5 moves for more style on the mountain bike

Laurin Lehner

· 11.03.2016

Photo: Robert Niedring

5 moves for more style on the mountain bike

If you know how to style, you look better on the bike, have more fun and demonstrate real bike mastery. Style master Stefan Herrmann shows you five trendy tricks to turn heads.

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Ride more beautifully: five tricks for more style on the bike - copying is definitely allowed! Stefan Herrmann shows how you can impress your friends with these moves:

1. no-footer

The No-Footer is a classic and the first step into gravity biking. Admittedly: You have to push yourself to get your feet off the pedals during the flight phase.

2. whip

No move is currently more trendy than the whip. Even cross-country racers in the World Cup use the opportunity to crown their run with this manoeuvre. Stefan shows how to let his bike fly at an angle.

3rd curve wheelie

Drive into the bend with power and powerfully out again. The cornering wheelie does this particularly well. A real racing technique with show potential.

4. tabletop

Folding your bike to the side in the air is stylish and fun. Stefan demonstrates one of the most famous freeride moves ever and reveals what really matters.

5. x-up

Turning the handlebars into an X-up is a real classic freestyle move. Beginners start with the cross-up. Here, the handlebars are only turned by 90 degrees.

That's what matters: Before you attempt the no-footer, you should master the safe flight over a table. Prepare for the manoeuvre in a parking space. Push off the pedals and then land on them again. First with your eyes on the pedals, then without. Stefan advises: practise, practise, practise - it has to work blind.

This is how it works: You take the table in exactly the same way as usual. The saddle is fully lowered. As soon as the wheels leave the edge, push off with a dynamic leg extension and immediately put them back on the pedals.

TIP! Keep your eyes on the pedals at the beginning - this makes it easier to put your feet back on the pedals. At the beginning, you should only stretch your feet away briefly and discreetly.

That's what it's all about: The whip is all about leaning the bike as much as possible in the air. You can slowly work your way up to this move. Important: This manoeuvre assumes that you have already mastered flying safely over a table. Whip it! Approach in a slight turning motion (find your best side). Just as fast as if you wanted to skip the table normally.

As soon as the front wheel has left the edge, continue the cornering movement dynamically, pushing your body slightly forwards. To increase the whip impulse, push the rear end outwards with the help of your hips (see picture). Shortly before landing, straighten the front wheel and push it into the landing. A whip like this requires practice. However, leaning the bike slightly at an angle can be done quickly. Work your way up slowly and perform the movements with increasing intensity. TIP! Film yourself during your attempts and analyse which movement you could perform better. Important: Make sure you hit the landing angle.

That's what matters: You enter the bend with momentum and accelerate out again with force. This move works particularly well on flat terrain and requires at least a small berm. Approach: As you enter the bend, your eyes are already fixed on the exit of the bend. Ideally, the weaker foot should be in front so that you can pedal hard with the stronger one. Choose a suitable gear for this. Get out of there! As soon as the front wheel has passed the apex of the bend, pedal like a berserker. You almost stretch your arms out. Result: The front wheel lifts. Now you can extend the ride on the rear wheel until the gear becomes too light and the front automatically lowers. Of course, you can also shift gears during the manoeuvre. Just give it a try!

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Laurin Lehner

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Born in South Baden, Laurin Lehner is, by his own admission, a lousy racer. Maybe that's why he is fascinated by creative, playful biking. What counts for him is not how fast you get from A to B, but what happens in between. Lehner writes reports, interviews scene celebrities and tests products and bikes - preferably those with a lot of suspension travel.

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