MIYF Hint – Check Your Air Regularly
MIYF Hint – Check Your Air Regularly Not Just Tyres For those newer riders to MTB or even those more experienced ones that have fallen into complacency, remember to regularly …
How Wide Should Your Bars Be?
How wide should your handlebars be? Back in the day, handlebars for cross country (XC) riding were much more narrow than we tend to see today. They were also mostly …
Anxiety, Nervousness and Learning in MTB
Anxiety, Nervousness and Learning in MTB We understand it We understand your nervousness and anxiety for a couple of reasons. Firstly, we see it in many of our students, and …
MIYF Hint – Brake Lever Position
MIYF Hint – Brake Lever Position And wrist pain it can cause There are many causes for wrist and hand pain in cycling, and these causes can vary in type …
Choosing A New XC Helmet
Choosing A New XC MTB Helmet Another question we’ve been asked is “how do I choose a new helmet?” With helmets ranging in price from a few dollars to many …
MIYF Hint – Extra Protection
MIYF Hint – Extra Protection It’s NOT Wussy To Wear protection! Gone are the days when elbow and knee protectors were the domain of the Downhill riders only. These days, …
Going Tubeless
Going Tubeless The pro and cons and how to actually go tubeless Most of you will have heard about running tubeless tyres on your mountain bike. Many of you will …
Wear Glasses
To Wear Or Not To Wear Glasses “The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades” With decades of riding behind us, we’ve seen and heard a lot of “Wow, what …
Packing To Ride
Mountain bike rides come in many different forms. They traverse different terrains in different climates. You might be pedalling for an hour, or most of the day. In this article …
Fuels & Burning Fat
Our previous article dealt with body weight and how it affects our riding. We delved into being overweight versus slim, and various aspects of that for the mtb rider. This …