| Are you one among those who prefers to get the | | | | stroke. As far as posture is concerned keep your |
| extreme pleasure of mountain bike riding? If you | | | | arms slightly bent. Remember that the first priority |
| answer yes then this article is all meant for you to | | | | must be that your body must be comfortable and |
| move ahead and fulfill your desire with all that's | | | | relaxed in every position of pedaling your bike. |
| required. There are certain basic skills and training that | | | | Step 3: |
| one must take time to move with in order to have a | | | | Learn to shift gears. Learn what they are for and |
| safe mountain bike riding. Thus this must be your first | | | | their working. The higher gears go faster and are |
| priority to master these basic skills in order to be on | | | | hard to pedal useful for descending the hill. Lower |
| the safe side. As mountain biking is similar to normal | | | | gears are easier to pedal and will work best when |
| biking to some extent only but involves higher risk. | | | | you are ascending the hill. |
| The better you practice the best will be the result | | | | Step 3: |
| and the low will be the risk involved in mountain | | | | Learn bike coasting by coasting some of your time |
| biking. Do it step by step, do not overdo all the | | | | without actually sitting on the bike and standing on |
| things together. | | | | pedals. Experiment as far as you can because that |
| Step 1: | | | | gets you to learn lots of things. |
| Practicing on pedals should be your first step towards | | | | Step 4: |
| making yourself capable of mountain biking. Do it also | | | | Learn to pedal standing on your bike without relying |
| slowly with practice. For instance you can do with | | | | on the seat of the bike similar to that of learning |
| one foot on the pedal and the second on the ground | | | | bicycle pedaling. Try doing it on flat ground with high |
| in the beginning. Then slowly you can practice doing | | | | gears then on hill with low gears. |
| with both your foot on the pedals along with balance | | | | Once you are pretty finished practicing these skill you |
| maintenance. | | | | are quite prepare for mountain bike riding. You can do |
| Step 2: | | | | this in a nearby place to your residence. Make sure |
| Learn the right posture and the ability to relax. You | | | | you master these skills before you jump onto a |
| can do it by making yourself comfortable to adjusting | | | | mountain bike for the adventurous ride. Make sure |
| your seat height in the manner that your foot stays | | | | you understand the bicycle parts well so you can |
| 70 to 90 percent extended at the bottom of every | | | | tune your bike according to your riding requirements. |