Lower Your Center Of Gravity And Ride With More Confidence | How To Bike S3 E2

Maintaining a strong and balanced riding position is critical for staying in control when going fast. In this episode, Ben Cathro works with Wyatt Harrington to dial in his body positioning and level up his riding.
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[@earthymom68]

Even as a 5'7" rider, this advice is spot-on. It's something I've been consciously practicing lately and it makes a huge difference. Like Rémy, I stand taller when it's tamer, to give my legs a break, but too tall of a body position (especially too far back) is a good way to lose control in steeper tech. (Speaking from hard-earned wisdom here, lol.)

[@earthymom68]

Even as a 5' 7" rider, this advice is spot-on. Like Rémy, I stand taller when it's tamer, to give my legs a break, but too tall of a body position will make you give up control in steeper tech - speaking from hard-earned wisdom here, lol. It's natural to want to "back off" when things get spicy, but it's the worst thing you can do. Ben's technique for drops is so different from most - I assume because he approaches it as a racer: to maintain speed (I like airtime) - so much so that my son & I refer to it as Cathro-style.

[@SteveWashington]

The more I see tips such as these, it always brings me back to learning how to downhill ski. The techniques/principles applied to downhill skiing parallel that of mountain biking in many ways. I'm glad I learned them as a kid.

[@earthymom68]

True! I say that all the time, and often when chatting with a friend who is a long-time coach in both sports.

[@Twitch0331]

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

[@MuchGrooove]

Tried out last week's lesson on the trails over the weekend and my cornering felt SO much better. Can't wait to try this week's lessons!

[@Milessongs]

Thanks Ben. Yet another Super-clear, Uber-helpful tutorial!

[@shredthetrack6858]

I will try this. These videos are so helpful!!! Big Thanks to everyone involved!

[@Ferrari255GTO]

Y E S. This is something that i learned with my dropper post and it's one of the reasons why such a thing can change drastically how you ride your bike

[@AdventureRich]

SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK BEN!!!

[@levisylvester]

this is exactly what i was working on lately! perfect timing

[@ridingwithreggie]

Ben's series is very helpful!

[@stefancremer4615]

Fellow tall fella - great advice, thanks Ben.

[@richardkovanda7578]

Ben is very decent in the way of explaining the issue, well done mate!

[@olehkushniryk5442]

great vids, love this series

[@bottejan3712]

Great explanation! One single thing that could make you a better rider is your body position. I still have to remind myself of it when riding, and it makes a huge difference. I hope someday it will be natural.

[@serenidadypaciencia]

Dude this guy doesn't still know how lucky he is to have such a top level of DH riding coaching!!!!

[@Newbieriderr]

nice, we're all learning too.

[@flyingnorseman]

Im 194 CM tall. Been riding MTBs since 1998 but found ways to improve from watching this. If it would stop raining I could try them out.

[@uldi1s]

Ben! your explanations are top notch as usual, and I especially enjoy your big unit's point of view (being a big unit myself, not many of us 😁)

[@tjb8841]

Fellow tall unit here, so really happy to see this concept show with a tall rider. Usually, riders in these videos are (much) shorter than me

[@FastToysClub]

I’ve been trying to learn that posture for months and it’s still not natural for me. Now that Ben corrects Wyatt who’s a pro rider, I feel much better!

[@DarkBurst90]

I like that boy, short speech but his face at the end says it all jajaja

[@Bluelights17]

Interesting to see them riding MRP forks. Haven’t seen many people touching those in a while.

[@janeblogs324]

Why no ghost camera? Seems like the best time to utilise it

[@sp00n]

Could you PLEASE normalize the audio? The voice sections are so quiet that I had to crank up the volume, and was then greeted by a very loud crash scene scream and far too loud music. Just run the audio through a normalizing filter please.

[@jimm244]

Cathro!

[@tybaltlobenstein9426]

This Video, just like the last one, is super quiet at times.

[@simoncardwell8436]

Agree. Really quiet dialogue and the MUSIC!! or SOUND EFFECTS!! then back to quiet dialogue. Shame, as the video contect is ace.

[@conradparker6355]

Also the sound tracks were swapped as I could hear Ben coming from the left while he was stood on the right in the image. very disorientating for headphone users.

[@NotSoRusty1]

Love the direction this season is taking! Keep 'em coming!

[@Tomichi_]

Finally another episode with Ben cathro 😄

[@janeblogs324]

Dear editor- turn Ben's mic up before submitting the video for upload. Actually watch the video before the final cut

[@johnmausteller]

Lol. That’s how my bike cane stock. I knew something was a little different

[@Dieterbe]

So many coaches say keep weight over the bottom bracket and not on the bars for proper weight distribution, and keeping the elbows in to make the shoulder joint less vulnerable (like push ups). I do think there is a point of "too much coaching" where the tips and tricks are very specific and contradicting each other. Also how is hinging the hips and leaning on the arms "more efficient" and "using less energy" ? One would think the first position (more like standing) would be the more efficient one. (At least as long as the terrain is not too technical). As much I love all these videos with Ben (especially season 1 was amazing), this one feels off.

[@markmoreno7295]

Again, for beginners, if on gentle rolling paths you have trouble keeping your head over the bars then it may be that the frame is too large or the neck too long. Right?

[@IL-saxophonist]

Oh man I am so confused now! 5 month rider here so relatively beginner. Remy Metailler explained in a video why one should be riding high on the bike and almost completely perpendicular to the ground. He says this allows looking ahead more and more limb movement for absorbing features. But now I see this video instructing to ride with the back parallel to the ground. Could someone explain to me each of these methods are correct and when? Preferably Ben, but anyone who has a good understanding of the subject, I'll be happy for their explanation.

[@chriscampbell2194]

Remy and Yoann both talk about riding tall via straight legs, not via standing up with your entire body completely straight. There is plenty of times that Remy has his centre of gravity low in his riding, but if the trail is smooth and there is nothing to deal with he is usually taller. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2WXlIena8tpisksi=jDeZPsc1FVOJwF53 is the video you are referring to and if you go back to the first tip Remy says almost the exact same things as Ben. Also bear in mind Remy is not tall like these two guys.

[@TurboTurkz]

Them forks 👀

[@PippyPappyPatterson]

Breeeeeeeeeeeeeen

[@WireShark]

Where can I buy the giraffe outfit? :)

[@marter544]

69420, nice

[@rideincanada]

Nice vidéo. Could you please tell me what's the brand of the fork you ride?

[@leeghathaway]

I pretty sure the forks are from Manitou. 😊

[@Infinnatea]

@@leeghathaway It says MRP on the arch

[@filipvaclavovsky7405]

I know i should hold my back straigh, but it just hurts 😀

[@yuglobalcitizen2246]

May I know wat helmet u guys wearing there? I like that look

[@leeghathaway]

IXS, Not sure of the exact model.

[@francys1234567]

what brand is their helmets?

[@robertoestivill]

IXS

[@DirtlovR]

Very informative buuuut please work on your sound mix because it's all over the place - silent talk, loud music, loud talk, silent talk again, loud instagram vids inbetween. It's hard to watch.

[@herbbert82]

#69420

[@jesuisFORTIO]

jesus that intro made me feel sooo old. wisdom is biting my ass nowadays

[@garylayton3469]

Not sure if just me but volume levels seen really poor, loud to quiet and back to loud again. It became soo irritating I stopped watching which is a shame as I normally like Bens Videos. Pink Bike please sort this out. Fairly basic for a big media company.

[@dylandaviesdiptych]

Guys just some feedback about the video here... Please get a better handle on your sound volume! I couldn't hear anything, had to turn the volume way up, then there would be an advertisement that would come on and SCARE the CRAP outta me! And even certain scenes within the edit would just be much louder relatively, then the next would be super quiet. So please, edit your video, then put the volume of the final vid thru a compression effect or better yet a limiter effect, and that will even things out! It's hard to watch video's that can't have normal sound levels... :) cheers

[@CharlieWentOutside]

Odd, the audio levels sounded fine to me...was watching via a Bluetooth speaker and never felt I needed to adjust the volume.

[@69peterpumpkineater]

Audio is fine

[@madtho]

Yup, audio is fine.

[@ltw707]

yeah at some times Ben is only in the left Ear.

[@ErikTar1]

Agreed, definitely a volume issue: play from 7:00 to 7:25, there's a large volume spike at 7:20.

[@doriandhimo7067]

Season 2 how to bike was like liiitttllleee more fun

[@Bob_Shy_132]

Ummmm, dropper posts attach to seat. lololol