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I love this ride but this time I was trying to get back to the hot springs before dark. So I didn’t get much video till the road at the top 70 min in. There were no naked people in the springs when I got there and my wife was already 10 min down the trail. Still fun ride, check out the video and see what I mean.

Even though riding a singletrack is part of riding off-road, it differs from normal mountain biking in that singletrack trails tend to be narrower, steeper, with sharper turns, and with unavoidable obstacles such as rocks, roots or streams. Here are a few tips to get comfortable in mountain bike paradise.

Narrow means that you may not have any choice in where your bike wants or has to go! Generally, go slower on narrow singletrack than you ordinarily would – until you get used to steering down such a confining course.

Steep uphill means that your front wheel may lift or come off the ground, making for difficulty in steering, or that your rear wheel may slip. Here you have to distribute your weight in such a way that your front wheel stays down and your rear wheel does not slip. Experiment with sliding your body forward when seated, and keeping it backward when standing.

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Here are a couple of tips on how to get this done quickly.

1. To enjoy a smooth and quiet ride the next time you go riding on your mountain bike, give the bike a quick lube on the essential parts of the bike using a dry wax lube in dry weather conditions and wet oil type during wet weather conditions.

2. When you get back from shredding the trails, the first thing you will want to do is spray your bike down with a low pressure water hose and get as much dirt of the bike possible. Having dirt on your chain and gears will increase wear and tear fast.

3. Next you want to take a solvent and spray or pour it on the entire chain and onto the gear teeth. You will want to let it sit for a while and then you should scrub the chain and gear teeth with an old toothbrush.

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I need to put my bike in the shop to get a few broken spokes fixed, so I thought I would grab one more ride. So Sam and I went out to the Alpine Loop to the top where the ridge trail starts. There was a few people hanging around in the parking lot at the top. I was just in for a fast run around the loop and Sam was ready to roll. The trail is getting pretty crunchy going up, needs some rain bad, soon there will be snow up there.

Not much happened on this ride saw a few hunters and hikers and people on horseback. Did get a little video and a few pics so enjoy.

By Richard Martens

Every person who has ever ridden a mountain bike wants to know the best way to get the best ride. To confuse this matter every company that has a product swears their product revolutionizes the sport of mountain biking. In fact millions of dollars a year are spent by enthusiastic mountain bikers looking to get the best ride they can. The funny thing is that while good gear is good gear, one of the easiest ways to adjust the experience of your ride is by knowing how to set the correct tire pressure.

This may seem like a no brainer, and it may also seem like it’s a very small part of the overall riding experience, but air pressure in your tires is very important to the over all quality of the ride. Physics, which controls almost every aspect of riding a mountain bike, has several laws that must be obeyed. However these rules, which must be obeyed, can also be manipulated. The key to manipulating these rules is to understand how they work and how they affect your riding experience.

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Wesley Miller

Mountain Biking can be done almost anywhere. It is an individual sport which requires endurance, strength and bike-handling skills. It is therefore essential to know the basic information to get started with Mountain Biking. Here they are:

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I know this is a strange question to ask, but have you ever lost the trail? I don’t mean get lost on the trail, that only requires going back the way you have come and on a trail there is only 2 ways to go. What do you do if you lose the trail!

This has not only never happened to me and never crossed my mind until today’s ride! I had decided after the boring ride out at Lambert Park, yesterday to go out to the Nebo Loop  and take a ride up the Blackhawk Trail  from the Loafer Mountain Trailhead.  It was getting late by the time I got there, I didn’t get on the trail till 5:20 pm that gave me about 3.5 hours of light left.

Every thing started off pretty normal, till about 15 min in I got a flat on my rear tire and had to stop and replace the tube. The tube I used didn’t have the self healing goo in it so I know it wont be around long. I got back on the pedal and started working my way around the trail. I got to the part of the trail where it drops down to the back side of the mountain where the cows are. That is where it happened! I was dogging in and out of cows on the trail hopping over logs and moving pretty fast.

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Breathing techniques and awareness can be an important aspect for optimizing your riding and increasing your performance on the trail. Although maybe not as limiting of a factor as leg endurance, or cardiovascular fitness, it can greatly influence your riding style and enjoyment, and for some riders it may be THEIR limiting factor to keep on pedaling… Here are some tips which may help you to ride faster & increase your stamina and endurance, as well as make it more fun. If you have any tips you would like to add, just let us know, and we’ll put em’ in!

RHYTHMIC BREATHING involves breathing in various rhythms to coincide with your pedal stroke. Correlate your breathing to be in sync with pedaling. Use a 1:1 ratio to start – one breath in, one out, for each pedal stroke. If you find it is too much, then switch the ratio to 1:2 – one breath in, one out, for two pedal strokes… adjust accordingly to fit your need. Experiment and see what pattern fits your ride. Also consider another variation by taking in 2-3 short inhales in a row, and then 2-3 short exhales in a row. This could be called 2/3 breathing. Practice different combo’s like 4/2 (4 inhales for 2 exhales), etc…

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