FEEL MORE CONFIDENT ON YOUR BIKE INSTANTLY
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Published 2023-09-25
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For the past several years I've been running the Trail Boss Academy, it's been super fun and rewarding. It's awesome getting to work with riders one on one and I've noticed some habits of riders that could be leading to a lack of confidence on the trail. I decided to make this video to pass along some of the things I see and help you take your riding to the next level.
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All Comments (21)
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I was legally blinded a few years ago and now not being able to see far enough down the trail has seriously slowed me down , but thank God I can still ride trail 😊
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Breaking the bad habit of leaning back while descending is a game changer. I went to a week long mtb camp last year and that is one of the major things they look at when dividing the students up into intermediate and advanced groups. Obviously there is a psychological barrier you have to break but definitely worth the effort.
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I could not agree more with the "look ahead" point. I'm embarrassed how long it took me to figure this out. Skinny's that used to make me nervous are now easy.
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The natural instinct on steep slabs is to move away from danger and get too far back. Then, you lose your arms and legs bc they are not aligned over the suspension. You are just rolling through and hanging on for dear life. Great demo of how the legs and arms are the main suspension and the fork and shock are just assists. "Keep the weight on your feet and balanced" is as good as i have heard that explained.
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Been casually riding since the 90s but the drop thing has always spooked me. I mostly do rolls and have done drops, just got lucky because I was riding fast enough but actually intentionally doing them was an issue. I've seen plenty of videos explaining being low, more than too far back etc but the best explanation was yours showing how you effectively speed the bike up by pushing it through. That's probably the most clear explanation of the technique I have heard. Thanks.
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Thanks for the tips. I death grip into berms because its the only way to keep myself from braking in them. Definitely need more practice but concentrating on one smooth turn without corrections should help.
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Great tips Jeff! Thanks!
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Excellent tips !!
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Number two and "the popping" of the drop are very very important tips
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That tip about drops blew my mind lol i hopped over a maybe 4 inch drop my 2nd time riding my mtb and almost pooped my pants. The way you showed makes so much more sense
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Thank you for some useful tips. I will try them on my next ride .
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Great stuff Jeff. I had never heard the brake tip before. Instinctively I’ve always liked a finger on it
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Thanks Jeff we love ya Brother 🚵♀️⚒️💪
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Thanks for the info, lots of great stuff. I find my best rides in the gnarly stuff is when I don't think too much, just react. Even better is when my finger slips off the brake levers and I don't them back on in time 😂. I also adjusted the position of my brake levers to be more parallel with my handlebars. Seems to help with my body position.
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Good refresher aswell for someone wanting to gat back into it like myself it's just choosing what bike I'm having abit of a time with just now, there's so many new makes from 20 years ago when I had my atx 2 and konas
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Best training I have seen online to keep me safe in Southern Utah. I would like to k ow more about Trail Boss Academy
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The lines on that bike frame are incredible 😍
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Thx for the video. Very helpful!
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Loved the drop how-to's...thank you
