What is the correct mountain bike riding posture?

Mountain bikes are a type of bike that many people ride on a daily basis, especially those who like mountaineering. When you ride a mountain bike, you should pay special attention to the riding posture, which can not only save a lot of energy, but also be helpful for your riding. Therefore, we recommend that you learn the correct riding posture for mountain bikes. Let us tell you how to ride a mountain bike correctly.

1. Your arms are slightly bent because you need to cushion the shock and not put all the force on your shoulders. The position of your hands holding the handle should be roughly the same as the width of your shoulders.

2. The seat should be tilted slightly forward, not flat or tilted backward like many recreational vehicles, to avoid excessive pressure on your prostate. When riding, the seat is for leaning on, not for sitting. Remember that most of your body weight should be supported by your thighs.

3. Seat height adjustment: When the foot steps to the bottom, the knee can be basically straight but slightly bent. The principle is that the knee does not bend until you need to twist and turn to pedal when riding.

4. Pedaling position: the front of the foot. This will help you use your calves to exert force, and this will also be the position you will use when you step on the self-locking pedals in the future, so you can practice this first.

5. Pay attention to the cadence when riding. It is best to maintain a relatively constant cadence (such as 90/minute). Try not to use the highest gear. The more suitable gear is to put the front gear in the middle and the rear gear in the second or third gear. For example, for a 3*8 mountain bike, the appropriate cruising gear should be around 2*7. In this way, when the cadence is maintained at 90, the cruising speed should be about 30. The advantage of doing this is that it can best achieve the effect of strengthening the legs and reducing fat (i.e. small force, high frequency, high heart rate, long time). At the same time, you can keep the thighs balanced and exert force, which is also conducive to sitting posture.

6. The waist and back should be basically straight and slightly bent upwards to maintain flexibility. The order of your pedaling should start from the waist and hips. Pay attention to the appropriate tension of the waist and hips to drive the thighs and then the calves.

I believe that after reading this article, you should all know what the correct mountain bike riding posture is. For those of you who like to ride mountain bikes, you should correct your bad posture and adjust the gear of the mountain bike, which can save energy and allow you to ride farther.