7 Tips to Becoming a Better Mountain Biker

3 Weight and Unweight

To roll a log, pump through a trail,or air off a ledge, weight andunweight your bike. Sometimes it’sone wheel at a time. Other times ithappens simultaneously. In eithercase, compressing and releasing,plus creating and managingpressure, will make your ridingmore dynamic and fluid

4 Use Both Brakes

Use your brakes like dimmers notlight switches—feather them,don’t slam them. This will helpyou control your speed whileriding down the trail and stopefficiently and effectively whenyou want to

5 Ride the Right Bike

Know where and how youride, and where and howyou want to ride in thefuture. With the help of aspecialty retailer, find a bikethat fits your style and theterrain where you live.

6 Progression Is King

Success breeds confidence,and confidence breedssuccess. It’s tempting totake a huge leap in one day,but you’ll go further bytaking small steps. Movefrom a little drop to a bigone gradually, and you’ll beless likely to get injured inthe move.

7 Think Positive

If you ride a skinny elevated bridge andthink you’re going to fall off, guesswhat? You’re likely going to fall off.You’ll be stiff looking to the side withyour weight back, and that’s not arecipe for success. If you think you canride the bridge, you’ll likely be lookingahead, staying athletic and balanced onyour bike. That’s how to master afeature

8 Look Ahead

It’s the key to everything you do: ride the trail with your eyes before you roll it. You go where you look, so look where you want to go,” says Shadley. And don’t just look with your eyes—your head, torso, hips and knees should all point where you’re headed

9 Remember Your Successes

Acknowledge the miles you’vecovered, the technicalchallenges you’ve overcome,and the great elements of everyride, and you’ll be anxious tohit the dirt and up the ante

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