I’ve found that vague reminders like, “Eyes ahead!” or “Don’t stare at what you’re trying to avoid!” are nearly useless. My brain is just not wired …

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