How To Ride (small) Berms Like a Pro: The Ride Series MTB Skills Clinics Rich Drew

Riding berms is something that many mountain bike riders have trouble with. Let's breakdown my technique using some of the best berms in Bentonville and see if it'll help you conquer these pesky trail features. Are YOU ready??

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Well, not sure how much more I can write here that wasn't covered in the TWENTY NINE minutes of PART 1 of this topic! Why so long? Well, I just think there's a ton of information that needs to be covered and I also just talk A LOT!

If you noticed in the title, I added (small) into it because I think it's important to delineate between large, bike park style berms and smaller berms like this. Bentonville is filled with small berms like this, as are many other places. There are many similarities to what we talked about with flat turns, but I've added in some specific things for dealing with berms.

Vision is always key and you must look ahead as much as possible. Seeing as far ahead as possible will slow things down and have you better prepared to deal with what's next.

KEEP YOUR. HIPS CENTERED! I see too many people come into turns just like this (in this exact spot actually) and let their hips creep back. This makes it very difficult to effectively get the bike and your weight in the proper position. I've said it many times, the bike is designed to work with the riders center of mass over the center of the bike!

ENTER HIGH!! Don't get scared and creep down into the bottom of the turn. If there is any sort of berm at all, USE IT!!

As far as pedal position goes, try level and inside up, let me know which you prefer. I've tried both ways IN SITUATIONS LIKE THESE and I prefer inside foot up. It just helps me get my hips in the right position and I'm comfortable this way. I won't argue what anyone wants to do here, so you do you!

Again, I know this one is long but I just feel like there is a ton of information that needs be conveyed. Hopefully it helps, drop some comments and let me know what you think.

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