5 Common Mountain Biking Body Position Mistakes

Avoid arm pump, avoid common mistakes and ride faster!

You don't want to crush a pint glass (of beer), so you don't want to crush your bars. So, here are Scotty and Neil with the most common body position mistakes and how to fix them. Small changes, BIG difference to how you ride.

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[williamkeys]

I need to watch this over and over again to break 15 years of bad habits.

[willshawyer]

I always find when I’m going over tech, that I let my hands loose, and I absorb bumps better

[rafabaer]

super condensed to most interesting information - perfect job!!! thanks

[nickrogers]

Hold your beer like that and you'll dump it over the floor

[SonyaLooney]

You guys have the best videos and you bring SO much value to mountain biking. Thank you!

[MitchWarren]

It's good to know your actually doing it right! This is what I call
BIKENESS

[VleNik]

Nice tips! Thanks! Also love the black & orange Canyon MTB!

[georgeakin]

I have not even started riding yet. Still waiting on my bike so I just keep watching these videos. Great content guys!!!!

[MTBdropIN]

Hey guys I have been feeling your videos have been repetitive. Whenever I see the title I know exactly what you guys are gonna do and say. That being said I really enjoyed this video, it brought attention to some obvious points but was good emphasis and good for me to keep in mind. What Im trying to say video was very relevant and I felt un-repetitive. Thanks guys for your hard work, I know it is not easy, I can't believe how amazing you guys are, in light of you guys releasing a video a day!!

[nightxhoodie]

just went on my first mountain bike trail, and wiped out, made a video. Thanks for the tips!!

[mtbson]

Nice video.learned new things 🤘🤘 thank you

[nicoofner]

Last two times i rode my hometrail i focused on being a bit looser on the bike and look ahead more, I'm way faster in root sections but even more in corners. Great vid

[vinceelliott]

I had a Aaron wheels ad lmao it's the best ad ever 😂🤘🏻

[christophermartinez]

If i actually tried focusing on all these things during a ride, id probably crash! ha ha.. Great video guys, keep up the great work!

[mtbboy]

2:16 this clip shows locking up the brakes and rear wheel sliding try to avoid doing that, easy on the brakes. I am added this to make the message they are trying to tell more clear. So the thing about the glass not breaking, relates to the braking, if you squeeze hard the brakes will lock up, but the editing here might make it bit confusing. Hope this helps you.

[serbuuu]

Neil's bike is the most beautiful bike i've ever seen.. Black and Orange is always perfect combination..

[klg]

I think a great advice is to start out on a lower end bike. I have no rear suspension, very little in the front and I actually started out on road tires. Because my bike doesn´t allow for any mistakes, I just HAD to learn it the right way. And I learned how to crash properly as well...

[steveflor]

Be careful to not touch the rear tire when hanging off the back...especially with 29" wheels.
Stalling the bike going off a drop will get you hurt. bad.

[simo]

u lads are the business. Drop a line if ur ever coming to oz

[notagrd]

Love the 🍺 analogy....works too!....got practice on both angles.😜