How to Ride Over an Obstacle on a Mountain Bike

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Tip 1 - How to Ride Over an Obstacle on a Mountain Bike

Published: 9 years ago | Submitted by Chris Walcott | permalink

If you find yourself faced with a rock or log in the path, use this technique to scale it quickly. This works much like the bunny hop, except here, one wheel

For further reading: http://hansrey.com/how-to-ride-over-an-obstacle-on-a-mountain-bike/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Mountain Biking - Dealing with Trail Obstacles

Published: 9 years ago | Submitted by Rik de Groot | permalink

Mountain Biking - Dealing with Trail Obstacles: Mountain biking expert Scott Scudamore discusses how to deal with trail obstacles.
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For further reading: http://www.monkeysee.com/play/6412-mountain-biking-dealing-with-trail-obstacles ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to hop a log or rock on your mountain bike

Published: 9 years ago | Submitted by omar belkhodja | permalink

How to hop a log or rock on your mountain bikeSingletracks Mountain Bike News mountain bike article covering news and reviews around the mountain biking world. From singletracks.com, updated daily.
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For further reading: http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-training/how-to-hop-a-log-or-rock-on-your-mountain-bike/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to Ride Over a Log

Published: 9 years ago | Submitted by Curtis Blanton | permalink

Whether intentionally placed or the result of nature, logs are a common obstacle on trails. Smaller logs are easy to ride over, but larger logs, or logs that are partially elevate off the ground c...

For further reading: http://sandiegomountainbikeskills.com/2014/09/22/how-to-ride-over-a-log/ ^[4]