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    Are there any things I could do to improve this downhill section?

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    7. Staburgh on

      It doesn’t look like your rear wheel is tracking the ground well so you may want to speed up the rebound on your rear shock. Also looks like you’re locking up your back brake and sliding, so ease up on the back brake so the wheel rolls with some traction. Your front brake will provide most of your stopping power.

    8. Whisky-Toad on

      You’re far too over the back wheel, your arms are pretty much straight, imagine your wheel goes into a hole how are you going to “push” your bike into it to stay in a neutral position? Try and always stay in the attack position with your arms bent so you can absorb backwards and forwards.

      Watch some pro riders ride steeps, youll see they are always arms bent so they can push the bike into/over things, you can still sit back as you need to but arms need to be bent

    10. norecoil2012 on

      Your stance is too tall. Best advice I can give you is to get low on the bike, with knees over toes. That will also help keep your weight more centered and not so far back. And you want to let the bike move under you, absorb the terrain with your legs rather than getting bounced around. Also one of your feet is lower, try to keep them even for better weight distribution. And of course, try not to lock up your rear the whole time, and use the front brake more.

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