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Part of the video series: Braking For Steep Terrain Mountain Biking

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Summary: Learn about correct body position and balance for going down steep terrain on your mountain bike in this free technique video on mountain biking from an expert and professional bike racer.

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Mickey Denoncourt Mickey Denoncourt received a degree in applied physiology from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Mickey is a Category 3 road racer, Semi-professio... read more

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Body Position Tips for Downhill Mountain Biking

People's natural inclination when they're riding down something steep is to move their butt back over the seat. That's pretty much the right thing to do. The thing you need to keep in mind is not just moving back, it's moving low as well. So, you want to move back and low to lower your overall center of mass. But when you're doing that, you want to make sure you're still weighting the front wheel enough to be able to use it to corner, use it to brake, like if you're so far over the back end that there's no weight on your front wheel, when you go to brake, it's just going to skitter out from under you. So, there's a middle ground there between too far back and not back far enough. The more aggressive of a rider and the faster you're going, chances are the farther forward you're going to be, because you're constantly reacting to obstacles that are coming up quicker and quicker, so you don't have luxury of getting all the way off the back of the bike or all the way off the front of the bike. So, as I come through here at a pretty moderate speed, you'll see that by and large, for the most part, my weight stays pretty centered. If I came through at a slower speed, which I'll do for the demonstration here, you'll see that my weight is much further back to keep my bike stable at these slower speeds. See, I'm going real slow, and I'm not skidding because my weight is so low and far back.

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