| Anyone can ride a bike, be it as a form of exercise or | | | | off your balance. You also have to be moderate on |
| even as a means of everyday transportation. | | | | your brakes because you might get thrown over the |
| However, not everybody has the ability and the | | | | bars if you make a sudden stop. |
| courage to ride bikes and to pass through mountain | | | | 3. When biking through long stony sections, abstain |
| slopes - or go into Downhill Mountain Biking, that is. | | | | from doing any changes in your movement. Just sit, |
| Being an extreme sport in itself, Downhill Mountain | | | | pedal smoothly with your normal cadence, and let the |
| Biking is an activity that is a lot different from the | | | | bike move underneath you. |
| simple BMX and freeride mountain biking. Riders need | | | | Since Downhill Mountain Biking is not your ordinary |
| advanced riding skills in order to perform this one since | | | | sport, bikers also have to take into consideration the |
| it is very risky. They must know how to do a perfect | | | | sets of gear that they would need for safety. For a |
| sense of balance in order to drive through coarse | | | | full-face and head protection, a helmet is a must to |
| fields and downhill. Riders go as fast as they can | | | | cover their faces from the bushes and from dirt. They |
| because they are either competing against an | | | | also need body armors for the chest, back, and |
| opponent or racing against a certain time. | | | | shoulders, as well as knee and elbow guards. |
| Below are some reminders for the courageous souls | | | | It can be quite delicate, but the good thing about |
| who are thinking of trying Downhill Mountain Biking. | | | | Downhill Mountain Biking is that the expert skills can |
| 1. Stand on your bike and stay flexible if you are | | | | start from a simple bike-riding hobby that can |
| descending on loose rock gardens. And when biking | | | | eventually develop into something more. And as those |
| along embedded rocks, look for the straightest path | | | | skills are advancing, riders can go as far as they want |
| and drive through it. | | | | to for a more difficult and bolder course - such as the |
| 2. It is advised that you maintain a good speed and a | | | | slopes of a mountain and more! |
| straight front wheel, since slowing down can take you | | | | |