How to Berm

Do you feel confused, frustrated, or slow when you ride berms? Learn from mountain bike coach Bekah Rottenberg about how to ride berms with more confidence and fun! Bekah takes you through the most common mistakes people make when riding berms and how to fix them.
The top 3 mistakes: Poor Line choice, poor body position, and incorrect speed.
Top 3 Tips: 1) Line Choice: high and wide. 2) Speed: enter slow, exit fast. 3) Bike Body Separation: Butt to berm.
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Post Canyon, located in Hood River, OR is known for its fast flowy trails full of berms. Filmed on Grand Prix (GP) these tips will help you ride with more confidence and more fun on your local flow trail!
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[@dennisdose5697]

Really good video. The instructions were clear and understandable. Three easy to remember tips, an easily digestible amount. Good job, I will watch this again to drill it in.

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thank you :)

[@DonatoPerconti]

Super helpful as always! Thanks, Bekah!!

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thanks Donato! Good to see you yesterday:)

[@norcalchrismeister]

Nice vid! You're a great teacher!

[@dennisdose5697]

The second tip made more sense this time. Slower to be faster is counterintuitive. The critical point is your comment on finishing braking before the apex. If you are going too fast for that, well, you probably won't make the corner, or you will still be braking when you should be maintaining speed for exit. It isn't entry speed, per se, that hurts your exit speed, but the secondary effects of it. So far entering high and looking farther ahead have helped. Dang it, I'm a skier, I should have known better. Good stuff. Butt to berm will take some work. Butt goes down and in on skis.

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thanks Dennis!

[@solson8869]

Great info!

[@miltondiazus]

Great video! Thanks, Bekah!

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thanks Milton!

[@alisonevershed9241]

Wow! So so so helpful, Bekah.

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thanks! Let me know if those tips help :)

[@julierosenberg5020]

What an awesome video!!! Ty!

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thanks Julie :)

[@beckywood3]

Super helpful!

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thanks Becky!

[@huckfin1598]

It’s all about leaning forward and putting weight onto the inside hand. It places weight over front wheels so you don’t under steer and supports your body. If you’re doing it right it’s a work out. Forget all that foot and bike-body separation crap

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thanks Edward! I agree with your counter steering technique! I've found different cues resonate differently with everyone so it's nice to have a variety. Thanks for sharing your tips:)

[@MckWells]

Hey! I have that badgal brooky decal on my bike too! It's so sick! I'm going to share this video with my wife and friends who I've just started on their MTB journey.

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thanks for sharing McKenzie! Yeah, love Brooklyn's work:)

[@ericduch5087]

Post Canyon is great.

[@lenorep4080]

What if you're too timid to even try to enter a berm? How would you start ?

[@BraveEndeavors]

That's a really good question! Start in a dirt pump track. The one at Family Man is perfect:)

[@dillonencinia2729]

Send it!