BLACK TRAIL SKILLS
ROCK GARDENS Riding rock gardens well requires a mixture of looseness and strength, fluidity and stability. You need to remain mobile on the bike to deal with the changing terrain beneath your wheels. But if you hit something you’re not expecting, you need to be in a strong enough position so that you can absorb it with your hands, wrists and feet.
B U M B AC K Drop your heels and keep your bottom as far back over the rear wheel as possible. Rocks can move around or knock you off your line, so you need to be braced and ready for things to change.
76 MOUNTAIN BIKING SKILLS
