View this post on Instagram Two different ways up a tight switchback at @morcpics @lebanonhills with a downhill slab after the turn. 1. Front wheel inside the round rock at the base of the switchback. A track stand at the start: A) gave me time to scope out my line up the incline as I ended up too close to the tree in previous attempts; and B) it gave me time to weight my rear wheel (19-second mark) before applying torque to the leading left pedal, as I was spinning out in previous attempts. After rounding the tree at the top, I rock the front wheel sideways to the left as I'd crashed on the slab in a previous attempt. I added 2 old photos to the video to show the slab. It's tricky because one's wheel is turned sharply left as contact is made. If you don't have time to straighten it by the time you ride off the end of the slab, it's OTB time. 2. Front wheel outside the round rock at the base of the switchback. I'd dabbed so many times to the inside as I pedaled up the incline in previous attempts that I wanted to see if 'straightening the turn' a bit would give me a more reliable route up.… Read the rest
Three posts from my @MTBikeGeezer Instagram feed this past week: View this post on Instagram I taught my new @AdvocateCycles Watchman how to ride switchbacks yesterday. Part 2: He was tentative on the downhill switchback but not half bad. He's a good learner. (See previous post for Part 1: Uphill switchback.) A post shared by Griff Wigley (@mountainbikegeezer) on Mar 14, 2016 at 8:47pm PDT … Read the rest
