Mountain Biking UK

TROUBLE- SHOOTING

To improve your riding, first you need to look at what’s going wrong. This means identifying and addressing not just the symptoms, but the underlying causes. Here are six of the most common faults (symptoms) seen out on the trails by coach-to-the-stars Olly Morris and some ideas for how you can start to improve them.

01DRAGGING THE BRAKES IN CORNERS

Most riders are aware that they shouldn’t brake through corners, because it’s terrible for grip and control.

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