[R]evolution MTB How To: Whip!
13th Jan 2022
Hey everyone! We're going to touch on a few points to start learning how to do whips! Basically a little bit of a precursor to this skill is that we already want to have good air awareness and be quite confident in jumps overall.
https://youtu.be/tLM8s9vMheY
On our approach we want to be nice and settled on the bike and weighted evenly. We want to start looking towards the lip and maybe depending on what way we're going to whip, whethe
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[R]evolution MTB How To: Flat Corner
10th Dec 2021
Hey everyone we're out here today and we're going to go through a few flat corner techniques. These are a few pointers that I've focused on with my training and practice for 15+ years, so hopefully we can nut out a few things and help you get around those flat corners faster.
https://youtu.be/JaJ2h76i7Bw
So the first thing we want to do is on our approach we want to spot our apex of the flat corner. Unlike a berm this might vary from
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What is a MIPS Helmet and how do they work?
15th Nov 2021
Multi-directional impact protection system, or MIPS, is a system designed to do exactly as it’s name would suggest. Reduce the severity of oblique impacts to a cyclist's brain.
Head injuries are a huge issue among cyclists of all disciplines, and finding effective ways to mitigate their effects is of the utmost importance, but how much protection can a few millimetres of slip really provide, and if more importantly, if it has a ge
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[R]evolution MTB How To: Jump Your E-Bike!
19th Oct 2021
E-Bikes are a bit heavier, but that doesn't mean you can't jump them! The [R]evo crew gives us the tips!
https://youtu.be/r-A6bBYjHl0
Hey guys and girls! Today we're going to run you through a few hot tips on how to jump your e-bike!
On your approach to the jump and once you've spotted your take off point, you want to come in with a little bit more speed than if you're on a normal bike.
On approaching the lip and are about to take off
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[R]evolution MTB How To: Do a Manual (It's a wheelie)
7th Oct 2021
[R]evolution MTB show us How to do a Manual! Have Fun!
https://youtu.be/OBrZ4leiFmY
Hey guys!
We're out here today and we're going to come up with some hot tips for how to manual!
If you've never really practiced manuals before, you want to try and find a spot that's nice and flat with maybe a little bit of a decline so we don't have to work for our speed, and maybe we want to go for grass just in case it goes wrong!
Now the first thing
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