Mountain Biking UK

Essential skills for new mountain bikers

An excellent way to think about what you need to improve is to start by looking at what’s going wrong. I like to think about it as symptoms and causes. Trying to stop ‘performing’ a symptom isn’t the best way to fix it. Instead, think about why the symptom happens by troubleshooting. Have a look at these common symptoms and some ideas for how you can start to improve them.

01 DRAGGING THE BRAKES IN CORNERS

Most riders are aware that they shouldn’t brake through corners, because it’s terrible

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