10 Biking Tips to Ride Better and Faster

10 Biking Tips to Ride Better and Faster

You can be a better and faster rider when you make changes as soon as possible. You can be the best that you can when you follow these top 10tips from Atherton Racing team.

1.       Ride various disciplines

According to Team Fitness Coach Alan Milway, the ordinary road bike can link well to the downhill bike. The intensity you get on the mountain bike can be experienced on the road bike. You can make your rides brutal and short. They are much better for training because the risk of crashing when you’re on a downhill track is enormous. But on a road bike, you can achieve this same intensity but more safely.

2.       Stretch it out

Rachel Atherton said she has started doing a lot of yoga exercises. Stretching the back and hips is helpful when you’re biking. You can get your back to get real tight but exercise can remedy this. You can have an hour session up to 90 minutes. The few basic moves can open up your shoulders and hip flexors. These will help your recovery and riding. If you are on a road bike, the posture can force you to ride in.

3.       Put on weights

Make a deadlift if you opt to one move in the gym that can aid you in your biking. It is very simple to learn and you can add more weight on as you progress. It will make a big difference to your power. It works your bum, back, legs, shoulders and core; thus, it is an entire body move. If you have 30 minutes workout, it is an effective way to spend on it.

4.       Get into a corner

If you are getting into a corner, many riders have their feet level on the pedals. However, if you drop your outside foot below and bring the inside foot up, it will bring your weight more into the corner. With this, you are more solid and can also lean in and rail it more with ease. Your weight is still high if your feet are level, which will make you slow down a bit and you will lose stability.

5.       Saddle down

If you are biking cross-country, you will have your seat high to climb. However, a lot of riders do not necessarily think about than lowering their seat for a descent. If your seat is too high, it will make you to lean back so far or it will push you over the front, so your weight is not balanced. If your seat is lowered, your bike can move around beneath you with more ease on the descent. You can corner better because your weight is more focused on the center. Many people have dropper seat posts that are easy to adjust.

6.       Your eyes have it

As per Gee Atherton, it makes a huge difference when you look where you end up. Your body will naturally follow your line of sight, so a turn nearly occurs from your head downward. When you go into a turn, keep your eyes on your possible exit point. You will realize your entire body follows you round and it will adjust to your exit turn, rather than you’re being in the turn.

7.       Be hard on yourself

When we talk about tracks, do not just stick to what you already know. The best improvement you have in your biking will come when you do not make it easy on yourself. Leave your comfort zone. Create new sections on a track, so it is tailored to your own standard. It poses a challenge but take time to travel out somewhere else where it provides you a new cycling experience.

8.       Clean brake

In cases when you are on a fast track, you have to be aggressive with your braking instead of dragging it the whole way down. When you are at full speed on a straight, you must be completely off the brakes, then snap ‘em on as hard as you are able to or as late as you can – whenever you need them. It is something you must work on and it is something many riders are doing. It is a huge temptation to drag the brakes all your way down; however, it is a really a bad habit you get into.

9.       Get a practice partner

Train and ride with a partner who is as fast, fit and strong as you are. If you are able to push each other, it is going to speed you up and make you improve more. You compare notes on some lines you find, too. It will be a good motivation to have your ideas bounce around with.

10.   Set your sag

According to Marc Beaumont, many riders get stuck in a rut with the way they run their bicycle, from wheel pressure to suspension. You can make a huge difference to your biking by adjusting the suspension in accordance to the conditions. The sag is the maximum depth at which your suspension sits when you are on the bike. You should be about a third through its stroke.