Have you ever wondered, “What is the right bike for me?” There are many categories of mountain bikes, from hardtail to 200mm travel downhill bikes. If you can only afford one, what should it be? Here is my advise on choosing your ultimate mountain bike....
The Ultimate MTB Cornering Drill New Insights on the Ultimate Cornering Drill: Last year, I wrote, “I have found that focusing only on the front brake keeps me centered (not creeping back over the rear wheel while braking) and frees up bandwidth by eliminating...
Before every downhill race, my teammate Kain Leonard used to remind me: “Smooth it out.” This meant, “Don’t take the smooth lines fast, take the fast lines smooth!” Smooth equals FAST and smooth equals EFFICIENT. Furthermore, it also gives us more control,...
A question I get nearly every week is, “Wait, you use the ____ trail system; I can ride those trails fine! What could you teach me? I want advanced skills!” I understand that. You can ride blue and green trails fine but struggle with black and double-black...
Two decades ago, bike fitness trainer James Wilson and I got into a discussion on whether skills or fitness were more important for mountain biking. In the end, we realized that even though he was MUCH fitter than me and also enjoyed the advantage of being about 15...