Bar-ins: the new bar ends
Position your grips for ultimate handling and peak power — and give yourself another position for mellow pedaling. Here’s how.
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Two rides on a Specialized Fuse Expert 6Fattie
/35 Comments/in Equipment, Reviews/by leelikesbikesThe 27.5 x 3″ tires on this hardtail deliver micro float with mega pump: Perfect for shredding rocky trails. Bonus: 6Fattie wheels on my S-Works Enduro 29!
Wait ’til the last roller
/3 Comments/in Life with a capital L, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesIn school did you live in constant stress, finish your work ahead of time and get perfect grades? Or did you enjoy life, do your work when it was time and get by just fine? In the end, does trying real hard all the time help you, or does it hurt you?
How do deadlifts apply to MTB?
/8 Comments/in Ask Lee, F6: Six moves to build your foundation, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesOver the past few weeks I’ve been posting deadlift photos and videos on social media, and people are asking: How do deadlifts apply to mountain biking?
Six keys to athletic performance
/1 Comment/in Life with a capital L, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesTop-ranked XTERRA triathlete Cody Waite and his wife Kathy Tank Waite run EPC Mulitsport, an endurance sports coaching and training company in Lakewood, CO. Cody and Kathy are both full-on shredders with elite-level fitness. Cody recently placed 15th at his first Leadville 100 (in 7:01). Let’s learn about Team Waite’s well-rounded approach to training (and […]
Riding analysis: On Track with Curtis Keene S2E2
/5 Comments/in Ask Lee, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesLee, Have you seen the most recent video in Curtis’ Red Bull enduro series? Toward the beginning there is a shot of him coming out of a corner and lifting the front as he accelerates out. Braaap! Is there a functional purpose to this? Is he just that hard on the pedals? Is it merely […]
Working out with a narrower grip
/11 Comments/in Skills/training/by leelikesbikesThis is a followup to yesterday’s post: My shoulders hurt: Are my bars too wide? Yesterday Dane at REVO Physiotherapy & Sports Performance showed me that 25 inches might be my maximum functional handlebar width for mountain biking. That’s interesting considering my bikes run 29-32 inches. Today I checked my home workout setup and …
Join us in Moab this October or April!
/0 Comments/in Coaching/by leelikesbikesThe LLB Spring Moab camp was so rad we’re doing it again — only better. Where: Moab, UT When: Oct. 22-25, 2015 and April 21-24, 2016 Why: Learn deep kung fu MTB skills and have tons of fun. Who: Anyone who wants to ride more types of terrain faster, radder and safer. You! Learn more […]
My shoulders hurt. Are my bars too wide?
/17 Comments/in Equipment, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesWhoa. Mind blown. Today I learned some important things about shoulder stability — and maybe handlebar width as it relates to shoulder pain. Story and video:
Leaning a bicycle vs. dirt bike vs. street bike
/7 Comments/in Ask Lee, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesLee, Say one question that you gave me the answer to when we were in Moab but I’d like to explore a bit more. We talked about how on a motorbike we tend to hang off in corners which I thought was because the motorbike is heavier than the person so trying to keep the […]
Recovering from hard rides
/1 Comment/in Ask Lee, Coaching/by leelikesbikesLee The end-of-day recovery from your four day clinic (LLB Moab Camp Oct. 22-25, 2015) is very interesting to me. As I am 54 I find this is becoming extremely important. What can I do to learn about the best recovery for me? Chris
Cornering drill: dot dot dot …
/0 Comments/in Skills/training/by leelikesbikesIt’s all about the middle dot. Pump it hard to drive outward and late-apex the outer dot. Cul de sac kung fu!
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