Mtb skills clinic
Today, I attended a mountain biking skills session presented by my cycling club. It was really cool and I learned quite a bit. The majority has to do with your balance and positioning on the bike. Choosing the right line into corners is also vital.
I nailed most of the techniques, but I’m struggling to get around sharp corners. I run wide every time. I get manage to get my weight over and my legs in the correct positions, but I just can’t get the bike to stick.
I also wiped-out when I tried to jumped over a ditch. It was a tricky one, because the ditch was just after a rocky crossing over a stream. You only need enough momentum to get the front wheel over the furthest edge. Of course I didn’t have enough momentum and landed the front wheel right in the ditch. I jumped/fell off the bike and knocked my knee against the bike’s crossbar… quite hard too. I’m really hurting at the moment. I hope it wont affect my training this week. I am proud that I committed to the jump though. I’ll nail it next time.
Logbook Activity
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 03/24/2008
- Time: 12:00:00
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
- Calories: 375
- Distance: 6.16 km
- Average Speed: 6.16 kmph
- Max Speed: 30.1 kmph
- Ascent: 127 m
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3 Comments: :
Mtb skills clinic
March 25th, 2008 9:57 am
Brad Hefta-Gaub says:
Sounds like a blast! Sorry you got banged up… ICE ICE ICE!
March 25th, 2008 10:40 am
Andy says:
I put an ice pack (ie frozen veggies) on the knee for an hour of so last night. Feels much better today. Think I’ll stick to the low impact stuff until I have fully recovered.
March 25th, 2008 6:59 pm
Stephanie says:
Sounds like fun! I love the skills classes. I’ve taken a couple of beginner courses at this point, but at the beginning of the season even the beginner stuff was still a good reminder. And it’s just fun hanging out with a group of mountain bikers all trying to learn skills. I’d like to step it up this year and join one of the Sugoi Dirt Series camps, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to find the funds to pay for it before they fill up.
Here’s to nailing the next jump!
Keep the rubber side down