Feb 28, 2023 | MTB Skills Articles, Tips & Advice
Two Big Cornering Pieces Of Advice I Learned From Greg Minnaar – the “Greatest of All Time”. Before first working with Greg in 2004, I was taught the old school, “get way back while you brake” which does help the rear brake a bit BUT actually hurts...
Feb 19, 2023 | MTB Skills Articles, Tips & Advice
My back pain was so bad in 2016 I thought my riding days were over and started making plans for my post-mountain biking life. Now, I’m amazed at how well I am riding at 56! I want to share with you how I’m doing that. You can be riding strong into your...
Sep 4, 2022 | Downhill, Mental Skills, Mountain Bike Skills tips, MTB Skills Articles, Tips & Advice, MTB Skills Videos
There has been an amazing amount written about MTB skills and even more how-to videos on Youtube (of various quality). These are all great ways to increase your knowledge of MTB skills. However, knowledge is worthless if you can’t put that knowledge into action on...
Jul 3, 2022 | MTB Skills Articles, Tips & Advice
This review is two years in the making… I’m always curious about the many standards in the bike industry and how slow the industry is to change. I wrote articles about wide bars, short stems, slacker head angles, wider tires, and longer frames years and...
Apr 23, 2022 | MTB Skills Articles, Tips & Advice
Fear when mountain biking is good. You may have never thought of it that way but often fear can save you from injury and it can create a great feeling of accomplishment when you overcome it (through practice and baby steps). Fear can also make you step up your game....
