Posts by FluidrideOnline
Left Hand Turns
Left Hand Turns Most riders turn left better than right. This has to do with the majority of riders being right handed and right leg dominant. That said, riders who lead right foot forward sometimes prefer right hand turns, as it’s their ‘back-foot turn’ – which can be easier to access. Whatever foot you lead…
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Right Hand Turns
Right Hand Turns While cornering in either direction our principles should remain the same for the most part. That said, about 90% of riders have a stronger left hand turn than right hand turn, which makes this an interesting topic. Most right handed people will prefer to turn left as will many left handed riders.……
Read MoreBraking Drill To Improve Modulation
Many people fear the power of the front brake on their bike. In reality the front brake is responsible for about 70% of our stopping power. I often say that even though it accounts for 70% of the power, we only need to squeeze it about 30% as hard as the rear brake, since the front wheel is in front of us.
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Like A Pro
Fluidride Like a Pro focuses on the body movement of successful cyclists, and breaks down complex movements into an easily understandable format.
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Progression
Simon created Progression after waking up one day to the realization that there are only three main ways we deal with upcoming terrain. We can either mimik its shape by Pumping or Passive Pumping, we can jump it using Featuring, or we can ride through on our back wheel in a Manual.
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Flow-Tonic
In his follow up to the top selling mountain bike instructional film, Fluidride: Like a Pro, veteran pro racer and internationally renowned Coach Simon Lawton discusses the importance of footwork on the bike.
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Pre-Loading Short Faced Jumps
Pre-Loading Short Faced Jumps Small jumps can be misleading, in that they look tame and easy. While they might be small, their size adds a technical element to the technique used to master them. In the instance of a short faced jump – especially one that is a bike length long or short – preload…
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Biomechanics: Shedding Light on the Mysteries of Human Movement Part II
Part 2 of 2. Learn from Professor Jacob Kysar as he sheds light on natural biases we have to favor one side of our body or another and how it impacts our riding.
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Long Faced Jumps
Long Faced Jumps Riders often think bigger jumps are harder jumps. This isn’t always the case, particularly when jumps have long takeoffs. A well build jump with a long takeoff will do a lot of the work for you, and will do it correctly as the compression it will deliver will keep you squarely over……
Read MoreShort & Long Jump Take-Off’s – How do they differ?
In this video on long vs short faced jumps we’ll learn the key differences on how to safely approach jumps with varying size take offs.
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