Riding technique guru Stefan Herrmann skilfully positions his bike at an angle. "Many people think that cornering technique is child's play, but in reality only very few people have mastered it," says Stefan. Here he reveals five moves for safe and fast off-road biking:
1. select the ideal line: No other manoeuvre makes you faster than cornering correctly. Stefan shows the fastest manoeuvre.
2. skip what is in the way: If you slow down to walking speed on root or stone fields, you lose time and flow. Stefan's tip: jump over it.
3. the direct line: The direct line is known to be the fastest, but often also the most challenging. Those who take the hard route in rough terrain have to take a few things to heart - including mentally.
4. build up speed: Anyone with a bit of pump track experience knows that you can build up more speed on bumps with the right footwork than by pedalling.
5. conserve speed: It's best to cross hollows, gullies, snowfields and piles of leaves on the rear wheel. Firstly, it's safer. And secondly: faster.
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Laurin Lehner
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