Posts by FluidrideOnline
Slalom Drill: FAQs
The slalom drill requires us to start linking our footwork from one turn to another. Start slow and you’ll be on your way to newfound trail flow.
Short Steep Descents
Short steeps descents or Roll Downs can be intimidating, as we are often not able to see the upcoming terrain. By creating the habit of moving into terrain, we can learn to roll down the steep ground consistently and safely.
Slalom Cornering Drill: Classroom
Slalom Cornering Drill: Classroom I often joke that the slalom drill is the holy grail of turn drills. Practicing the slalom drill until you can do it well and without conscious thought will allow you to access the correct foot quickly as you move from turn to turn. Get a set of cones and get…
Riding Off-Camber Turns/Terrain
Riding Off-Camber Turns/Terrain Off Camber Turns or sections of trail can be tricky. In the blog below, Simon illustrates how riders can create traction and control by turning their body in hill to put pressure into the inside row of knobbies. This also keeps the rider from looking where they don’t want to go. In……
Read More‘I’m Not Getting Any Air!’
Riders often struggle to learn to jump well without professional assistance. This happens for a number of reasons I outline above.
Featuring: FAQs
Featuring FAQs My Wheels Always Land At The Same Time and not in the same place Be sure to contact the rear wheel properly into the take-off feature. This is critical for getting the wheels to land in the same place. Just as with a jump, the contact of the rear wheel exactly where the…
Drops: FAQs
Pre-Turns – Intro to Double Footwork
Drill Zone: Pre-Turns Pre-turns can help us elevate our game in a number of circumstances. They can help us set up a pass, change lines, make switchback turns possible, and can help us turn decreasing radius turns into increasing radius turns in many instances. Learning double footwork will change your ability to deal with terrain……
Read MorePre-Turns On Trail
Using pre-turns on trail can help open up tricky corners and enable you to find flow.
Read MoreLonger Steep Descents
Approaching a long steep descent is similar to riding into a short roll. On a longer descent, and undulation in the trail is going to bring some arm bend back into my arms, allowing me to be able to reach out on the steeper sections.