Tricks

  In freeride mountain biking, tricks are very important. New tricks are created every day. Some easy tricks include whips, nac-nacs and no handers. Harder tricks include backflips and spins. Everybody can do every trick, given enough time to practice an enough commitment. It is very important that you are committed to do something, because, if you hesitate, very bad things can happen. Things that you don't want happening. Landings need special attention when doing tricks because doing a trick may manipulate the position the bike lands in. Staying on your line is very important too because on elevated trails, if you get of your line, you may fall of a steep slope and hurt yourself badly. The more the elevation, the worse the consequences if you fall of the trail. Try not to fall off!!! In freeride mountain biking competitions, you win or lose based on the amount of points you have. Remember, freeride mountain biking is not about being fast, it's about having the best tricks. Being fast will improve your points, but only slightly.