Tweet When it comes to cornering faster on a mountain bike, the best tires, line, body language and desire won’t help you reach maximum speed and control unless you’re focusing for more speed at the right point in the corner. And many of us focus on the wrong point. When trying to go faster, many…

Tweet Two days ago I headed out for an MTB ride and noticed this big, dark lump of something spinning around with my front wheel as I rode down the street.  Was it dog poo?  A small animal caught between the treads perhaps? I stopped to check it out.  Nope, none of those.  I had…

I see it all the time. Mostly with beginner mountain bikers, but sometimes with those who’ve been riding for years. It’s a killer.
And it creates all sorts of problems for your drivertain, crunching and wearing your chain and gears, and killing your speed and efficiency on the bike. But do you know what it kills the most?

Believe it or not, but Bike Karma is a real thing.  The Gods of Mountain Biking put it into service in the 1970′s to educate all of us mountain bikers on The Ways. 

I’ve experienced the power of Bike Karma first hand many times, and at it’s worst it hurts a ton.  But more on my hurt in a minute. Here’s how the story of Bike Karma often unfolds…

Riding through a tight gap such as narrow trees at high speed requires one hundred percent focus. You need to be relaxed. You need steady hands and a steady mind.

And you definitely can’t afford to be distracted. But how can you be relaxed and focused when all you can think about are the distractions? Just imagine what would happen if you missed the gap and clipped a tree at 20 miles per hour…

On my way home from every ride I am faced with a choice.  Do I take the easy, flatter streets around to my driveway?  Or should I choose the harder option and climb the steep concrete stairs that cut between other houses and up to mine?

What I choose will make or break me

Do you know them all? The ones you don’t could save you a whole lot of trouble and frustration.

Includes six Super Tips to make your mountain biking more enjoyable, Plus one Golden Rule of Mountain Biking that every beginner mountain biker should know.