Excellent demo of body bike separation which is what you'd be doing at slow speed to weasel your way through some trees. This is a GREAT video, don't be turned off by the freeride nature of it, the skills are all the same for any kind of mountain biking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAkBmcz40KM
a variation on the straight line b/b/s demo'd in the video is to ride in a circle-
If you are going around to the left ( counterclockwise) angle your bike and get your hips and shoulders into it . Be in a medium-ish gear, slow circles, inside arm ( left) will be bent, outside arm straight, the bike is going to angle ( tilt outwards) and you are going to counter balance with your hips and shoulders. It really helps if your saddle is down so you aren't tempted to sit on it. I don't feel like i am explaining this well. The key is to feel your hips and shoulders moving into it, the wide/loose stance of the legs ( "cowboy stance" in the video) and moving separately from your bike, both fore/aft and side/side.
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07-22-2010, 04:10 PM #1
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I am having a lightbulb moment, thank you!
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07-22-2010, 06:06 PM #3
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Excellent! Glad to help.
I am really glad I found that little video clip, it's pretty nifty.2015 Liv Intrigue 2
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