The two MTB Skills you REALLY need to avoid going over the bars (OTB)! 💥

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Links and more mentioned in the video above: The videos I mention in this video: 1⃣ WHY not to drop both heels as a default - based on anatomy, biomechanics and physics: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJjHlZidq6mpsLcsi=CNtQuJnSnf1AT6jj 2⃣ Why not to ride with weight in your hands and how to use you ankles purposefully: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZLWgYeLqruIeNUsi=jU-gUpbbG2OP6eXr • Work with my simple and highly effective home training drills and my personal feedback on YOUR doorstep: roxybike.podia.com • FUNdamentals Course I mention in this video: roxybike.podia.com/mtb-fundamentals-mini-course • Sign up for my mailing list to get my Trackstand Course for FREE: roxybike.podia.com/sign-me-up 🩵 Buy me a coffee to say THANK YOU: buymeacoffee.com/roxyinspires 🩵 Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/rideandinspire - to get exclusive insights, videos and to support my work.

[@nielsbaardseth]

Your teaching is by far the best online. Thank you!

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Oh, wow, thank you ever so much. Feel very honored to receive this comment. How are your trackstand skills? if you'd like to improve them, my free course will help - it's linked in the pinned comment. ☺️ Just out of interest, which part of this video did you find specifically helpful? The more I know the more I can help.

[@nielsbaardseth]

Pls come to Malaga and ride with us!

[@nielsbaardseth]

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire I can trackstand forever. But the otb after wheel stop fear have limited me a lot. You covered this is a vid long time ago too. I can ride so much steper and techy now. I am in Malaga so we have about the same terrain.

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

@@nielsbaardseth Awesome. Well, then why don't we start working together on step 4 of the progress: refining? If I come to Malaga I sure will be in touch!

[@nielsbaardseth]

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire Refining, ok. How?

[@laramiegrinde9246]

Also, I keep telling local.riders to watch your videos and telling new riders to practice braking. I never skid, ever. Not even in the steepest, most loose rocky terrain, because your videos really ingrained in me the important of entering sections of trail at the COREECT speed. Riding proactively instead of reactively. I've ridden quire a few brand new trails this year, and even though I had to walk a few short sections because I know I can't safely ride them (yet) I was always fully in control and felt extremely comfortable and safe. This is I think due to braking confidence. I know I can stay in control or even hop off my bike if needed so I'm very safe, if a somewhat slow & steady rider. Again, your videos are something I watch over and over and over again because as I get better on the trails, I find more understanding in your tutorials. You really are helping me to find flow and ENDLESS joy on my local trails. And I'm not crashing at all even though I'm constantly doing more difficult rides. I could just be lucky but I do think it's mostly due to my braking confidence.

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

❤ agree. That is EXACTLY what I mean with this video. Mastering the 2 skills in this video will level up your riding instantly - more than any other skill. ❤ thank you for sharing and WELL DONE for practicing 😍😍😍

[@Limestream73]

I’ve been out all day doing a technical session with a coach, focused on enduro. All the things you say in this video has been told to me half a million times today. Going to bookmark this video so that I can play it before going out again.

[@ChristineKulla]

❤ Eure Kurse sind Gold wert und ich bin auch sehr froh darüber, dass ich nochmals am Fundament gearbeitet habe . Das hat mir so viel gebracht und jetzt geht es flott voran mit Kurvenkratzer und Versetzer und das alles in einem Jahr mit viel Üben. Danke Euch beiden. ❤

[@r2d3vadar92]

KARMA, Roxy DO NOT even think about anyone stealing your stuff. Bad on them, Great on you for sharing. That is how it works. Keep doing what you're doing. Thanks!!!

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

💞💞

[@jamieschonell9996]

Excellent lesson Roxy unique thoughtful and insightful as always. Thank you for revisiting OTB and it wasn’t unspectacular or unsexy . So impressive that it’s delivered in your second language!

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

aww, thank you so much. REALLY appreciate your thoughtful comment 😍

[@laramiegrinde9246]

You're the voice in my head now. I just want you to know how many rides I take you on here in Alberta Canada. I'm always asking myself, "what would Roxy say about this?" It actually really helps me and keeps me safe. Thank you so much for all your hard work to make and share these videos. We really appreciate it!!

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

❤ thank you so much for taking me along 😍🥰😍😍

[@freddrews]

THIS video is SO helpful. Thank you. The progress I made with your courses and feedback have been amazing and this video now explains why 😅

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Thank you. I agree - your progress has been astounding and I'm grateful to be part of it.

[@rainerhagen1229]

Man nimmt immer etwas mit. Danke, Roxy du bist die Beste🎉

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

DANKE lieber Rainer 😍 Das freut mich mega, vor allem, dass ich einen wertschätzenden deutschen Kommentar bekomme 😍

[@kimsharpe9504]

It all makes so much sense. I'll keep practicing!

[@stevencole7331]

The dimmer switch analogy was genius .

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

It’s such a great lightbulb moment, isn’t it? It’s taught in several instructor certifications - although I’d love to claim it, it’s not my idea 😊

[@bagdasaruionel7083]

Lee will be happy....about the hinge.

[@aplced]

the hinge is good, but I think its not the solution to every situation :D that being said Lee's tutorials have been instrumental for me :D

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

the hinge is super essential. I’ve been saying for years 😍 It's all about engaging the muscles that are made for long holds.

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

It sure isn’t the solution to every situation, absolutely true. The concepts I present in this video, once applied, will be for most situations in gnar though.

[@RicardoPetrazzi]

Thank You Roxy. I appreciate your time and effort on this. I do find everything you have put together on the skils fundamentals of immesurable help. My favourite coffee is a Cortado...please get yourself a cup of whatever is your favourite! ☕

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Thank you so much 😍 So happy to hear. Cheers ☕️ - I love cortado, too 😍

[@finroddd]

Fully agree that body position and braking are critically important skills. But I would also add cornering.

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

the best cornering technique won't help if one of the other two are flawed....

[@finroddd]

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire of course! all three of these should be developed in order to ride well

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

@@finroddd there are several more skills that should be developed to ride well 😃 But none of them beat the importance of the two I share in this video, because they’re the foundation for all the others. And about 80% of cornering well js already in these 2 skills.

[@ChristineKulla]

Ja, dem kann ich nur zustimmen. Auch wenn sich Roxy immer wieder wiederholt, es sind die wichtigsten Skills um sicher kontrolliert zu biken. Gerade heute bei Nässe, Matsch und nassem Laub sind das meine Anker für biken und ich fühle mich sicher. Man kann sich nicht oft genug daran erinnern. Danke liebe Roxy und Berni fürs Lehren. Liebe Grüße Christine

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

❤❤❤ danke dir liebe Christine fürs Annehmen und üben. Toll deine Fortschritte mit unseren Kursen zu begleiten 😍 es hat sich SO viel bei dir in der letzten Zeit getan 😍

[@OGAaronAlton]

I have really noticed your first point on body positioning. On steep stuff I tend to lean back to much and not have traction on my front for turns

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

it's super common. If you want to follow my simple, yet highly effective drills to turn this AHA into "muscle memory", get in touch.

[@kiaz_mtb_not4normals]

Totally agree. Underexitimated skills for many.

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

For most I’d say ☺️☺️☺️

[@jaime19591]

Los consejos han sido de mucha ayuda, gracias.

[@WolfgangPfalz]

👍👍👍 Wieder einmal ein super Video, dass klar macht, was wirklich wichtig ist. Genau diese Erfahrung habe ich auch gemacht und seither versuche ich regelmäßig auf diese Punkte zu achten - und es hilft richtig viel. Weiter so und vielen Dank dafür ❤

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

@@WolfgangPfalz Danke Wolfgang. Das freut uns sehr!

[@hallstewart]

Very clear. I struggle steering on steep corners. I think it’s a brake mod / bracing error

[@ZillaYT]

Ultimately, learning to ride is like learning to walk. We were never taught to walk, run and jump, we just did it. The more we did it, the more we got better, and eventually we’re able to walk and chew gum at the same time. 😂. But yeah, walking running and jumping are just part of the human DNA, as opposed to biking.

[@stephenkrause6059]

Excellent video with great content and very will articulated. Recently rode some double black tech in Squamish and Whistler and from experience I can say that braking and body position are absolutely the most important. Is there even anything else? Maybe trackstand as Roxy mentions in some of her other teaching. Maybe bike also, not bike performance, but bike size as a bike should not be too big, but maybe I am wrong. Thanks Roxy and hopefully see you on the trails in Spain in February or March.

[@bikebudha01]

How does using clipless pedals impact the importance of heel drop? As heel drop seams to be about keeping your feet on the pedals, with clipless that's a given...

[@GlenHunt]

Thinking about index fingers being the most dexterous and middle fingers being the strongest, aside from making you more solidly locked to the bike, does keeping the middle fingers on the grips nearly eliminate sudden, strong braking at the worst times?

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Very often, yes.

[@hallstewart]

On flow sections I sometimes let go of the brake levers and just grip the bars. I feel more cornering control only focussing on my feet!

[@MTBtoscana]

Grazie 👍🍻🤟🔝👍💐

[@FloridaE-bikeAdventures]

Roxy, this is another great video from you. I do wish you would consider re-wording your comment about bad "male" KZbinrs who steal your content and profit from it. If you have an issue with a few competitors then you should call them out directly. But to specifically mention they are bad "males" is below you. Can you imagine if one of your competing instructors said a bad "female" was stealing from him? He would have war on his hands. I have seen much of what you talk about in this video in other prior videos from other instructors. That doesn't make you a content thief. I know I'll get roasted for this comment, or it will be deleted, but there is enough division in the world-we don't need it in our beloved MTB world. I will continue to like and subscribe and share your videos as I have for a long time. Thanks for taking a moment to listen to an apposing opinion.

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

Thank you for sharing it! I love discussing opposing beliefs, as this is what drives change and growth. It's absolutely true, it's hard to say who is stealing what, because often concepts evolve and change with time - and that's exactly why I share a lot of my methodology although it takes me A LOT of work to develop it. Yes, sure, a lot of what I share is also in line with what other coaches share - thankfully - because we can't reinvent physics. Buuuuut it is a fact that there is a fine line between stealing and taking things as an inspiration. And if it is something new, or an idea that is copyrighted, like for example the foot wedge(c), then it is ethical to state the source of knowledge - that's why there are patents for inventions and copyright for intellectual property. And the problem is - and that's why YES, this is a thing of genders, too, that often when a female coach says something (this has happened to me a LOT), then the idea is dismissed. But then, when the same idea is presented by a male coach, it's suddenly REVOLUTIONARY and everyone loves it. So, yes, I stand by my opinion, because this is about gender equality. If someone called out women for something they do, and that is true, then I'd be absolutely fine with it, too. Exactly BECAUSE there is a lot of division I do believe that calling these things out and making people aware of it is important. I just want people to state the source of their knowledge, that's it. To give credit to the person who puts a LOT of work into driving change, vs simply stealing ideas. Does that explain? Thank you for sharing and liking, appreciate it a lot. Together we can make MTB skills safer and drive change. Much love, R

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

p.s. I don't delete comments - unless they are straight out insulting with no value whatsoever for the community. I think that has happened like 2-3 times in the 4 years I've been doing this. 😊 I believe that ever person gifting me their most precious asset (time) deserves an answer. Although I have received a bunch of pretty rude comments over the years 😅, but I just let them there for other unhappy people to like and give my posts reach (unfortunately, I have to admit, all of these rude comments came from from men - so this is just me sharing my empirical experience - and yes, I know there are THOUSANDS of respectful and lovely men out there and also rude women)

[@FloridaE-bikeAdventures]

​@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire it's nice to be able to have a mutually respectful conversation even though we may not agree on everything. I still don't feel like this should be a gender issue but you have every right to express your opinion and I respect that. I don't know anything about mountain bike coaching but I definitely understand where you're coming from as far as a business standpoint. I have experienced people taking or borrowing my ideas without asking and I didn't like it either. Thanks again for a good conversation and I appreciate all you do for our great sport.

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

@@FloridaE-bikeAdventuresthank you ❤ I like the idea of borrowing. I just think - as you say - there is enough diversity in the world and it would be so great to get more support in this industry, especially as a minority, which we women are. And it’s frustrating to be kept small and not taken seriously, simply because I’m a woman - and yes, this happens a lot. All I shared with this is my personal experience - it has happened several times already, and these people were always men. Am I saying only men will do this? NO! Am I saying all men are like that? Heck no!! I just shared my experience and wanted to give those dudes a heads up. Sorry if it came across in a wrong way and THANK you for addressing it 😍😍😍

[@Accuracy158]

I need someone to mansplain this. Or is it only "mansplaining" if they're explaining it to women? I don't really know how that works.

[@stx333]

WHAT?? A MALE coach will steal this idea? So only men steal? Is that what you’re saying? WTF??🤯

[@SergejGrabun]

Dont get hung up on this too much. She probably made such 'comment' based on usual happening practice or recent events. Coaching is saturated with dudes.

[@benjy288]

How are you supposed to be 100% weighted through the feet when riding steep tracks? that's literally impossible

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

It actually is very possible 😊 When you’re bracing your weight through the feet with the foot wedge (c) and allow the bike to move into the steep, you’re still balanced over the bottom bracket. Of course there are exceptions to almost any rule - but overall, as the cranks are free to rotate if you’d stay planted through the feet and allow the bike to move, you can stay 100% weighted through the feet. Yes if you ADD braking, then some of the weight will be transferred, but still you shouldn’t be bracing your body weight with your hands. If you watch my other videos about this topic, especially the one linked in the end and the second one linked below this one, it should click 😊

[@benjy288]

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire They can't be very steep tracks then

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

@@benjy288why not?

[@benjy288]

@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire Because on steep tracks you're going to have weight on your bars, you can't keep your upper body back over the rear wheel only using your feet when riding steep double blacks.

[@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire]

@@benjy288why should you need to keep the weight behind the rear wheel? Did you watch the other 2 videos?