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Hey just got back from an entire weekend of riding, some gnarly stuff. And relevant to this video, I thought I’d share: my friend just snapped his tibia way down near the ankle. Deep rut and the wall caught his foot and pulled it sideways- pop! Keep those feet tucked in fellas💪🏼 now he’s on a 3 month recovery when it’s prime riding season for us😢 I told him I’m not friends with non riding folk. So I’ll see him in 3 months. He’s out of the gang.
Mr Dirtbike Fail cool! some of the techniques like balancing and doing full locks turns can be a bit boring but make a massive difference to your riding in the long run.
As always, perfect video. The example of standing on the slippery/sandy rockface was awesome. Perfect example. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and time!
Where I live, ruts collect small boulders, so they are not a good line for traction. I try to stay out of them, but sometimes the terrain is too sloped to ride alongside. Then it is a battle.
Old video but super relevant for me - just bought a ‘23 WR250F and learning how to ride it. My last bike was an ‘84 CR125 back in 1990 so the curve is steep. My immediate locals trails where I’m relearning to ride are a mix of loose gravel, deep sand and dry hard pack clay. All these conditions are rutted in instances, however the clay ones are always rutted (thanks to ATV’s etc) and sometimes deep and always slippery on the sides. The back end of the bike keeps darting out if I get too close to the sides or try to climb out - anyone have any advise for this? Hurt my hip the other day planting a leg too hard lol. I gave my son my Grizz 700 so we can ride together - hoping that I Cana stick w the bike I’m loving it!
You guys have an opinion on steering stabilizers? I had a tank slapper recently when picking a bad line on a dry rutted dirt road. Bars pitched left and as that happened right hand added throttle, lowsoding and spinning bike around. I think a steering stabilizer may have helped. (And picking a better line or going slower...)
i've got a vid about steering stabilizers which just discusses them in broad terms, CK. and a supporters vid where i finally rode a bike with one fitted. for our slow technical riding it doesn't help at all...
@@crosstrainingenduro imagine my shame in getting the reply "I have a video on that"...I clearly should have know that! Watched it, great video, as usual well done!
Hope it goes well. It can be surprising how quickly things can change. Years ago we had a guy who said his balance was shot due to a stroke but he was visibly improving within 10 minutes of exercises....
Great vid on ruts, but I'm looking more to learn how to ride ruts at a faster pace. For example, I'm riding along at 30+ kph and come to a few ruts running along with the trail. I've washed my front wheel out too many times to count (breaking my wrist once) and I think my issue is that I look down too much. Most of the guys I ride with just go after through them with power on (keeping front lighter) , but I just can't get myself to do that and don't have the machine with instant power. I've watched the guys in the enduros ride through these things like it was tarred road, but for me it feels like a wasteland of ass puckering lindmines. If you could do a vid on how to tackle ruts at speed, it would be great. In the meantime, I'm going to find a freshly plowed farmland and ride up and down those ruts until I get better at this, or until the farmer shoots me.
seems to be the motocross guys who do it best andrew, just keep the throttle on, front light and look ahead. not sure if we'd do a vid about it as that faster stuff isn't really our cup of tea....
Great video but... What if the ruts are very long and muat ride in them. You said keep the body to the rear but also the knees apart.How i am gonna hold my self.Only with arms?? If the ruts are short OK,but if they are long? 2-5min max and then arm pump comes in and crash also can happen.
CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS i wanna ask if you can answer me of course-many people had told me to grip it also with the ankles. How to do that? i am on the balls of my feet and i point my toes in but then a gap occur between the frame and my ankles. Also should i keep my back arched or straight. One last question please. In one of your vids you said to keep the butt to the rear fender and if the front comes up to squat down.So for hill climbs isnt better always to squat down either to have good traction and also the front dont comes up.I know this will be exhausting for your quad but if we squat will it releave more of the tension in the arms than more straight legs. I know these are much question and vary for every track but you are the only one that explains everything in every detail and also explains it good. Thx so much
I just started dirt riding and ruts are the only thing I'm struggling with. The second the front wheel catches I loose my balance and it's really off putting when half of the trails around you are rutted.
I just starting riding in Hawaii and they have ruts here that are so deep and narrow that you can't have your feet on the pegs. I watched one of the Group A riders go through one with his legs up near his hands (almost like prepping to do a heel clicker) and it looked pretty fast. While my riding level is sub-Gumby, my flexibility at 6'4" isn't. Any tips on getting through deep ruts like that?
Have been watching many of your videos regarding riding technique and up until now I'm not sure is there any time when technique doesn't involve "weight to the rear", that is, weighting as much the rear as possible? Is there any situation excluding steep hill climbs where such positioning of the body is not good? Thanks
The standard body position (see body position vid) is the default, then just more bias to the rear in certain situations e.g. ruts, mud etc. You almost never come forward except for very steep climbs and rear wheel pivot turns.
If your default is elbows up, head over the number plate, then your weight is probably forward enough in most scenarios. I find that if I get my weight back before a turn, the bike gets away from me and wants to blow through the outside of the turn. I have to make sure I lead with my head in order to keep the bike agile. This weight on the front helps that happen, but it may be relative to your 'standard' position.
I’ve never heard it called paddling. My friends and I call it pussy-footing. But I’m sure that’s slang from our previous days of mountain biking. Or simply the R-rated version.
well duh, neither would we. it's in the intermediate skills playlist, and we say at 4m40s these are easy ruts and we'll tackle some serious ones in an advanced series. doesn't get much clearer that that, does i? :-)
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OVER 100 FREE ENDURO TRAINING VIDS
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Basic enduro skills playlist bit.ly/3BtOVyI
Intermediate enduro skills playlist bit.ly/3HSkh4r
Advanced enduro skills playlist bit.ly/3oNNeqF
BIKE SETUP & RIDING GEAR
Bike setup playlist: bit.ly/3sBar0i
Protective gear playlist: bit.ly/34BYDTI
Which bike should I buy? bit.ly/3gLTJG1
Knee protection playlist bit.ly/36fR4Cw
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Enduro philosophy! bit.ly/33meQeV
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The weird side of enduro! bit.ly/3Js1ai2
Read our disclaimer first before attempting any techniques: bit.ly/2U0bgCy
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Hey just got back from an entire weekend of riding, some gnarly stuff. And relevant to this video, I thought I’d share: my friend just snapped his tibia way down near the ankle. Deep rut and the wall caught his foot and pulled it sideways- pop! Keep those feet tucked in fellas💪🏼 now he’s on a 3 month recovery when it’s prime riding season for us😢 I told him I’m not friends with non riding folk. So I’ll see him in 3 months. He’s out of the gang.
Ouch. Cheap boots? I've avoided cheaper boots because there's so little ankle support in most of them.
@@crosstrainingenduro actually no! He was wearing a pair of SG 10’s. Something had to give. I guess, better the tibia than any part of the knee.
I just got a klx 140l (I'm 11) and these videos are making it SOOO easy to learn the clutch on hillclimbs and enduro thank you
Mr Dirtbike Fail cool! some of the techniques like balancing and doing full locks turns can be a bit boring but make a massive difference to your riding in the long run.
hows the dirt bike riding going 8 years later? You would be the same age as me now aha
@andrewmcq9239
As always, perfect video. The example of standing on the slippery/sandy rockface was awesome. Perfect example. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and time!
thanks merlin. that rock face is incredibly slippery so we are spending a lot of time in that area learning to keep traction going up and down.
Where I live, ruts collect small boulders, so they are not a good line for traction. I try to stay out of them, but sometimes the terrain is too sloped to ride alongside. Then it is a battle.
Old video but super relevant for me - just bought a ‘23 WR250F and learning how to ride it. My last bike was an ‘84 CR125 back in 1990 so the curve is steep. My immediate locals trails where I’m relearning to ride are a mix of loose gravel, deep sand and dry hard pack clay. All these conditions are rutted in instances, however the clay ones are always rutted (thanks to ATV’s etc) and sometimes deep and always slippery on the sides. The back end of the bike keeps darting out if I get too close to the sides or try to climb out - anyone have any advise for this? Hurt my hip the other day planting a leg too hard lol. I gave my son my Grizz 700 so we can ride together - hoping that I Cana stick w the bike I’m loving it!
Many helpful tips in these video's makes riding alot esaier.
Great video! Specially useful after heaving rainfalls depending where you live. Here those rainy days leave massive ruts on all hills. *T4S*
hasn't rained around here for ages but come summer we hope to have the rut riding down pat. :-)
I was hoping there was a good video for handling ruts. My last race was nothing but ruts and mud, I definitely need work.
You guys have an opinion on steering stabilizers?
I had a tank slapper recently when picking a bad line on a dry rutted dirt road. Bars pitched left and as that happened right hand added throttle, lowsoding and spinning bike around. I think a steering stabilizer may have helped. (And picking a better line or going slower...)
i've got a vid about steering stabilizers which just discusses them in broad terms, CK. and a supporters vid where i finally rode a bike with one fitted. for our slow technical riding it doesn't help at all...
@@crosstrainingenduro imagine my shame in getting the reply "I have a video on that"...I clearly should have know that! Watched it, great video, as usual well done!
How do you do shallow ruts where your feet can’t touch when standing
If you work on your balance it's rare to need to touch the ground. Otherwise just paddle with one leg as needed...
@@crosstrainingenduroyeah I have terrible balance. Ill work on static balance today
Hope it goes well. It can be surprising how quickly things can change. Years ago we had a guy who said his balance was shot due to a stroke but he was visibly improving within 10 minutes of exercises....
Great vid on ruts, but I'm looking more to learn how to ride ruts at a faster pace. For example, I'm riding along at 30+ kph and come to a few ruts running along with the trail. I've washed my front wheel out too many times to count (breaking my wrist once) and I think my issue is that I look down too much. Most of the guys I ride with just go after through them with power on (keeping front lighter) , but I just can't get myself to do that and don't have the machine with instant power. I've watched the guys in the enduros ride through these things like it was tarred road, but for me it feels like a wasteland of ass puckering lindmines. If you could do a vid on how to tackle ruts at speed, it would be great. In the meantime, I'm going to find a freshly plowed farmland and ride up and down those ruts until I get better at this, or until the farmer shoots me.
seems to be the motocross guys who do it best andrew, just keep the throttle on, front light and look ahead. not sure if we'd do a vid about it as that faster stuff isn't really our cup of tea....
I dunno... You guys seem to hop along pretty quick in the woods...
Great video but...
What if the ruts are very long and muat ride in them. You said keep the body to the rear but also the knees apart.How i am gonna hold my self.Only with arms?? If the ruts are short OK,but if they are long? 2-5min max and then arm pump comes in and crash also can happen.
this is discussed in lots of our training vids dimitar e.g. the reducing arm pump one. grip the bike with the legs when needed.
CROSS TRAINING ENDURO SKILLS i wanna ask if you can answer me of course-many people had told me to grip it also with the ankles. How to do that? i am on the balls of my feet and i point my toes in but then a gap occur between the frame and my ankles. Also should i keep my back arched or straight. One last question please. In one of your vids you said to keep the butt to the rear fender and if the front comes up to squat down.So for hill climbs isnt better always to squat down either to have good traction and also the front dont comes up.I know this will be exhausting for your quad but if we squat will it releave more of the tension in the arms than more straight legs. I know these are much question and vary for every track but you are the only one that explains everything in every detail and also explains it good. Thx so much
I just started dirt riding and ruts are the only thing I'm struggling with. The second the front wheel catches I loose my balance and it's really off putting when half of the trails around you are rutted.
Awesome video. Keep them coming!
I just starting riding in Hawaii and they have ruts here that are so deep and narrow that you can't have your feet on the pegs. I watched one of the Group A riders go through one with his legs up near his hands (almost like prepping to do a heel clicker) and it looked pretty fast. While my riding level is sub-Gumby, my flexibility at 6'4" isn't. Any tips on getting through deep ruts like that?
Can't remember which vids we covered this but it's in there somewhere. Get it up on the rear wheel and walk it through.
@@crosstrainingenduro in case anyone else is following it is at the two minute mark: th-cam.com/video/Nut-Ny_NwCs/w-d-xo.html
gnaa-ly! Hope you're doing well cobber- looking forward to the next time we ride!
up to 30 min walks now but in the body brace still. hopefully catch you in 2021... 😁
Could someone please tell me what the best gear is for driving uphill through a rut? I'm super beginner level. Thank you
Have been watching many of your videos regarding riding technique and up until now I'm not sure is there any time when technique doesn't involve "weight to the rear", that is, weighting as much the rear as possible? Is there any situation excluding steep hill climbs where such positioning of the body is not good? Thanks
The standard body position (see body position vid) is the default, then just more bias to the rear in certain situations e.g. ruts, mud etc. You almost never come forward except for very steep climbs and rear wheel pivot turns.
If your default is elbows up, head over the number plate, then your weight is probably forward enough in most scenarios. I find that if I get my weight back before a turn, the bike gets away from me and wants to blow through the outside of the turn. I have to make sure I lead with my head in order to keep the bike agile. This weight on the front helps that happen, but it may be relative to your 'standard' position.
love your channel
I’ve never heard it called paddling. My friends and I call it pussy-footing. But I’m sure that’s slang from our previous days of mountain biking. Or simply the R-rated version.
That’s me ‘more dabs than a millipede’.
😂
braaap; ) I know boring comment but I felt the need I love the vids
cross training - when too many braaaps just isn't quite enough :)
It’s the deep wet atv ruts that drive me insane! The front end sometimes washes away.. what causes that? Tire pressure too high??
Awesome
Why's your voice so deep in these older videos?
Speaking a lot slower back then for all the viewers whose first language isn't English. But there are subtitles on all the vids in recent years.
It funny how most things in life that are worth doing aren't pretty
I wouldn't call this advanced at all
well duh, neither would we. it's in the intermediate skills playlist, and we say at 4m40s these are easy ruts and we'll tackle some serious ones in an advanced series. doesn't get much clearer that that, does i? :-)