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In mountain biking and other sports the most “talented” or “gifted” athlete is rarely the most successful. At the higher levels of competition most competitors have a similar combination of skill, talent and fitness. To out-perform competitors, you must be tougher than them. James E. Loehr, Ed.D, world renowned sports psychologist states, “Toughness is the ability to perform toward the upper range of your talent and skill regardless of competitive circumstances”. If you are not racing to your potential it is time to get tough.
Just found an article that may help explain a little of the difference in using flat pedals vs. clipped (I say a little as this test didn't test flat pedals and does not take into all the goals of pedaling a mountain bike which include confidence and control). The article is worth reading but here [...]
The war between flat pedal and clipless pedals is heating up. Don't believe the myths surrounding both of them.
Often the best athletes in a sport don't make the best coaches. I was reading the book Blink the other day and it talked about Andre Aggassi's advice on how he puts so much top spin on the ball. When explaining it to his coach and other coaches he stated that by turning his wrist [...]
