Improving Bike Handling Skills for Gravel Riding

Question

Hvilke trinn kan tas for å forbedre ens sykkelkontrollteknikker og selvtillit, spesielt under grusritt?

Answer 1

In order to enhance your bike control techniques while gravel riding, it is advised to practice changing your body’s position on the bike more often especially when descending through or over obstacles. Stand on the pedals, lean into the handlebars and have both feet positioned at 3 and 9 o’clock. Use your body for suspension and help ease off the tension in your arms so you do not become exhausted but maintain control of the bike.

Comments

Thank you, Manon. As a cyclist new to gravel and off-road trails, these were really helpful.

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Great tips.  I’m a newb to gravel biking, moving over from mountain biking as I get older.  Just picked up a Canyon Grail CF SL Di2 two weeks ago and already put 200 miles on it.  Figured I knew it all from my mountain bike experience.  I was wrong.  I’m so enjoying the longer rides, getting beat up less and the speed … addictive.  So much fun discovering new ways to bike and your tips are great.  Can’t wait to try them out this weekend.

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This is great stuff! I will mention that many of the skills from mountain biking cross over well to gravel riding.

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I started to practise offroad stuff on my shitty city bike because I was too afraid to demage my carbon gravel :D it helped a lot

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I was hoping for more actual technical tips...weight distribution on different surfaces and when to get out of the saddle or when to stay. How to get downhill when it's really bumpy and steep and so on..

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Look at those mountain bike, I mean gravel bike skills!

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When riding a bike, aren't your hands always in the 3 & 9 O'clock position?