Stability

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Most riders think stability comes from "getting low, bending the knees and relaxing".

Sometimes it does.

But sometimes that exact position makes you less stable.

When something on the trail feels threatening, the body reacts automatically — often before you even realise it, and suddenly the bike feels even less predictable beneath you.

In this episode, we look at one of the most overlooked foundations of mountain biking: how to create a genuinely stable platform when the forces acting on you are trying to move you.

You’ll learn to recognise the difference between a position that can resist a force and one that is ready to absorb it — because they are not the same thing.

And until you can feel that difference, adding more speed, braking or technical skills on top can simply hide the real problem.

Before we learn how to move with the bike, we first need to know how to stop the bike moving us!

 

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