BALANCE BETTER ON YOUR MTB
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
- Some people have great balance and others struggle. These five tips will help you increase your balance in minutes. These tips will be useful in any situation where you need to ride a precision straight line! Check out the video and comment below if you thought it was useful and let me know what other skills you would like to work on.
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Best ways to bail out when the balance goes wrong on the skinny? Side ways hop?
I've always struggled with skinnies. Dropping your pedal/crank/foot is an interesting one that makes 100% sense now that you mention it. I'll have to pay attention to it the next time I find a skinny.
Thanks Phil, let me know how it goes.
A great replies to another great! That's awesome! Thanks , Jeff Lenosky and Phil Kmetz for teaching us to be better riders!
Best tip "floor is lava"
LOL! a lot of people didn't like that one
The tips about lowering my hips was quite helpful. That just makes sense but I’ve never thought about it 👍
Thanks Jeff. Makes so much sense. Gonna work on it tomorrow. 👍👍👍
Your tips are always so simple and direct! I hope to have the chance to ride with you someday! Keep it up!
Great stuff as always Jeff! I always learn something from your videos. Thanks for all the time and energy you put into these.
The More We Explore thanks dude!
What about some trials moves? Hopping,back wheel hopping,and so on.
Thanks for the video Jeff, i'll definitely be trying these pointers out!
Something I noticed the other day while mostly failing at riding skinnies; a harder gear that forced a slower cadence helped with my balance.
Great tips Jeff. Thanks. Very useful.
Great tips..now I just need to ride more. Thank you Jeff!
Excellent video!
Noted! On to the practice course.
thank you I am just learning how to ride a bike its just i needed tips on how to balance myself on my bike
Also like with skateboarding, usually the faster you go the easier it is as well.
absolutley!
Excellent tips muchacho !
Great stuff! I would love to see some tips on the most useful trials techniques for technical trails. You did some sweet moves in your South Mountain video in AZ.
that's a great idea.
Yes, lightly feathering your brakes and pedaling against that resistance is the best way to lower your center of gravity. It’s a night and day difference compared to not using your brakes. Good tips
Great tips. Thanks. I practice skinnies all the time on a curb. I find that I need to begin a crank with my non-dominant foot so I can lightly ratchet with my dominant and use it to even out my weight distribution. Dropping hips is a new one on me. I'll try it.
Thanks Jeff!🤘🏼🐻🤘🏼
Thanks for the tips! Would love to see footage of tip #5.
As always, gold!! 👍👍👍
Thanks Raheem!
Great video! Gotta remember these tips when riding skinnies next time.
I appreciate this video a lot. All tips seem to be almost "common sense", however, I apparently don't have any of that, lol. I'm eager to go and apply these tips in just a few minutes. I guess I do have at least one issue that should probably be addressed; Breathing. Whenever I get into a clutch type situation, my breathing just pretty much stops. I more than likely let panic set in, breath less, get less oxygen than I need, and more problems compound the situation. Have just noticed this lately. I may just be out to lunch on this, but, if you feel that this is or can be an issue that could hinder skill(s) progression, any tips in this area would be helpful and appreciated. Always enjoy all your videos, your master level skills, your over the top technique(s), your in depth how to's, and your positive, upbeat style. Thanks for everything.
It absouletely can be a hinderance.Try to tell yourself when you're approaching a section to keep breathing, make it a concious effort and it should become more natural.
Thank you sir.
Great video man! some helpful tips that I will be working on!
Just watched NWD 3 the other day and forgot how awesome your Calgary segment was... Growing up in Calgary we basically tried to find all your spots.
Any Plans on coming back?? It would be awesome to see you come back out here and enjoy some of the world class trails near by, might even have a climb or two that might even challenge the trail boss himself!
This is one of the best videos on youtube for doing skinny riding. Which is sad as its very basic. I see trials riders hang a leg out and staying way more stable. On push and moto trials bikes. I'd love to see a more trials style really slow balance tutorial. I've been looking for 10ish months. Cant find anything.
At 61 years old and trying a new sport, "yes I know heard them all'' I'm finally get comfortable on my bike as far as balance, I look at it as the core to mountain biking, without balance then you are going to struggle and not get the full benefits of mountain biking.. Am I talking truth or am I missing something ? Love the videos....
Much needed advice, thanks Jeff! Now I just have to put it into practice. I have an irrational fear of skinnies.
Just practice on low consequence things and get the movements down, then apply it to something with slightly more consequence. Progression is the key.
@@JeffLenoskyTrailBoss It’s weird, because I can do skinnies that are a foot high off the ground, but when the height increases up to four feet off the ground, I can’t do them. I think it’s the fear of falling off the skinny and going over the bars that holds me back. Any tips to use as the skinnies get higher?
Great tips.....but still tricky for me. I seem to freeze and fall off even low skinnies.Perhaps a confidence thing as well.
A lower seat and down a gear or two on the approach. This will help if you have to bailout to the side and wheelie the front wheel up to stop otb if its a raised platform.
I have trouble with track stands, wheelies, manuals and skinnies for 1 reason: I never practice :-( But I have begun to when I have time, especially since I bought my new Yeti SB5.5 :-)
Great tips !! I recently upgraded to wider bars and I'm still getting used to ..does bar width matter? Or is it just a matter of getting used to them ? Thanks
Amazing camera work on that one!😉 It was so much fun having you visit us a Griffin Bike Park!
Clint Griffin thanks for shooting it Clint!!
Where is this park
I linked the website in my description. It's Griffin Bike Park in Terre Haute, IN
Jeff,.. please tell us you'll be back to GBP in the future?!? The place is BOMB-DIGGITTY and only getting moar bettererer!! LoL,.right Clint Griffin?!?
Jeff, speaking of balance..unless you already know how, I'd love to see a video of you learning to ride a unicycle. That'd be gold.
I might have to get on that
Good tips, Jeff. Thank you. Perhaps you could repeat all 5 tips short again, like a summarize ;)
Holger Wagner 🤦🏼♀️ lol
Dropping the seat makes it much easier to bail thus preventing strained groins!
That's a good one!
Looking forward to that long skinny in the Vortex. I’ve done it once in probably 20 attempts.
John E. Powell I love that one. Super challenging without huge consequences
Balance is fondamental
I never thought about tip#3. I guess it makes sense to get a pedal low. Now that I think about I do see it regularly in trials. Thanks great video !
Great video I always struggle with skinnys although I can do a slackline etc. and have decent balance. I just get nervous cause I ride clips and slow falls are always the ones that getcha.
Also I sent you a letter with a stamped and self addressed envelope for a sticker like a month ago and no sticker yet. What gives?
Griffin bike park is sick! Will there be any more videos from here? Did you get to ride Zulu or Mega Pumps?
Great video Jeff!
On my local trail, there is a tight berm that dips into a narrow bridge. I could never make that tight berm into the bridge except for one time in all my years of riding this trail. I could be a bit mentally scarred from falling into the ravine under the bridge one time...LOL.
Maybe you could give some Pro tips on a section like this? As you stated maybe it could be applying the brakes a bit and also positioning my hips. Thanks!
I'm going to introduce a program for things just like this! Send me a video on Instagram and I'll help you out!
@@JeffLenoskyTrailBoss Thanks, what's your instagram? I did take a few pics of the section the other day, so I can post those.
@@NDemanuele1 @jefflenosky
@@JeffLenoskyTrailBoss Just posted on your Instagram. Thanks!
I almost always used to peddle against my front brake even when track standing. My balance increased 10 fold riding brakeless.
Interesting!
That helps me too. Dragging the brakes and pedaling at the same time helps me to rebalance. I also found that the right gear is important. I didn't know about dropping the pedal. Great tip.
Yeah, the correct gear is essential!
Can you cover Pumping the peddles to avoid hitting them on a rock. I some times forget to do that, then push down on my off foot. " again balance, Right ?
The specifics of 1-2’ & 5-6’ are great tips, but in MPH what’s “slow” & what’s “jogging pace?” Thanks!
Slow would be 3 or 4 mph and jogging is 5-8?
How about making a CD on all your trials and mountain bike riding moves thank you
Ha. That skinny at Santos has gotten the best of my shins!
Your Own Adventure watch this video and put on some knee pads! Lol
Awesome vid & tips. I have a question I been riding for about 23 years & I always ride with my pedals in the middle of my feet. Should I move more up towards my toes?
The current trend is definitley to ride more centered on the pedals like you are. I rode trials forever and since you were hopping and stuff riding more towards your toes gave you more pop. On downhill stuff centered is definitely better. If you're riding flats you can move around and use both depending on the situation, if you're clipped on maybe try splitting the difference for trail riding but if you're riding gnarly downhills stay where you are.
Jeff Lenosky thanks. Aloha & Happy Holidays
How about a bunny hop how to. I do ok when surprised by a log on the trail, but really struggle when I have time to prepare or at low speed.
Check out my how to on a move I call a "punch" on my channel. I should follow up with a bunnyhop one.
I'm the same way... Jumping logs, pre-hopping, etc on the trail is easy. Doing a deliberate bunny hop is hard. I think the reason why is overthinking. On the trail, you just do it without thinking. When you've got time to think, you think instead of do and it gets all messed up
Quick question, is that the Giant Trance and if it is is it a good bike? I heard the rear triangle had a tendency to snap and break due to the design.
Joe Loyalty I never had any issues with their other bikes but on this version I broke every single front triangle on the bikes I received over 2 years. 5 frames total.
@@JeffLenoskyTrailBoss jeez that's a lot. I was just about to purchase the Trance 3 at my LBS but am really reconsidering it
@@JeffLenoskyTrailBoss I've had a few bikes in mind that Im interested in. The Specialized Stumpjumper 27.5, Marin Hawk Hill 1, Giant Stance 1 and the Giant Trance 3. Out of all of those brands I heard Giant has a problem with their rear triangle suspensions in that they have been breaking quite a bit. It's weird cuz my LBS said their amazing quality. And their good people so I'm on the fence a bit
Ugh. The dreaded skinny. The first thing I taught my son (9) who recently cleaned his first long skinny was to look ahead where you want to go. For myself, I’ll have to practice the pedal drop, I have always leveled my pedals.
how do I lift rear wheel to make a turn?
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Tip #5: Just Seeeeennndd it! just kidding don't do that, it might cost you a derailleur or worse! Thanks for the tips Jeff
Nice vid and presentation, except the hands lol XD
Can I get any advice I'm a begginer
Check out the how to playlist on my channel, there's a lot of basics there!
Do bikes break when you’re over weight?
Yes, I've broken many bikes!
I am 280 lbs, practicing on a bmx before I buy a decent one and the bmx didn’t break, lol
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I know those skinnies