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Unlock your mountain bike skills - Correct body position techniques & tips [RNL S1, Ep16]
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Body position on your mountain bike affects all aspects of your riding on the trail. Learn tips and techniques of how to move your body on your bike to increase speed, traction, confidence, fun and stoke!
A good mountain biker is dynamic, fluid, balanced, centered and flowing on their bike. Join a fun conversation as the guys discuss and debate the most important techniques of body position on your MTB.
Tips include how and why to get centered, stay low (lower!), keep elbows & knees fluid, eyes up, hip-hinge, bike/body separation (stay loose), turn your hips towards the trail and flat turns vs. berms. With proper bike/body separation, you will unlock your skills on the bike. Pump the trail with fluidity, confidence and flow. Flow on the bike, flow in life! Anything is possible! You've got this! Let's drop in...
MTB Gratitude of the Week
Sage: Main Line Cycles - Sage's local bike shop understands the passion of mountain bike riders like us. Sage has so much appreciation for the shop as they prioritize his repairs and always take good care of his bikes and gear. Thank you Main Line Cycles! Thank you local bike shops everywhere! Check out their Insta @mainline.cycles or visit them at https://www.mainlinecycles.com/
Dan: Michael's Restaurant - Michael's is the diner Dan, Sage & Stick frequent after most local mtb rides. The owners and servers are so friendly and courteous. Food is great too! But more than anything, Dan expresses his gratitude for the conversation with buddies after the ride. Thank you Michael’s Restaurant! Thank you all diners/restaurants that put up with us staying too long... sipping coffee, munching on muffins and talking bikes! Life is good! https://maps.app.goo.gl/csfURCorZY2xvX7m9
MTB Tip of the Week
Move your hips in the direction of the trail. Today's tip is to visualize a flashlight in your belly button and it's shining at the exit of the turn. Get those hips around & flow through turns!
The video version of this episode is also available on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/sJoNpuP25UY
The Ride and Laugh podcast is hosted by Dan @the_ride_abides and Sage @TrailSage. Join us as we discuss all things mountain biking! Riding technique, MTB gear, bikes, nutrition, fitness, mindset and more! Feel the gratitude. Flow on the trails, Flow in life! Please enjoy the content then like and subscribe. Join the Ride & Laugh community in the comments and/or rideandlaugh1@gmail.com.
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