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Fluidride Mountain Bike Instructional: To Hinge Or Not To Hinge – Practice Like a Pro #65

By White Lotus Media on October 8, 2023 • ( 0 )

THIS EPISODE:
There are many misconceptions about body position, and one of the most common and detrimental ones is around hinging at your hips. This is when you specifically bend at your hips and lower your chest. There are many types of terrain that cause us to get lower on the bike, but it’s important to understand how your body should get there, what position your knees and hips are in, and how upright your upper body should be.

The goal in all of our riding is to maintain the most athletic position possible. Standing taller on the bike whenever possible allows us:

-Stronger power through legs
-Better access to leg and arm travel
-Better vision naturally, without straining back or neck
-More energy-efficient and natural stance
-Greater ability to move through positions

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FLUIDRIDE:
https://fluidride.com/
Fluidride is a mountain bike school based in Seattle, Washington, USA, offering a wide variety of mountain bike educational opportunities and experiences, including an online school, remote coaching, in-person classes, and international mtb tours.

ONLINE SCHOOL: (7 days free!)
https://fluidrideonline.com/

PERSONALIZED REMOTE INSTRUCTION:
https://fluidride.com/remote-instruction

TRAVELING TO SEATTLE?
https://fluidride.com/traveling

ALL IN-PERSON COURSES: (Seattle, WA, USA)
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PRIVATE INSTRUCTION: (Seattle, WA, USA)
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INTERNATIONAL MTB TOURS:
Alps: Chamonix, France: https://fluidride.com/alps
Baja: Todo Santos, Mexico: https://fluidride.com/baja-mexico

ABOUT SIMON LAWTON
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. He 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 ROOKE
Linnea has been racing locally in the pro category, but prior to Fluidride, 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.

Linnea is riding an Evil Following V3! https://www.evil-bikes.com