Все таки, руль ниже седла, не самыи хорошии вариант для достаточно техничных покатушек, для гонок оно наверно конечно, а по мне лишнее все это...
Так взгляд со стороны.......

Единственный действенный канон, это собственное удобство.

Хорошо написано, правильно 

"""Don't want to try and talk you out of an HD - it would likely make you marginally faster down hills but it won't make you fast. A slow rider on a fast bike will just be less slow. A fast rider on a slow bike is still fast. A fast rider on a fast bike is really fast. Focus on the rider.

To get faster downhill, I'd suggest 4 things: 1 - tweak bike setup so you are not handicapping yourself, 2 - switch to flat pedals, 3 - improve DH skills through practice/books/lessons and 4 - finally work on your conditioning.

Tweak bike setup: Start with the bike setup advice provided above, especially wrt handlebars, stem and tires.

Flat Pedals - It's amazing how clipless pedals mask terrible technique. If you are willing to make an investment in your long term skills, switch to flat pedals and 5-10 shoes. When I first went to flats my feet came off the pedals all the time and I was shocked how much trouble I had keeping them planted. Instead of putting the clipless back on I acknowledged that I had work to do, so I kept adjusting my body position, technique until I could keep feet on. Upside is now that my body is positioned properly, my feet stay put and even better is my climbing is much improved and my DH speeds just keep getting faster. The instant feedback flats give you is golden.

DH skills - You said you've spent majority of your time practicing going up but not much going down. Not surprised you are slow going down. Read Lee's book and if you can take the course definitely do that. It will accelerate you progress a HUGE amount. Then just practice. Learn to pump terrain, throw your weight into turns and braking, go to pump tracks if you can, learn to manual and bunny hop (with flats of course!). This all makes you WAY faster going downhill and its a bunch of skills you just don't use going up.

Conditioning - The other thing I've done that has made the biggest difference is conditioning. Improve your mobility and strength. Bonus is it not only helps you go down faster but your technical riding in general will go through the roof. I've been doing James Wilson's Ultimate MTB program and I'm riding at a whole new level. (wwwbikejames.com) Combine this with Lee's technique and MTB'ing will be a whole new experience for you. The conditioning is critical as to get and stay in the proper position on a bike you need the strength and mobility to do it and most people don't have it."""

с mtbr.com конечно.

Отредактировано DocG (2011-07-07 20:11:45)

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