Mountain biking is a fun sport but it is also dangerous. However, participants can lesson their chances of injury by taking a few precautions. First off, of course, they should have the necessary skills before even getting on the mountain.
Practically anyone can get on a bike and ride around their neighborhood, go across flat countryside or ride up and down hills, but when it comes to mountain biking, the rider should have certain skills before giving it a try.
Depending on how long you’ve ridden your bike, it’s quite possible that you do have these skills – so let’s just run through them.
1) Feel the pedals
Are you used to keeping your feet on your pedals at all times? Of course you are. But when you’re mountain biking (or doing stunts), feet come off the pedals… and have to be able to find them again without hesitation.
So practice taking your feet off the pedals and replacing them…this will instill “muscle memory” so your feet always will know where the pedals should be at any given time.
2) Shift the gears
If you live in a flat area, you probably don’t do a lot of...
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