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shazimat : hug x
shazimat : yes, let's do that. take care lovely
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i4_uk : yep it would be nice to catch up
shazimat : take care and hope to catch up with u v soon and hear all about the latest.
i4_uk : cool - enjoy! nice day for it
shazimat : listen mate, i am off to the park, then off for a motor bike ride
shazimat : ah - i hope the recovery has been good.
i4_uk : it's good thanks - pain free apart from the odd twinge now and again
i4_uk : sounds ominous...

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Riding Rocks, Roots and Through Water

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Mountain Bike Skills - Trail Riding

Written by rider_eric

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Wednesday, 15 August 2007

Riding rocks, roots and through water, sounds like a normal day out on the trails for all of us. Each have their own straightforward technique and there are some useful tips.

(video courtesy of bike skills)

Riding rocks is about choosing your line, keeping your pedals flat whilst maintaining momentum, staying loose and keeping your head positioned where you want the bike to go (i.e ahead).
If you need to lift over a rock on downs or flat and have some speed then stay butt out the saddle, pull back slightly on your handlebars and your front wheel will rise over and your back wheel will follow.
On ups it helps to keep seated, then get your pedal up with your strong foot ready before the rock and preload your suspension by leaning forward. Then pull back on your handlebars just as you go over it and manually forcing pressure down on your pedals. Your body weight has moved back. As your front wheel lifts and you move over the rock, pedal firmly and shift your body weight forward and your back wheel will follow. Helps to be in a gear that is not too low so you have traction for the lift.

For roots, try not to turn the wheel whilst on them as here there is minimal traction. Pushing down on your front forks and letting them rebound naturally up as you go over the root will help make it a smoother and less bumpy journey.

For water then make sure it isn't too deep. Keep out of the saddle so you can react quickly, keep loose and your head ahead.

Comments

#2 stumpy_dan
2007-08-2117:41:25 Thanks, I missed this will look into this and let the team at bikeskills know. Might leave it on in th emeantime as overall a pretty good video.
#1 DirtNumpty
2007-08-1709:28:20 good article and video but something odd with the video sound at the end. Luckily only goes wierd after you have heard the useful bits. So have your volume control handy : ..