A question I get all the time is some version of, “how is my technique different in a bermed (banked) corner than in a flat corner?” As I explain in my courses: a bermed corner (banked) is still a corner. That means everything depends on traction, speed and your goal....
As I mentioned in my last post, I love what 30 years of practice and modern mountain bikes allow me to do! So what exactly do modern bikes allow us to do? Well, one of my readers summed it up well, “Hi Gene! Enjoyed your musing on old vs. new mountain bikes....
Challenging Mountain Bike Trails Should be Ridden with Skills, Not Balls Sorry for the use of the term “Balls” but this a common comment on some of my riding videos and I wanted to address this comment (that is often thought or said as a compliment). I...
MTB, The Pros Use It, Why Maybe You Shouldn’t Just because an mtb pro (or a bunch of pros) uses a piece of equipment doesn’t mean you should make the same choice. Why not? Well, there are several reasons and I will give you some excellent examples. A...
MTB, What I Have Learned from Working with Greg Minnaar That Can Help You I have been fortunate to do a number of skills camps with three time World Champion Greg Minnaar over the last 12 years and I have learned a lot from him. You can benefit greatly by doing some...
