Training for Mountain Biking - think outside the box

Special thanks to Daina Clark for this article on Mountain Bike training. Daina is a senior Podiatrist and Bootcamp Instructor and comes with a lot of knowledge in this area.

This may come as a shock but Mountain Biking is very different to Road Cycling. I know! Who knew?

The tyres are different….

The helmets and gloves are different…..

The skin tight lycra outfit is ditched for more relaxed, baggy clothing…

The riding surface has way more dirt

Plus the dangers of riding in the traffic have been replaced with the dangers of rocks, steep descents and fitting those awesome, super wide handlebars between the not so awesome, super narrow tree gaps

But probably the main difference is the physiological demands of Mountain Biking are much higher than road riding.

Mountain biking is fun but it is hard.
Read full article: https://adventurethon.com.au/training-for-mountain-biking-think-outside-the-square/

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