Smart Riding Tips

photo shot at Massanutten

Do this routine every time you ride a new downhill trail.

Pre-Ride: On your first ride through the trail, take it slow, get a feel for the flow of the trail, get to know when certain features and obstacles are, especially if they are around a blind corner.

Re-Ride: Ride through the trail a few times, get more comfortable with features and obstacles, and steadily increase your speed with every run.

Free-Ride: only move on to this step if you are COMPLETELY comfortable with the flow and features of the trail, take it as fast as you want, maybe try that one feature you need the speed you have now for, or were to nervous to do on your previous fun, let yourself ride free.