Wheeeeeeelies

My skillz session turned out to be quite a success. Coach Ed is incredibly patient and calm and really helped me to understand the science behind getting front and rear wheel lifted off the ground. Having understood the science, I could then put it into practice and it worked… eventually.

Doing these wheel raises on the flat is easy enough but then trying that out on the trails is another matter.

I am reasonably fit. However, I don’t get up the hills at great speed. I do find climbs quite hard and while I am sure this will get easier, I still find it hard to climb on technical stuff. On my skillz day, I managed to get up and over quite a high obstacle on the trail but I find that I am sometimes tired when I get to the obstacle in question, so my concentration lapses.

This may be due to the fact I was tired and had put quite a bit of info into my head and was trying to process it all as well as put it into practice.

So, now I have had time to process the info, I am already imagining getting up and over stuff on the more technical uphill sections.

I am pleased with my progress and am looking forward to trying my new skillz out.

Tonight’s night ride won’t be too much of an uphill challenge but at least I can whizz down the fast bits and maybe even Punch the Wall again!

Woop

Check this video of what was acheived:

Great Rock from Singletrack Magazine on Vimeo.

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