– drop your heels a bit, like 1/2″ or 1cm. What this will do is to push more of your weight through your legs instead of your hands, which allows you to better resist the braking forces and makes it take longer before you get hand/arm pump
– drop your seat a bit if it allows, and sink into the squat position a bit more. You are riding with bent knees, but they are only just barely bent and this will make your legs aka your “human suspension” feel a lot more stiff versus squatting down a little bit more which will make your legs bend more easily with the terrain.
– bike body separation. I notice in the section you take a slight turn your body is completely in line with the bike. You want to allow the bike to dance under you. This will give you a lot more leeway before the bike gets hung up on something and sends you flying. Check out this video by Aaron Gwinn teaching cornering so you can learn why being able to keep your body upright while allowing the bike to lean over is an incredibly useful skill.
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Do what you did again, and then do it a lot more.
First off, looking very strong on the bike.
As for advice…
– drop your heels a bit, like 1/2″ or 1cm. What this will do is to push more of your weight through your legs instead of your hands, which allows you to better resist the braking forces and makes it take longer before you get hand/arm pump
– drop your seat a bit if it allows, and sink into the squat position a bit more. You are riding with bent knees, but they are only just barely bent and this will make your legs aka your “human suspension” feel a lot more stiff versus squatting down a little bit more which will make your legs bend more easily with the terrain.
– bike body separation. I notice in the section you take a slight turn your body is completely in line with the bike. You want to allow the bike to dance under you. This will give you a lot more leeway before the bike gets hung up on something and sends you flying. Check out this video by Aaron Gwinn teaching cornering so you can learn why being able to keep your body upright while allowing the bike to lean over is an incredibly useful skill.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6xQDi4xCuM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6xQDi4xCuM)