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Clips are faster and more efficiant ask any pro downhiller and clips dont stop you dropping your heels or (un)weighting the bike Guys talking nonsense

This was great Ben, really enjoyed it! Most enjoyable 61 minutes on the old turbo so far this winter😅

Hey Ben, what you reckon, can I add a Zone 2 session after a strength training?

Great work, love how easy you explain information

On my first enduro my calves were quickly fatigued just pushing the bike up the sections too steep and loose to ride. I think they are an often overlooked part of the event. After that bad experience I Introduced plenty of prowler sled work and it worked an absolute treat. They are now my enduro prep secret weapon - the pushes seem to catch everyone out. The liaisons at Ard Rock had loads of people stretching out cramping calves. That really kills your run dead before it even starts. Sleds are so relevant to pedalling. Love them. For anyone interested my routine was once per week as strength session finisher: put 3/4 of body weight on the sled and push at brisk walking pace constantly back and forth for 5 minutes. Increase by 1 minute each week if you could complete previous week without rest. When you can do 10 minutes unbroken you will piss any push up and have calves with mad stamina.

Try 5dev's crank measurement guide. Ive tried 165 170 and 175 and was most comfortable on 170, i tried there guide and it confirmed this so it was accurate for me

Lovely, just showed up when I needed some motivation to do 1h of indoor biking. Job done :-) thank you Ben!!

Try doing a z2 while watching a pov of someone at crankworks doing 360's or BK

The true full benefit/best experience is from using both - I chop and change regularly, have done for years.

I have never 'shinned' myself. I attribute that to: 1) Using the mid-foot pedaling position where the ball of the foot AND the heel are supported by the pedal. A long pedal like the Catalyst is made to do that; 2) Getting out of the saddle when the going gets rough, thereby keeping weight pressing both feet into the pedals; 3) When braking: both heels down . 4) When not braking: Front heel down, foot pressing forward and back toes slightly down, foot pressing rearward. This is super-easy to do, but takes conscious attention for a few rides. It will be subconscious habit thereafter.

HI friend nice video I like your video how can we connect to talk about it friend ?

Been riding flats for years now, I went back to cleats for a few reasons: 1. My technique clipping in and controlling speed was problematic. This was fixed with practice. 2. My shoes were not ideal for clipping in quickly. Based on this I was able to conquer alot of my issues with clips. So for the next few months I'm riding clips exclusively until I'm 100% comfy and can change between flats and clips.

I had an incident during a race on an unfamiliar trail and I’m so glad I was riding flats! I was able to jump off to safety in a splint second. I’m not sure I would have been able to do that clipped in. We also need to stop calling these clipped pedals clip-less. I do however love being clipped in on the indoor trainer.

Great video, pretty much 100% agree with you, only time I think it can help (not definately helps) is on extremely chattery, rooty descending in World Cup Downhill racing to stop your foot completely bouncing off the pedal. That said, with great technique you can overcome that issue, be interesting to check out the split for UCI World Cup DH pedal choice. More jumping videos please, especially for stepping up from mellow ish blue jump trails to steep faced kick reds, I'm struggling as there's something I'm slightly missing.

Pins can cause a lot of damage, no doubt the fault of the rider. You can use pins with a lower height. I'm experimenting with nyloc nuts screwed on the pins, hence presenting a blunter surface, at the cost of grip obviously.

trying to get bike fit,:crank length, frame size, saddle height or bar width is like seeking medical advice on the internet.

I totally agree with all of the benefits you’ve listed of spending time on flats, I’ve been doing “flats season” in the winter for several years and it’s really improved my riding (they’re on my bike now). In addition to the benefits you’ve stated, I think improving your “feel” of the ground through your feet is a big one. Because you need to pay attention to how you weight your feet, you end up learning to feel the ground, and by extension, the grip of your tires, more effectively. However, I would nuance the efficiency point a little bit. I don’t think there’s a major difference on a road climb, but on technical climbs or pedalling sections, clips do allow you to apply power in awkward positions/scenarios by momentarily pointing your toe or simply preventing your foot from being bounced out of position. While this may not show up in a controlled efficiency test, I’m confident it makes a considerable difference. This is absolutely not intended to dissuade people from riding flats, just to point out that there’s some challenges to riding and drawbacks in a racing scenario.

I can tell from a distance if someone is on clips. Looks abnormal

I switched 2 seasons ago to Pedaling Innovation flats I’ll never go back to clips . Great video

When will the roadies switch to flats?

I’ve been on flats for over 7 years now. When I started riding mtb I was on clips. Back in those days most riding was done on bridle ways (gosh how old am I?), there was very little in the way of fast technical riding. My riding now days has changed massively, it’s all about the descents. There was some lab testing suggesting that there was little difference in pedal efficiency. Check out some of the gcn videos and others. ua-cam.com/video/CNedIJBZpgM/v-deo.htmlsi=u-_j5jy2YpQT2N0U

Preach brother , im certain roadies are riding sneakers on a clipless pedals (dumbest name possible) for comparison .. flat pedals for life 🙏🏼

Honestly I think the main ebike benefit is unspoken - it's that the ebike lets people get away with being heavy.

You're wrong. If you're 6'-4", 175mm is just fine.

So no stabilization setting....oof

Sick I’m going soon

Such good advice, going to get some foil blankets. Remember last winter about 3/4 way through a group night ride at -5c one of us got a mechanical that took a while to sort and we FROZE. Got it sorted but the last bit of the ride was not fun!

170 on 29 or 165 on 27,5 not less

Gotta be sometjing wrong with the concept 2 at my gym cause when it's on 10 dragfactor is around 78 and when i put it on 1 it goes down to 58 i want it on 135 wtf😂

Amazing mate. Thanks Ben for motivating 😊

yeah sure I'll just go out and buy a 155mm crankset because everyone on the internet is saying so. I am 6'3 155mm cranks will probably f*k up my body and throw me out of alignment and other things. on top of that how do you fit a bike with shorter cranks? doesn't seat height go off of the angle of the leg? and everything else gets fitted off of that? it has been about 10 years since my last in depth bike fitting so I may have forgotten some details.

Thanks really make inspired good teaching

Out of interest Ben what main light you running?

Great advices! 🤗

Keep up the awesome work!! (content lol)

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Informative, thank you. 🙏

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sweet!

Pilates has been game changing for me.

In the Winter I just search fun and pleasure whatever the weather and I go to the gym too. In Summer I focus more on performances

After a busy day I’m feeling motivated by this video, thanks Ben!

I've been using the over 40's program this year. And it's been great to consistently add in some strength training and mobility. I just got back from a week in Whistler with some friends and I felt better all week this year, than I did last year when went. Now I'm setting goals at the next step to improve my riding and keep improving my fitness Thanks for the great content Ben

Hell yeah Ben. Setting goals last offseason was a big part of making a podium last season

First! Thanks for your motivation and your tipps Ben🤙🏻

Hey Bro, I am a 15 year old rider who is desperate to get faster at dh but also build a muscular physique. Will a standard 3 day muscle and strength building program benefit my riding and help make me faster or do i have to do specific "MTB Workouts" to get faster because I see riders like Amaury pierron who are jacked yet they are still super fast so they must do some bodybuilding right?

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Great common sense advice as usual. I live in an environment where riding on frozen and potentially icy trails is the only option in winter, as the trails can be badly damaged by riding when muddy. We also have long sustained climbs and decents on most outings. This means colder temps with different traction challenges. For me, warm footwear, a second set of gloves, a puffy, and the forethought to shed layers on a long climb and bundle up on the decent are pretty mission critical. I also run studded tires, which are expensive and heavy, but are complete game changers when riding on ice or hard pack snow.

Best thing I did was drop a day of work! Having a day to ride and/or do house things when the kid’s at school takes the pressure off the rest of week so I can spend more quality time with the family - which includes smaller bike rides with the kid!

Is it e-bike?