How To Ride Rock Gardens Safe And Fast | Follow 6 Simple Steps

A feature in most Mountain Bike trails, Rock Gardens can be very tricky to get through!
Check out Rich's 6 simple things to consider and tips to help you ride your Mountain Bike through Rock Gardens with confidence! Hopefully, this will help you conquer your fears and tackle some scary terrain whilst maintaining speed and flow! 🤘

How do you like to tackle scary rock gardens? Let us know 👇

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[gmbn]

How do you like to tackle scary rock gardens? Let us know 👇

[dereknoto]

After 2 years of riding I am finally comfortable plowing through rock gardens....staying loose is the best piece of advice for new riders struggling with these areas.

[ojejouemalo]

I like how we finally have advice on going uphill :) I have a rocky climb near home which I use as a fitness indicator : if I can climb it, I'm on top of my game.
You give all the good tips for that, but I'll add one for those of us athletically challenged : try to roll uphill as slow as you can get away with, keep power on tap for that section that will require a huge push to get through.

[andyjhughes]

Rock as we call them in Snowdonia, trails.

[Larpy]

Rich, thanks a lot. It’s a huge treat to watch you in your natural element. I can tell that you just LOVE riding — the gnarlier the better. Your modesty and unassuming, self-deprecating attitude is incredibly rare on YouTube and I appreciate every video you make. This one is a great help to me. Probably the most important (assuming a workable bike) is the suggestion: ATTITUDE. Thanks again. You da MAN!

[goldmine]

Rock Garden video was exceptionally good!! Thanks guys! Makes me wanna buy inserts. Never had them.

[doctajuice]

That one yellow spoke on the Mavic wheels is an interesting design choice. I kinda like it

[tracymcmanus]

What y’all are showing for rock gardens is what I have here for 5 miles worth of trail. Stay safe and watch your knees!

[sakshamthakur]

Big fan from India 🇮🇳I will surely meet you in some years as I want to became an pro mountain biker, giving all efforts

[hilmiuysal]

The vid was so helpful for me because here trails are full of rock gardens. Great vid

[bravosixgoingdark]

Can you do "How To Ride Rock Gardens Safe And Fast In A Road Bike" next. Thank you!

[aldeux]

As a hardtail user, rock gardens will always be my worst enemy.

[rupedog]

1:30 Nearly lost ur water bottle!! Must be rough AF!...oh, 1:35 you did!
What bottle cage is that? (So we can avoid it!)

[markcrazy]

Helps to have a 800$+ fork. But as far as technique information, spot on. The rock gardens around my trails have no downhill momentum very narrow trail and there are more rocks and taller bigger rocks. The kind that stops your front wheel if you don't move your weight properly. 😣 Great video keep it up👍👌

[caseyjones]

Awesome and thank you from Bend, rock gardens & nasty, sharp, puncture gremlins are what we live with every day ;-)

[seanalbin]

I really love your Channel really much. The way you handle things is just professional and my 12 year old son agrees.

[PeakBusinessEquipment]

Thanks! The nearby trails contain lots of rock gardens, some of them quite steep. Perhaps you can shed light on braking and speed in rock gardens. I am getting better at them but could use more good advice like this video.

[tylerwhelan]

Would have liked to hear some strategies to avoid pedal strikes.

[rupedog]

Most importantly, what was the team cake? 'Vittoria' sponge?😂😂

[gryfunyt]

Maybe this will work with some people, try using a wider pair of shoes, I mean wider contact, like AM or downhill specific shoes, pair with wide contact clipless pedals. It helps a bit with foot fatigue better than smaller XC shoes. CMMIW