FEEL MORE CONFIDENT ON YOUR BIKE INSTANTLY

For the past several years I've been running the Trail Boss Academy, it's been super fun and rewarding. It's awesome getting to work with riders one on one and I've noticed some habits of riders that could be leading to a lack of confidence on the trail. I decided to make this video to pass along some of the things I see and help you take your riding to the next level.

#mtb #mountainbike

[jimbo]

I was legally blinded a few years ago and now not being able to see far enough down the trail has seriously slowed me down, but thank God I can still ride trail 😊

[DennyMenter]

I could not agree more with the "look ahead" point. I'm embarrassed how long it took me to figure this out. Skinny's that used to make me nervous are now easy.

[schlooonginator]

Been casually riding since the 90s but the drop thing has always spooked me. I mostly do rolls and have done drops, just got lucky because I was riding fast enough but actually intentionally doing them was an issue.
I've seen plenty of videos explaining being low, more than too far back etc but the best explanation was yours showing how you effectively speed the bike up by pushing it through. That's probably the most clear explanation of the technique I have heard. Thanks.

[alhypo]

Breaking the bad habit of leaning back while descending is a game changer. I went to a week long mtb camp last year and that is one of the major things they look at when dividing the students up into intermediate and advanced groups.
Obviously there is a psychological barrier you have to break but definitely worth the effort.

[petedog]

The natural instinct on steep slabs is to move away from danger and get too far back. Then, you lose your arms and legs bc they are not aligned over the suspension. You are just rolling through and hanging on for dear life. Great demo of how the legs and arms are the main suspension and the fork and shock are just assists. "Keep the weight on your feet and balanced" is as good as i have heard that explained.

[Stripping_Bolts]

That tip about drops blew my mind lol i hopped over a maybe 4 inch drop my 2nd time riding my mtb and almost pooped my pants. The way you showed makes so much more sense

[PeteSGT]

Super ideas listen to him I'm 68 years old and have a lot of riding off road is thee most fun.

[carlosandrade]

Hi, I'm new to MTB and this year, I purchase a 2023 Specialized Stumpjumper Evo comp alloy to learn how to ride in our Arizonan desert. This is my attempt at a healthier body and mind as well as a love for the outdoors. I've ridden for years on very mild terrain in the midwest with a hybrid bike so I consider myself very new to the new terrain and I have noticed that I get a bit scared on minor jumps. I am hoping to get out more often now that the weather is milder and after watching a few of your videos, I feel a bit more confident. Thanks for posting your knowledge and allowing new folks like myself to learn and adapt. My 10 year old want's to get into this as well so I am slowly building him a hardtail Rockhopper.

[christiansmyth]

Wow. When rolling steep stuff I have always activated my dropper and shoved my body back and down as far as it would go, so that my butt is almost touching the rear tire. And I always have a little heart-attack moment when my butt is "bucked" up and I almost go OTB. But I keep doing it because "this is the way". Thanks for addressing this. It's probably a lot less scary using your method 🙂

[useurhed]

This is EXCELLENT! Thank you. The tiny clip from 2:38 to 2:42 is the best demonstration of body position I've ever seen.

[kuyagoldtv]

thanks a lot..what i need now is trail and a bike

[SergejGrabun]

Number two and "the popping" of the drop are very very important tips

[Emtbtoday]

Good refresher aswell for someone wanting to gat back into it like myself it's just choosing what bike I'm having abit of a time with just now, there's so many new makes from 20 years ago when I had my atx 2 and konas

[einundsiebenziger]

Putting the inside pedal up when turning is the most logical thing to do since it gives you more ground clearance than with the inside pedal down. And even on foot, balancing a narrow straight line is much easier when you look at the end of that line instead of down on your feet. Works the same on a highwire, so it naturally applies to riding a bike, too.

[dansacco]

Thanks for the tips. I death grip into berms because its the only way to keep myself from braking in them. Definitely need more practice but concentrating on one smooth turn without corrections should help.

[michaels]

Jeff is a legend in the trials world..Like a human pogo

[quinncolby]

I’m guilty of getting too far back but that actually helps my confidence 😂 I guess I will work on that one. Great video

[Cliftyman]

I like that you said when the course is either "long enough or loose enough to warrant dropping a pedal" when mentioning dropping a foot when cornering. In NICA we train our riders to keep pedals level through turns. There are some situations where you'd need to drop a foot but most of the turns I feel like you get better traction when you're level. It's a lot easier to teach too.

[fallbrkgrl]

Awesome tutorial!
Love how you break things down.
Full disclosure...I'm not a mountain biker, but I'm here to help support your channel after I found out that you help kids.
Found you from the video you did on you van, which is beautiful by the way.
Thank you for what you do!
❤️🌵☀️⛈️🌈☮️🐎🐕

[qwasdr]

Can confirm that I did all of this at some point, except for the wrong pedal in turns. Great video.