Introduction to Rough Terrain Mountain Biking

Series Summary

Riding a bicycle is a great recreational sport, provides a fun work out, and is a viable form of transportation in many areas where urban traffic is difficult and annoying. Bikes have become increasingly popular throughout the world because they are relatively inexpensive, easy to use, and have very little impact on the global environment. For many young children, a bicycle represents that first taste of freedom, and is the primary manner in which a child will experience the world, until they are old enough to drive. Many people continue to ride their bikes into adulthood though, for the enjoyment of it and for the exercise, but whatever your reasons, biking is a great activity alone or with friends.

In this free video series, our biking expert will demonstrate how to ride mountain bikes on rough terrain. You will get expert tips on how to judge mountain biking speed, how to anticipate breaking, and how to suck up a hit when riding on rough terrain. You will also learn how to use un-weighting for control, and how to take large drops on your mountain bikes. If you are interested in mountain biking or rough terrain cycling, let our expert give you the tips and advice you will need to know to succeed.

Video Transcript

"MICKEY DENONCOURT: So when you're riding in rough terrain, you have to do a lot of things at once. You can't be processing, thinking of about what you're doing when you're riding where you are, you have to sort of be comfortable what you're doing. So the things you need to be aware of are when you can pedal because usually you can't pedal because you'll hit your pedals on something, you need to be aware of how to pick up over an obstacle or push your bike into an obstacle like those are two completely different things. Sometimes you have to do one, sometimes you have to do the other. You need to know to how to ride light on your bike, let your bike go where it needs to go. You want to make sure that you're braking where It's smooth and not where it's rough so you can really brake instead of if it's rough, your tires just skid out. So there's all sort things you need to keep in mind when you're riding in rough terrain. We're going to talk about and break those all down in a little bit still."