the hub
Whether you are an XC goat or a gravity gremlin, it’s undeniable that mountain biking in it’s current form is as technical as it has ever been. While we understand the need to prepare our body for the task of undertaking these races, figuring out how and when to fit in skill and trail based technical sessions can be difficult.
This probably doesn’t need to be said for all riders; gravity groms and downhillers in particular are great at playing on their bikes. For riders that are time-crunched, however, their main riding could be commuting and doing a social trail ride with their mates on the weekend, and dedicated skills practice can fall by the wayside. Sometimes cross-country or gravity athletes that enjoy the suffering of watt watching and long miles more than the joy of accomplishing that massive drop can be missing out on