Suspension: You don’t know what you don’t know
Today some real experts helped me dial in my suspension, and my bike feels massively better.
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Fairlee Frey 12-week build to XCE worlds: Week 3
September 2, 2018 /0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by leelikesbikesPro mountain bike racer Fairlee Frey’s (@fairleefrey_mondin) RipRow work already has her shredding harder. Watch the sweet video and see what her trainer Mike Durner (@coachdurner) has her doing this week:
Fairlee Frey 12-week build to XCE worlds: Week 2
August 25, 2018 /0 Comments/in RipRow™, Skills/training /by leelikesbikesOr: How to build strength on the RipRow. Our friend Fairlee Frey fairleefrey_mondin is prepping for XCE world championships. Her coach Mike Durner coachdurner has devised a 12-week build — and they’re incorporating RipRow into the mix.
Dialed: The secret math of a perfect mountain bike setup
August 25, 2018 /0 Comments/in Equipment /by leelikesbikesDialed helps you select and set up your mountain bike to fit your body and riding style. • Ride your best. • Save money by buying smart. • Reduce injuries. • Maximize fun. Dialed was created by world renowned mountain bike instructor Lee McCormack of Lee Likes Bikes. Lee has written 10 books on mountain […]
What are you trying to express?
August 18, 2018 /0 Comments/in Life with a capital L, Skills/training /by leelikesbikesOn NPR yesterday a veteran musician said he long ago transcended the mechanics of his music, and now he focuses on expressing himself. He can play the same song at a wedding and a funeral, same notes, and share completely different emotions. That got me thinking: What emotion do I want to express when I […]
How hard should I pedal during Red Intervals?
August 16, 2018 /2 Comments/in Ask Lee, Skills/training /by leelikesbikesLee, I am a Enduro, and occasional DH racer and have been slacking on training like I should this season. I am trying to finish out strong and get in a solid 7 weeks of training before my last race at the end of the September and am working hard on the Prepare to Pin […]
Faster than I once was, slower than I’ll be
August 15, 2018 /4 Comments/in Equipment, Skills/training /by leelikesbikesLast week the satellites told me I was riding slower than in past years, and that prompted me to ask if I am Slower than I once was, faster than I’ll be? That doesn’t appear to be true.
Strength training for bunny hops
August 14, 2018 /0 Comments/in RipRow™, Skills/training /by leelikesbikesOur friend Lem Stevens has made huge progress in his quest to bunny hop higher on his mountain bike. I asked him to send a video showing his off-bike training (which includes RipRow, Olympic lifting and more), and he kindly obliged.
RipRow 12-week build to MTB XCE Worlds: Week 1
August 14, 2018 /0 Comments/in Skills/training /by leelikesbikesOur friend and pro mountain bike racer Fairlee Frey (KS-Kenda Women’s MTB Team) is prepping for XCE world championships, and her coach Mike Durner (@mikedurner) is working RipRow into her training. Here’s how an elite coach uses RipRow to prepare an elite racer for a huge event.
Slower than I once was, faster than I’ll be?
August 8, 2018 /1 Comment/in Life with a capital L, Riding, Skills/training /by leelikesbikesI turned on Strava for today’s trail ride because 1) marketing, 2) practicing the release of outcomes, 3) to smash the downhill KOM. I owned it at one point, years ago, and now I’m in the top 1 percent.
Bike and Life advice from Yoann Barelli
August 6, 2018 /0 Comments/in Skills/training /by leelikesbikesIn this video, pro enduro racer and cool dude Yoann Barelli dispenses some great advice about riding, racing and living. Pace yourself. Exit speed is more important than entrance speed. Do all of your prep work, then stop worrying. And so on …
Riding my little gray pill
August 5, 2018 /0 Comments/in Equipment, Life with a capital L, Skills/training /by leelikesbikesWhy do you ride? That’s a powerful and seldom asked question. To lose weight, to prove something, to be with friends, to have fun? Fun is one of the better answers. Let’s dig into that.
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