Bikeskills.com: Steep Terrain

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This brief instructional video from http://www.Bikeskills.com will help you master steep terrain. Always wear a helmet and appropriate safety gear any time you ride a bike and especially when you are learning a new and/or applying a new skill.

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[cassavaeater]

how about the braking techniques? once I slipped out my rear tire and the bike is become uncontrollable. what should I do to prevent the rear wheel lock? I use V brake at the time.

[bikeskills]

A braking video is on our "to do list." You are right: when your brake(s) are locked up, you do not have adequate control. And locked brakes and the skidding that comes with it is a big problem in steep terrain. Thanks for the comment

[YourGamingTeam]

What type of tires you have? for me I have 2.2 race king. they are not really for dirt! some time they slide off for no reason

[bikeskills]

We use WTB tires. For loose and or wet dirt, we use the Motoraptors and the new 2.1 - 2.3 Bronsons. For hard pack, the 2.4 Mutano and Weirwolf LT (low treads work well). Our all-around tires are Weirwolfs in 2.1 and 2.3. We generally run tubeless and use the "TCS: versions of the WTB tires mentioned.

[YourGamingTeam]

is there a big different between 2.0 that mostly used and the bigger once to 2.4. is it more stable on trails?

[bikeskills]

A larger tire will give you more float on looser terrain, have more "contact patch" in general, but is also less likely to flat in rocky terrain. We typicaly run slightly larger tires in the front than rear. The WTB 2.4 Mutano is also a light tire that rolls easily, so it's not like a large, heavy, slow rolling downhill tire.

[bikeskills]

When your seat post is high, your center of mass is high. This makes it more likely that you will be tossed over the bars, especially if you hit a rut or obstacle on a steep downhill section. Lowering your seat allows you to "get down and back" lowering your center of mass, resisting the tendancy of the bike to rotate around the front wheel, tossing the rider over the bars.

[elsalamemelame]

it hapended to me

[AFullSodaCan]

Nice glasses, not...

[normajean717]

fullerton!!!!



[bikeskills]

Maxxis makes great tires. The key is to know what tire model, size, compound, tread design, etc. is right for you, be it a Maxxis, WTB, Kenda, or brand tire.

[rcsibiu]

Thanks! But I learned that by myself, because in my town there are a lot of hills and I always enjoy myself with a nice downhill adventure. Anyway, nice video, very good for offroad beginners!

[YourGamingTeam]

Thanks :)

[MILOminatisch]

just take the "Schwalbe Nobby Nic" or "Schwalbe Fat Albert" and u are fine ;)

[luke78ish]

I use 2.4 Mutanos front and rear and find them perfect for dry and dusty or really loose ground but they are wrong for gloop and mud,which we have a lot of in the UK. Plus the 2.4's look sick on any full-sus rig.