This week is all about the Pre-Turn! This cornering magic allows you to complete the majority of your turn early, giving you better speed and line choice as you exit the turn. It can change a decreasing-radius turn into an increasing radius so you don’t get pushed to the outside. It also gives you more control in avoiding obstacles or loose terrain, or hitting wet roots at a more desirable angle. Especially if you are riding a trail blind and don’t have great visibility of the exit of the turn, this can help you be prepared.
Key Takeaways:
1. Enter on the inside of the turn. Your line through the dirt should look make a question mark shape
2. Set your edge hard, and commit your bike and body for a powerful pre-turn
3. The turns should feel linked. Placement varies based on speed; pre-turn sooner if you’re moving faster
Get easy access to Simon’s most famous teaching points as you follow Fluidride’s @linnearooke through her learning progression, and gain insights for your own riding.
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Following his own Pro Downhill mountain bike racing career, Simon Lawton (Owner and Founder) has spent the last 25 years analyzing the top riders in the world to understand the tiniest details that contribute to their greatest successes, and also any weaknesses that are holding them back. With an exceptional understanding of kinesiology, Simon has developed his own teaching curriculum that explains the incredible relationship between human and machine. His has trained top pro mountain bike racers across the world, and his foundational techniques apply equally to beginner riders. His on-bike drills allow you to break down complex skills on the bike and develop correct techniques.
About Linnea:
Linnea has been racing locally in the pro category, but until this year she had almost no formal training and was held back by major gaps in her technique. While she was able to carry speed well on straight downhills and high-bermed turns, she lacked foundational cornering skills and was timid in the air. In Feb 2020, she met up with Fluidride to help with a filming trip in Baja, and was fascinated by Simon’s teaching methods. Wanting to be part of this mission, she left her career in healthcare in July 2020 to officially join the Fluidride team as COO. We started filming this series to document her journey of cleaning up bad habits, adding new skills to her toolkit, and chasing her dream of riding with style.
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