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The Jumping Dismount: 10 Drills to Make You Safer When Bailing Off High Skinnies
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 …
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Why Lowering Your Seatpost for Skinnies and Other Technical Terrain Reduces Your Odds of Getting Injured
Much has been written about the benefits of lowering your seatpost for some of mountain biking’s terrain challenges, especially since the advent of dropper seatposts. Better maneuverability on technical descents seems to be mentioned most often. But lowering your seatpost has another advantage, and it can come into play when you’re riding skinnies, holding a line through a …
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11 Drills for Holding a Line: Gain Confidence on Skinnies and Narrow, Exposed Terrain
The skill of riding straight–holding a line, as it’s commonly called–is one of the most fundamental mountain bike skills. It’s not just used for riding skinnies, like the length of logs, planks, and elevated boardwalks, but staying on your line through rock gardens or along a section of narrow singletrack where precision matters. But just like the …
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