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| *Vultures Knob>>>Mountain Bike |
How can I ride my mountain bike faster? |
How can I ride my mountain bike faster? Eddie Merckx said it best..."ride lots" Don't get frustrated...it takes a couple years to build a good foundation of fitness and technical skills to be a good mountainbiker. Once you get a good baseline fitness you can start to think about intervals and stuff like that. are you specializing in downhill, all terrain? first and foremost, practice, climb more, ride more. you can work on technique and without detail, you might need to upgrade your equipment. fit an engine Interval training has always helped me.....but first and foremost is diet and X-training....stronger does sometimes means faster. Confidence An off-road triathelon usually has a run-of-the-mill cross country course. Other than training - which is the best answer, make your bike lighter, especially the wheels Find a good light set of wheels like the Mavic Crossmax. Keep your weight in consideration, If you're 250 lbs, you'll want somehting beefier. Find lighter tires - The Continental Vertical Pro is my favorite, a good all condition tire with very light weight. Don't go too light (like the Kenda Kosmic) or you'll risk ripping out a sidewall. Anything less than 500 grams each is pretty good. The lighter wheels and tires will give you the biggest bang for your buck, and depending on what you have now could drop as much as 2 pounds of rotating weight. But still, the best answer is to get more fit - It Ain't The Bike, It's The Rider. You'll have to acquirer better riding skills and fitness to go faster. You'll need to know what kind of MTB and how to set it up for the terrain you'll be riding in. Go join a MTB club or ask where you can get hooked up to local riders to get experience. Good luck! |
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