The Most Important Position – Ready Position
At the heart of every tremendous mountain biking trick you’ve ever seen on the trail, in that sick edit, or read about in a magazine is one common theme: The Ready Position. If good riding is a house, then the Ready Position — or “Ninja” position, as we’re fond of calling it — is the […]
Mountain Bike Skills You Need to Know
We’ve organized some of our favorite skills for you here — including a couple new skills and a bonus top 10 ways to go faster… Enjoy! How to Ride Over a Log How to Track Stand How to Ride Off a Drop How to Ride in Sand How to Do a Rock Dodge How to […]
How to Track Stand
The track stand is a relatively simple mountain biking skill. It’s very useful when tackling technical sections of a trail or for just showing off. Steps 1. Put your bike saddle in a lower than normal position. 2. Roll up to a grassy, slightly uphill area in a standing position. 3. Come to a stop […]
Fireroad 100 Mountain Bike Camp – Recap 2014
No matter how you define success—by race wins, accumulation of belt buckles, PRs, having fun, or consumption of celebratory beers—our Fire Road 100 Camp was just that. It was a success. In fact, we will even borrow the phrase from everyone’s favorite Kazakh journalist, Borat, and say it was a “great success!” Our group left […]
Fire Road 100 Course Pre-view | Cedar City, Utah – July 1-2, 2014
Endurance races seem to take on an almost mythical appeal. They become larger than life, something people dream about doing and place on their bucket list. For triathletes, it’s Ironman events. For runners, it’s Ultras like Badwater. And for mountain bikers, its the Leadville Race Series with events like the Fire Road 100k in Cedar […]
Top 10 Tips to Mountain Bike Riding in Sand
Mountain Bike riding in sand can be challenging and even a little scary, which made it a frequently discussed topic at our team camp in Big Bear this past weekend. It seems like patches of this dreaded substance are never on a straight-away and always appear after a nice hard-packed section where you’ve managed to […]
Rock Dodge
The Rock Dodge is a sharp, short turn used for avoiding a rock or other small obstacle you might encounter on the trail. The idea is to avoid a small obstacle with your front and back tire while tackling varied technical terrain. To accomplish this, allow your front wheel to pass the obstacle on […]
Free ‘Ride Like a Ninja’ Jersey – Spring Special
Bunny-hop into Springtime with Ninja Mountain Bike Skills! Spring is our favorite season here at NMBS, and it makes us so happy that we want to spread our springtime cheer to you with our ‘Hop Hop Hooray It’s Spring!’ Special. After all, what’s not to love? We’ve got longer, lighter, and warmer days. There are […]
Ninja Mountain Bike Skills Proudly Partners with G-Form | Impact Protection, Revolutionized
Riders Can Take Their Skills To The Next Level With An Extra Layer Of Confidence Mountain bikers looking to ride like a ninja will love the lightweight, bulk-free protection offered by G-Form — that’s why Ninja Mountain Bike Skills is proud to partner with them to provide pads at a discount to interested clinic participants. […]
Hero Kits Now Available for Mountain Bike Ninjas
Pocket-Size Repair Kits For Bike And Body Come With Special Ninja Discount Ninja Mountain Bike Skills (NMBS) is thrilled to announce it has partnered with Hero Kit, the repair kit revolution that helps bail riders out of sticky situations. “There are few certain things in life, but if you’re a mountain biker, flat tires or […]
