7 common jumping mistakes according to Rich Drew
Rich Drew is an MTB skills coach. I think most of his tips are spot on.
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Flying with a Trust fork
/0 Comments/in Ask Lee, Equipment/by leelikesbikesHey Lee, Have you ever flown with a trust fork? Looking at it, it doesn’t look like it would fit into my bike bag so would complicate things for my trips to the mountains. Any experience/ideas for plane travel with them? Paul
Designing a jump for a Slip ‘N SLide
/0 Comments/in Ask Lee, Trail building/by leelikesbikesHey Lee, I am thinking about building one of those giant slip n slides that uses a bungee cord to get people up to speed and sends them off a ramp at the end. I was thinking about doing a ramp somewhere between 45 and 60 degrees because I feel like going for more height […]
Thanks for the cornering skills
/0 Comments/in Coaching, Reader mail/by leelikesbikesHi Lee, A quick ty for the class a couple of months back in Santa Cruz and for the access to the www.llbmtb.com content. Applied the cornering skills to a high speed uphill turn with not much of a berm that comes at the bottom of a fast decent and I’m now able to carry […]
Roller spacing for a kids’ pump track
/0 Comments/in Ask Lee, Pump tracks, Trail building/by leelikesbikesHi Lee, I bought the v2 of the pump track nation book. Gotta say super well written. I’m planning on building one in the back yard to keep my kids busy. They are 3 1/2 (good at strider) and almost 6 (he’s got a nice 20” bike and can ride mellow mtb trails) My space […]
Hinged vs unhinged: some bunny hop tips (video)
/0 Comments/in Skills/training/by leelikesbikesThe higher you want to hop (relative to your ability), the more you need to unhinge and drive with your hips.
Nose bonk to bunnyhop progression (video)
/0 Comments/in Skills/training/by leelikesbikesNose bonks are an easy, efficient way to ride your mountain bike over obstacles. They’re also a stepping stone to a proper bunny hop.
DIY deadlift device (video)
/0 Comments/in Equipment, Skills/training/by leelikesbikesWe should all be doing deadlifts, but many of us don’t have access to a gym (especially during the coronavirus crisis), nor do we have room for big weights at home. Here’s the DIY deadlift device I use when I’m home and on the road.
Pump tracks: Different radii in the interchanges?
/0 Comments/in Ask Lee, Pump tracks, Trail building/by leelikesbikesHi Lee, I’ve found your “Welcome to Pump Track Nation v2” e-book to be a great resource. The pictures and steps regarding interchanges listed on page 49-50 have been helpful but I am not fully confident with the exact design of my interchanges. My main question is, is it okay that the interchange berm has […]
Roller height on the PumpTopia pump track?
/5 Comments/in Ask Lee, Pump tracks, Trail building/by leelikesbikesHey Lee, Just purchased the Pumptopia Track Plan and was reviewing some of the sheets while comparing some things in your ebook “Welcome to Pump Track Nation v2” and had a few questions. In the ebook it mentions 12″ high rollers with 10′ from peak to peak for the rollers. However, in the plans it […]
Shortening the RAD and reach on an enduro bike
/2 Comments/in Ask Lee, Equipment/by leelikesbikesOur friend Clara posted a great question to our Facebook group. Her situation is very common. Let’s check it out:
More than a year on Trust forks
/7 Comments/in Reviews/by leelikesbikesI’ve been on the Trust Message fork for a year and a half and a Shout for more than eight months. I feel like I know them pretty well. Here are my initial impressions. Now for my not-so-initial impressions:
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