droenn
Fat Man's XC President
Came across this dude's channel and found this video pretty interesting in terms of how he approaches a longer reach geo and getting right over the front for.. everything (decents, climbs, cornering)
I definitely do the "old school" out of habit (getting back over the rear wheel when riding down steep stuff) and I know I should stay more neutral/forward for drops etc, but this video demonstrates the difference your stance makes on longer/slacker bikes.
According to his definitions (comment on video) my bikes are not modern geo (my bikes are 2013 / 2016 frames under 440 mm reach) - but the video argues that "modern riding" should be done on "older" bikes too.
So, do you agree that there is an older way of riding and its not necessarily the best for both "modern" and "older" geometry bikes?
I definitely do the "old school" out of habit (getting back over the rear wheel when riding down steep stuff) and I know I should stay more neutral/forward for drops etc, but this video demonstrates the difference your stance makes on longer/slacker bikes.
According to his definitions (comment on video) my bikes are not modern geo (my bikes are 2013 / 2016 frames under 440 mm reach) - but the video argues that "modern riding" should be done on "older" bikes too.
So, do you agree that there is an older way of riding and its not necessarily the best for both "modern" and "older" geometry bikes?