How to Ride Steep Rock Rolls

Learn how to ride steep rock rolls with professional mountain bike coach Bekah Rottenberg of Brave Endeavors. Bekah takes you through the best move to navigate down steep technical terrain: the slow low press. You will learn the most common mistakes people make, how to fix them, and 3 tips to ride chunky rocky trails that are often found in conjunction with steep rock rolls.
Filmed in Post Canyon, in Hood River OR on Hidden Trail. If you're familiar with the trail this video will be especially helpful to you!
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[@daryljohnson3626]

Mad respect for willingly going over the bars, that’s dedication to teaching

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thank you Daryl :)

[@alex_rogan]

💯!! Never seen that in a tutorial or coaching session ever! Mad props for that dedication.

[@davidsmith6669]

Great lesson and respect for the OTB demonstration 🙃

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thank you David:)

[@RBrame-vh8oe]

​@@BraveEndeavors Did you go OTB on purpose to demo wrong technique? Because if so, wow!

[@BraveEndeavors]

@@RBrame-vh8oe It was on purpose. I was trying to demonstrate what happens if your weight is too high, and to exagerate it I hit the front brake. In all honesty I flipped over way faster than I anticipated! :/ Fortunately I was fine.

[@RBrame-vh8oe]

@@BraveEndeavors Thanks for the reply. Well, you're very courageous! Going OTB -- even at slow speed -- is pretty spooky for me. It did look like a 'skillful' fall, in the way you cleared the bike and laid out to absorb impact. Have you practiced safe OTB falls, in the way, say, beginning skateboarders are encouraged to do in order to safely manage wipeouts?

[@ChristopherBloom]

I find myself coming back to this channel often.Thanks for all the wonderful instruction.

[@FredVanAllenRealtor]

Love it. Thank you for this video. Best one yet on rock rolls. I ride Puddingstone/Bonelli in SoCal. 70 years old. Downcountry bike mostly with suspension locked out.

[@BraveEndeavors]

Wow. thank you! Sounds like you could treat yourself to a new bike!

[@georgepoitras4154]

I’m new to mountain biking…this is a great explanation! Thanks!

[@BraveEndeavors]

You're welcome!

[@erinburnham6998]

Love your videos Bekah. Thanks again for some great trips. Can't wait to go practice!

[@TheArrowFist]

Really great video, and tons of good advice, looking forward to watching more videos from you. TY 🤙

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thank you!

[@Silverripples]

Informative vid, I learned all this by doing stairways. In my opinion it is the best way because they are consistent controlled environment. The practice part is trying to do them as slow as possible and also learn to stop midway on stairways. Find different gradience of steps to do. Make it a challenge, the one part she forgot to mention in this video is going behind your seat.

[@BraveEndeavors]

Love the idea of practicing on stairs!

[@lovingawareness9130]

Love it! You’re a great teacher 👍🏻

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thank you!

[@kevindi]

Excellent breakdown of the key skills needed for this type of feature. Great job!!

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thank you!

[@bobsmythe9949]

Good stuff!

[@BraveEndeavors]

thank you :)

[@rider65]

Yes 'feel' plays a large part in the vestibular system. The same system when you're flying down a trail, receiving feedback through your hands and your feet and sometimes your butt depending on whether you're standing or sitting. Feel is typically not something that is intuitive it is normally developed through repetitive practice and competition. It all ties in with stability - Mobility - maneuverability; kinematics

[@HS99876]

Thank you for sharing.🙏🙏🙏

[@BraveEndeavors]

You're Welcome!

[@lattochanel6279]

Thanks...your practise

[@eriotero8397]

Great lesson

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thank You!

[@dorothyt.9130]

Thank you, appreciate the breakdown. great advice for mountain bikers to upper level of skills and get more confident 🎉

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thanks Dorothy :)

[@richardgarza7083]

It is not, and I suggest you try to ask a pro. This is dangerous BS at best.

[@TheArrowFist]

@@richardgarza7083huh?

[@allseasons765]

wow, was that crash at the beginning staged? it looked so real

[@BraveEndeavors]

Hey Nicole, a little bit of both. I honestly did not want to crash - but I wanted to show what can happen if your hips are too far forwards. I went into the feature and intentionally shifted my weight too far forwards AND hit my front brake too much. I was hoping to float on my nose for a moment and come back down, but I went OTB much faster than I expected! Fortunately I was fine, and hopefully others can learn from my mistake:)

[@seju69420]

Great video! Do you use both brake on the roll down? My first time doing a very similar feature I went OTB cuz i used a bit too much front brake. Also for pressing down does that mean your weight is shifted backwards?

[@BraveEndeavors]

Hey, on this particular section I am no braking on the rock itself. But it's OK to drag both your brakes to help maintain a consistent speed. If you are going to brake, use both your brakes:)

[@markjans2169]

Thanks for the clear explaination! You say that when you roll your bike to try whether it is rollable, that when pedals and chain ring do not touch the ground you can roll it. But if you have a full suspension, the bottom bracket will be lower on the actial roll and maybe then it isn’t rollable? Or is this negligible due to the (even low) speed or something else? This is what makes me afraid and myind will make me a full stop.

[@BraveEndeavors]

Hey Mark, that's a good question and good point, and you've answered your question:) You're correct that with a full suspension bike when the suspension compresses the bb could hit the rock. But, to your point, you'd need to be going at essentially a crawl for this to happen.:)

[@markjans2169]

@@BraveEndeavorsthanks for your quick answer!

[@PhiTri808]

Great explanation. But also need to drop dropper.

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thank you. Drop dropper? My dropper is down 😕

[@sk8rdadgonnagrow191]

I’m wearing headphones, is there a slight high pitched whine in anyone else’s audio? My headphones could be messed cause usually there is ambient music in videos I watch. Or maybe the microphone your using? Sound aside I really enjoyed this tutorial 👍

[@BraveEndeavors]

Glad you enjoyed the video:) I haven't heard sound complains from anyone else, so it could be your headphones.🤔

[@A4R4N4]

yes i know what u sayin .

[@fuegoisfire1]

I know this was an old comment, but I hear the same thing, came to the comments to see if anyone else was hearing it.

[@alfrednOObel2]

Yes, it definitely can be heard.

[@cornishcactus]

yep can hear it through my tv, not even fancy speakers, noticeable esp when the links came up at the end

[@noelmarte2835]

❤😂❤

[@meganNefarious]

Way to take one for the team demonstrating an OTB lol..

[@BraveEndeavors]

thank you!

[@kaneda4102]

You went over the handlebars just to demonstrate that looked scary ouch I hope you were ok

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thanks. I was OK. I attribute it to a bit of luck and all the strength training I do :)

[@bitumen83]

Nice advice. Generally speaking that rock roll is not big so I would jump/drop over it.

[@BraveEndeavors]

Dropping that feature is a great way to ride it as well :)

[@PointShiftDrive]

did you take that spill the sake of the video? damn.

[@BraveEndeavors]

yes - I hope it was helpful :)

[@richardgarza7083]

This is alllllll wrong. I'm not sure how long you or whoever gave the advice have been riding, but half of what was said is utterly irrelevant. That will get peeps hurt.

[@BraveEndeavors]

Thanks for your input. I'd love to hear the advice you'd provide for steep rock rolls.

[@meganNefarious]

Actually...her explanation was pretty spot on.. If it were a dude, you wouldn't have questioned a thing..