Mountain Bike Technique

Developing good mountain bike technique is vital for your safety and for raising your game.  The best way to improve your technical skills as a mountain biker is to gain experience.  Simply put, the more you ride, the better you'll get. 

Be that as is may, a little knowledge goes a long way.  File some of these insights away in your brain, and you'll learn the easy way.  Learning the hard way usually hurts a lot more and tends to be a waste of time.

Basic Techniques

Basic techniques are essential for every mountain biker.  Some techniques like braking are somewhat counter intuitive, so check to see if your instincts were correct.

Braking

Trail Climbing

Extreme Techniques

Extreme mountain biking is a world of it's own.  It requires discipline, courage, and persistence to master.  It requires pure devotion that doesn't give up.  Keep riding and you may being to apply some of these extreme techniques.

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