Quote Originally Posted by Irulan View Post
I'm not a road rider... other than the confidence issue and braking, is there any crossover from road technique to mtb dh technique? As I understand it, the body positions are totally different, and any dynamic riding on a road bike is going to be much more subtle than a MTB...?
For me, the crossover comes from reaction times and an improved ability to anticipate. Even though I'm going faster on the road bike (usually), my brain is better tuned to react if I've been spending time on the MTB.

Just my two cents...