Climbing with clips
A couple days ago I sprinted with clip-in pedals rather than flat pedals, and the power increase was dramatic. Today I climbed with clips. More drama.
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Sprinting with clips
/18 Comments/in Equipment, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesI’ve been riding flat pedals almost exclusively for a couple years now, and my handling and pedaling skills are better than ever. Lately I’ve been wondering, what will happen if I clip back in? Yesterday’s test results were pretty powerful.
Enduro 26 or Stumpy 29?
/6 Comments/in 29ers, Ask Lee, Equipment/by leelikesbikesHi Lee, My name is Juscelino, I´m from Brazil. I hide a lot gnarly and steep sections with a lot of rockgardens, I love long rides (4-7h), mainly singletracks more technical betters. 🙂 Well, today I´m riding a stumpy fsr carbom pro 2011, I´ve had a lot of problems with my fork, it went 3 […]
29ROCKS! – Cedric Gracia on the big wheels
/5 Comments/in 29ers/by leelikesbikesWe all know Cedric can rip anything, but he sure makes his 29er trail bike look like fun. Heck, this whole vid make me smile.
Ripper analysis: Brian Lopes on his home trails
/10 Comments/in Skills/training/by leelikesbikesI’ve heard somewhere that Brian Lopes can ride a bike. Maybe it was in one of these books stacked on my shelf. Let’s take a look at his “X-Fusion Visits Brian Lopes” video.
Riding down gravel roads at speed
/1 Comment/in Ask Lee, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesHi, Lee! I wasn’t sure how to post a question to your website – and thought you might filter them through your own inbox? I had a question for you about gaining some confidence on riding down gravel fire roads … I feel like a pretty confident rider on fairly technical terrain, but loose gravel […]
Hardtail for pump track and riding around?
/3 Comments/in Ask Lee, Equipment/by leelikesbikesHi Lee, Quick question. A few years ago I purchased a Specialized P2 for my pump track hoping it could additionally be used for some trail riding and commuting. I am 6’1”, and even with a long-ish aftermarket seat post it still feels like I am riding a BMX bike 8 miles to work. It […]
Where will I land?
/7 Comments/in Ask Lee, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesLee, My son and I are spending the weekend at Ray’s MTB in Cleveland. We like to ride the small jump line – it’s a series of tables. Sometimes, I land perfectly – heavy feet, light hands – and it feels great. I pump the landing and launch the next one. But sometimes I overshoot […]
Epic + Stumpjumper = Camber?
/6 Comments/in Ask Lee, Reviews, Tech tips/by leelikesbikesHey Lee, I am going to be getting a new mountain bike in the next month or so and I am in need of some sage advice before pulling the trigger. I can only afford one bike. I compete in a few xc races each yr, but want to race a few super Ds. I […]
20-second review: Transition TransAm
/8 Comments/in Reviews/by leelikesbikesWhen we talk about all-mountain hardtails over here, I often cite the Transition TransAm as a great example of a do-all machine. Last week I got to ride one. Briefly.
Weighting the front end in turns (again)
/7 Comments/in Ask Lee, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesHi Lee, The two main things I need to work on I think are keeping my weight mostly on the pedals with heavy feet (less on the hands) and weighting the front wheel more in loose fast corners (I have had my front wheel wash out a few times recently, no I’m not braking). How […]
Recommended flat pedals and shoes
/8 Comments/in /by leelikesbikesThe right shoes and pedals will help even the stiffest ex-roadie rock the kung fu. You can get great pedals and shoes anywhere. Here are some suggestions from Jenson USA.
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