Posts Tagged ‘Drills’
Knees Over Toes
Above I show a simple way to feel the compromised nature of our stance when we get too far back on the bike. Trying this simple drill often motivates my students to work to keep themselves in a healthy bipedal posture on the bike.
Braking 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.
Flatland Turns: Field Drill
The goal of this drill is to truly understand how to break down a turn and be sure you are using your body correctly over the bike.
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…
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 MorePre-Turns On Technical Terrain
Pre-turns can help you navigate technical terrain and turns
Read MoreSwitchback Turns – Drill Zone
Advanced Jump Drill: Counter-Directional Steering
In this video watch as Simon covers setting up a counter-directional steering drill in a clear open area.
One-Footed Turns: Field Drill
The goal of this drill is to simplify other aspects of cornering to better center yourself over the bottom bracket where the crank arms attach.