How to ride steep downhill descents on a dirt bike︱Cross Training Enduro
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- crosstrainingen... tractionerag.com How to ride steep descents on a dirt bike? What goes up must come down. Descents and riding down hills is easy on dirt bikes with some basic cross training techniques adapted from trials riding. We want to show you how to ride dirt bikes using enduro skills and dirt bike techniques. This enduro skills video adapts trials skills as recommended by top and extreme enduro riders like Graham Jarvis, Jonny Walker and Ben Hemingway who are all former trials champions. So... How to ride steep descents and downhills on a dirt bike?
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Staring down a steep gnarly slope can really get the adrenalin pumping. Here are some tips for staying cool and in control to to ride steep descents and downhills on an enduro bike. Everything in extreme enduro terrain throws you off balance, so balancing lays a strong foundation for enduro skills. Trials riders can balance at a stand still for as long as they like, even with no hands on the bars. Cross training has a strong focus on being able to balance on your enduro bike. As mentioned in Body Positioning, on steep descents you will be standing on the footpegs. As the descents get steeper, put some of your balancing practice into action and go as slow as possible - this will be very handy when it gets very steep! Losing traction is a no no in trials riding and riders work hard to ensure their tyres don't slip. Wheelspin and slides look great but in many cases for enduro riding but it simply means you are losing full control of your dirt bike. There are times it can be handy to lock the rear wheel up. Read the terrain ahead on descents and downhills and don't fixate on any nasty bits or you'll just ride into them. Clutch control, body positioning and balance are key skills in trials, and watching top trials riders is great. Often you can let the bike build up speed when it gets very steep.
There does come a point where the descent is so steep you begin thinking of upgrading your life insurance. A key part of moves like this is the use of body positioning and weighting. An enduro bike is heavier but these skills still play a major part in getting through extreme enduro terrain. Cross training means you usually stand on the pegs of your dirt bike and learn to use your body weight and positioning to maximum benefit to apply trials skills to your dirt bike technique.
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I’ll always learn the hard way . Broke hand yesterday,now studying how I should’ve tacked the downhill rutted stuff
Thanks Barry. Awesome advice for possibly the most hectic part of enduro
I'm a beginner rider and have picked up both a Sherco 2.9 trials bike and a Honda XR600-- your videos have been so very helpful to me. Thank you!
Sully goes xr600 is not a thing
Thanks for the video, I was just out this afternoon riding fire trails. I nearly made it to the top on my dr200 but pi ked the wrong line and ended up in the long grass. Coming down I stacked it not using momentum. I think I fixated on a point to much and the bike came up on top of me. Lucky I just twisted the ankle a little. Bit of Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation we should be all good.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
Glad it helped, Lucho... hope the ankle is 100% soon.
I have a trials bike and enduro bike and feel that descents are easier on an enduro bike because of the suspension and the extra weight helps stability. If I'm going down a steep rutted hills like on your video with my enduro bike, I pick the straightest line, put it in second or third and gas it down the hill. Momentum makes it easier.
Great videos guys, I haven't watched all the videos yet but love how helpful you have been. I'd love to see a video on learning how to read terrain such as loose terrain (sand, soft gravel, poof dirt) unknown terrain (water logged areas, snow covered ground) rainy slippery terrain, etc. etc. Any tips would be helpful.
Great video! Some really well explained stuff! Good job once again
I do hill climbs a lot and iv yet to meet the hill I won't try but damn it if I haven't meet a few I won't try to go back down lol.
I’m a little shaky on this but just tackled some steep stuff yesterday. There was one point when I started to get out of control and thought I was going to go down hard but somehow I maintained my cool and regained control.
It was only later at the end of the day when I ate shit when I was pretty much at the bottom of long descent. I think I just declared victory prematurely and let my mind wander for a moment and then boom. A rut snuck up on me and went down hard.
Still much better than falling off the side of a mountain though.
I always find it incredible how fast the pro riders do downhill runs. Big injuries if they mess it up.
Perfect video and just what I’ve been looking for . Clear, easy and sound advice 👍
Thanks Alistair, always glad if the info helps!
@@crosstrainingenduro I’ve got a very steep hill here I need to conquer. Getting up it is ok but looking back down 😳 Watching your video was a great help 👍
First comment! I was watching the other videos and this one got uploaded! Great videos guys
juanshall00 first response to first comment!! :-))
I once went down a very steep hill and it was like ice because there was no traction with a hard surface and lots of loose sand. I ended up shutting the bike off and slowly eased it down having it in gear helped slow it down. I’m not that great a rider but it’s what worked for me because it was the only way to get control
Good advice. And if it's really steep you can 'bull dog' it down.
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Or if it's almost vertical lower it down.
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Great tips as always man...Thanks!!!
Colorado decomposed pebble granite gives me fits on descents.
Katie M revs my throttle, she's so smart and we like similar things.
don't completely agree here. leaning too far back takes weight off front and its easier to lock your front wheel. also hard to go slow down hill that way, if you lock your back wheel it will get pretty crazy too. in this video you can see that a riders weight is over the front when descending slow while standing up. while sitting on way down should be on the tank as close as possible(comfortable) to the bars. way more traction on main braking(front) wheel; and if back locks up its very easy to steer and prevent slideouts. at the same time be ready to move that @$$ to the back fender if there are any "steps"/drops on the way down. sitting too far forward on those will end up in a scorpion position. if smashing down a hill then do position weight on the rear. thats just my 2 cents on this topic.
keep up a great job. your vids are very useful when experimenting. braap on! :)
StillReloading definitely agree with you. in trials you actually weight the front wheel as much as possible for as big a tire footprint as possible. i considered mentioning that in this vid but thought i'd leave it for the more advanced vid on downhills. it would probably have been more accurate to say your butt should only be on the rear fender when you are in danger of going over the handlebars.
+CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS Actually, (in Trials) the rider stands as straight up as possible going down hill, which looks like they are getting their weight back. In truth, the rider puts the bike in front of him/her, but stays in a "neutral" position allowing the rider to move forward, back, left or right as required by the terrain or braking.Up hill, down hills off cambers and turns, the rider stands straight up, directly over the center of balance. This allows the rider to make small corrections to achieve big results. Remember: Always stay "Centered".TIP: On off cambers, put most of your "peg" weight on the peg that is on the down side of the hill.
Your a good rider
Brake in cycles. Tap the breaks only enough to keep control. You have more control if the tires are rolling.
Human ABS 😁
Awesome!! Thank you!
should of watched this before i broke my foot going down one
ouch 😳
Bro thats ...bhaaa🤣
What about extremly rocky and gravle hills. Like hills that have logs, rocks, boulders, etc. I always dump the bike once i come to one of these hill:(
+Enduro Joe i'll do an advanced hill climb vid at some stage joe, although i'll probably use footage of the good guys for it as i can't really claim to know all that much. :) i think all the same principles apply but just more so... as much momentum as possible, crouched low on the bike and butt back over the rear wheel to get the best traction, lots of body movement to stay balanced etc.
+CROSS TRAINING, ENDUROCROSS & ENDURO TECHNIQUES Thank you so much. Ill try it out This saturday, goin hill climbin! Thanks again
Would dh mtb skills help? Just send it.
What happens when you clutch in to prevent the bike from stalling, and it picks up unwanted exessive speed down a very steep slope ?
i figure you would just be using your brakes... unless you mean traversing right across a steep slope so you are dabbing with your right foot and can't use the rear brake? then you would usually hit the kill switch and use the engine brake. when it gets too risky, you just 'bull dog' down, we've done a training vid about that.
Many tell me I should never use clutch. Do you agree?
We've done a whole video about that, James.
I've noticed that even Jarvis occasionally shuts down his engine on descents (like here during Romanics ruclips.net/video/3QqBh5NSi0Q/видео.htmlh4m20s). Perhaps the descent is steeper than the video makes it look, but it surprised me. Is he doing it for control? Is he trying to save fuel perhaps?
i would love to ask him jeffrey... i thought at his level turning off the engine would not be required but it must have some advantages...
what type of hand guards does that blue bike have?
i don't know, this is quite an old vid now
okay thanks though
I typically just ride wheelies down hills like that, u know, no big deal! lol
Easy peasy!
... and don't yank that (front break) too hard 😆
At 2:18 I would.... Fmeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
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Using the front brake is a formula for disaster for steep descents. Skid and pump the back break similar to ABS.
??? We are talking steep descents. E.g. if you only used the rear brake on the long descents in this video you'd be picking up crazy amounts of speed. And the 'skid and pump' you mention has never ever been featured in the advanced enduro training we've been to with various professional enduro riders... Graham Jarvis, Chris Birch, Tim Coleman etc. I'm just wondering where you picked that up from?!
@@crosstrainingenduro I just picked it up riding in the Rocky Mountains and Utah for a couple of decades. You are probably right on very steep descents depending upon the experience of the rider. I always prefer the controlled skid method. With hydraulic braking its to easy to flip the bike.
@@crosstrainingenduro One more thought. My son went over the handlebars last week and broke his wrist. It was a steep incline but very manageable. The 2023 ktm 250 sxf seems to have no in between on the front brake. It would be nice to have a limiter on the front brake so it never fully engages.
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