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I have a guest blog post on Singletracks. com today:
How To Prepare Your Eyes to Ignore Your Survival Instincts When Riding Skinnies
It’s my third guest post for them. The others:
- 11 Drills for Holding a Line: Gain Confidence on Skinnies and Narrow, Exposed Terrain
- Light Hands, Heavy Feet: 17 Drills to Help Make Your Riding More Stable no Matter What the Terrain
It’s been terrific working with Editor-in-Chief Greg Heil.
I’m hoping the collaboration will continue.
I’ve decided to do a how-to video on how to ride a mountain bike in a straight line, since A) I’m pretty good at it; B) I have other riders occasionally asking for tips on how to get better at it; and C) I’ve not come across online resources that explain it in ways that I’ve found helpful.
I’m not (yet!) a certified instructor but it seems to me that knowing how to ride a straight line on a mountain bike is a fundamental skill. It’s most obviously useful for riding across trail bridges, the length of logs, and other man-made ‘skinnies.’ But it’s also helpful for ‘holding a line’ on a chosen route through a rock garden, an approach to a difficult step or drop, or just a narrow section of the trail.
Part 1 of my how-to series focuses on understanding the importance of leaning the bike to help maintain a straight line.
This a Beta version, 4 minutes long. Comments on how it can be improved are most welcome. Meanwhile, I’m working on Part 2.
Update June 4: I’ve removed the video because A) I’ve learned a few more things since I first created it that should be included; and B) I’m cooking up a much more detailed process (curriculum?) on learning to ride skinnies. Stay tuned to the blog and/or my email list