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Posts Tagged bike skills

How To Get Dressed For a Bike Ride

By Coach Levi on June 17, 2015   /   Cycling Skills, Road Cycling Articles   /   Leave a comment
Tags: bike skills, clothing, cycling clothing

Every time I take up a new sport, I end up asking myself, “now how do I get dressed for this?” Some sports are simple. Like swimming. Some sports are more complicated. Ice hockey, for example. Cycling isn’t too complex, but there’s a lot of gear, and

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How to Ride Through Any Rock Garden Like a Pro

By Coach Levi on January 20, 2015   /   Mountain Bike Skills, Mountain Biking Articles   /   Leave a comment
Tags: bike skills, skills, technical skills

If you plan to ride on the East Coast, you have to know how to ride through a rock garden. I’ve only been to one location on the entire East Coast that’s devoid of rock gardens. Some places feel like they’re nothing but rock gardens! That’s not

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How to Navigate a Stream or Water Crossing

By Coach Levi on January 18, 2015   /   Mountain Bike Skills, Mountain Biking Articles   /   2 Comments
Tags: bike skills, technical skills

Whether you’ll be mixing it up in XC races, or just exploring the vast backcountry trails, you have to know how to ride a stream crossing. If you’re racing, you need to be able to stay on your bike and ride through smoothly, or you’ll waste precious

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The Attack Position

By Coach Levi on January 17, 2015   /   Mountain Bike Skills, Mountain Biking Articles   /   Leave a comment
Tags: bike skills, skills

The “attack position.” This is the most important concept in mountain biking. It forms the basis of all the complex maneuvers and techniques that you’ll use to conquer technical trails. Navigating tricky rock gardens, crossing streams and mud puddles, negotiating steep downhills, and hopping logs all begin

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How to Take Sharp Corners Without Slowing Down (or Falling Over!)

By Coach Levi on May 7, 2014   /   Cycling Skills, Road Cycling Articles   /   2 Comments
Tags: affiliate, bike skills, cornering, turning

A local racer prepares for an upcoming bend. Cornering is one of the most important skills for all cyclists. It’s one that you have to learn immediately, but also one that you will work to perfect for many years. In this how-to guide, I’ll dispel some common

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MTB Skills: How to Ride a Steep Downhill

By Coach Levi on September 25, 2012   /   Mountain Bike Skills, Mountain Biking Articles   /   4 Comments
Tags: bike skills, descending, technical skills

Whether you’re doing casual trail riding or XC racing, you’re bound to encounter some steep descents. This guide will teach you how to ride a steep downhill safely. Starting Out – The Attack Position If you’re going to be a mountain biker, you need to become good

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How to Look Behind You and Still Ride In a Straight Line

By Coach Levi on September 22, 2010   /   Cycling Skills, Road Cycling Articles   /   8 Comments
Tags: bike skills, skills

Beginning riders may have difficulty riding in a straight line, maintaining pace, and looking back (to check traffic, other racers, etc.) at the same time. Here are some tips to do it…

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