[haromtnbiker]

I walk my bike up too many hills... :mumble:

Also, I cant do tabletops, and it pisses me off. Everytime I try to lean, I turn my bars the direction I am leaning, not the opposite direction like your supposed to.

 

[stosh]

I ride perfect, because I have no idea what bad habits are.

 

[PatBranch]

DH :
1) I sit and pedal too much. I swear I generate more power this way, but some say it is a weakness.
2) Dragging the brakes in sections where I should not even touch them (This should be my number 1)
3) Not looking far enough ahead.

XC :
1) I have a crazy fast spin. I don't know how I developed it or whatever, but I pedal faster than everybody I ride with.
I am 5'10 178 and I can be riding with people weighing 140 or so, and they are climbing in a bigger gear than me.
I sprint well on DH bike, so it is not a power thing. Its strange.
2) I ride my trail bike like it is my DH bike around corners, and eat it often.

a number 2. and maybe some number 1

 

[stgil888]

I brake too much when the trail looks steep, even if I don't need to, and don't brake enough when I'm going too fast into flatter terrain that demands braking.

I get too far over the back wheel when it gets rough.

I find myself trying to stand with hips over the stem on flat/off camber smooth corners. I don't know if this helps or not, but I have a feeling it's going to cost me when I hit something with my front wheel and my stem and nuts connect.

I get scared and try to clip back in when I should be focusing on the trail if my foot gets bounced out. I also still try to re-adjust my foot on the pedal, even though I haven't ridden flats in a year.

 

[Changleen]

I'm sometimes lazy, and don't like to hurt myself enough.

 

[GumbaFish]

I always hit my pedals on rocks
I need a bigger pair of balls (that pretty much covers all the things I can't or won't do)

 

[jdcamb]

-dont look far enough ahead
-climb in too high of a gear, while standing & end up loosing too much momentum

Ditto....

 

[BurlyShirley]

I blow snot rockets on my arms. Cant seem to hit the ground.

 

[-BB-]

I don't stand/sprint little hills that I should. Instead I try to grind them in too small a gear while seated.

I feel like too much of a wimp on my 7pt b/c I am used to doing all my "big" stuff on the V-10

Smoking on the trail? :evil:

Riding w/ a hangover

I'm a 1 climb kinda guy. I'll do a 100+ foot climb much easier than 2 500ft ones. I tend to burn myself out too fast.

 

[BIRDMAN111]

I blow snot rockets on my arms. Cant seem to hit the ground.

thats awsome.

 

[BIRDMAN111]

I'm a 1 climb kinda guy. I'll do a 100+ foot climb much easier than 2 500ft ones. I tend to burn myself out too fast.

dont you mean 2 50 foot climbs. cause if you dont then im with you about the 100 foot one

 

[BIRDMAN111]

-i slow down too much on down hill turns with trees close to the trail. i have had a bad time with trees and handle bars(broken bones)

 

[geargrrl]

sometimes I let what's going on in my head get in the way of what my body knows how to do.

 

[kinghami3]

My biggest problem is that I stop paying attention and get altogether sloppy, which really comes out when trying to do a stepdown and busting your knee

 

[SuboptimusPrime]

-dont look far enough ahead, esp in berms. need to look where i want to go
-i brake in turns rather than before them
-i suck at really, really steep and bumpy stuff...i don't even know what the bad habbits are that contribute to this.

 

[Skookum]

i really don't worry about habits i guess. The way i figure it, if i crash there must be a reason behind it, correct it, move on....

 

[bomberboy11]

1) Not leaning the bike enough in corners - leaning myself more (not sure why I do this and not sure how to break out of it. Cornering form in general actually needs improvement.
2) Feathering the brakes too much in corners.
3) Staying too high/stiff in rock gardens - should be lower/looser, mostly towards the end of a run when I'm tired.
4) Not going big enough.
5) Not keeping my bike in tip top shape, particularly the drivetrain.
6) NOT RIDING ENOUGH!!

 

[TomBo]

I turn left way better then right,

Always blow :bomb: up durring race runs, every single one at least once, some times many more :mumble:

Althow I have yet to DNF

 

[DirtyMike]

I think about what can go wrong too much, The inevevitable Mind ****. Second, i dont get to ride enough anymore.

 

[Snacks]

I blow snot rockets on my arms. Cant seem to hit the ground.

I do the same thing. It's hard to generate as good blow while riding:mumble:

 

[ito]

I wear too much lycra.
I crash in front of hikers
I forget vital things (helmet on shuttle run day, shoes at an XC race, and gloves when it is raining)
I ride road too much
I don't like spinning (people say this is bad...oh well)
I do that spit thing that comes out and lands on my arm/hand/cheek/leg/chest
My trail skills are rusty due to too much road biking.

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