Mountain Biking - never done MTB before, race coming up...........

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bmw_maniac
05-20-03, 01:38 AM
Hello,

I have only gone mountain biking once before on a casual cruise sorta thing.......

I have a 50km MTB race that I want to compete in in 3 months time. I will be on a borrowed bike, and it is not very easy to get up to the local forest to practice. The only training I can probably do is fitness/endurance on my road bike.

Also what sort of pedal setup should I have, as I have never used MTB cleats before, only LOOK road cleats.........

Thanks.

The Toninator
05-20-03, 08:08 AM
I dont even know where to start but you absently HAVE to train specifically for the course your going to race. If it's fire road or double track you might be ok BUT if it's single track and you don’t have any Technical skills training you will be setting yourself up for a big disappointment and possibly serious injury.
I think this is the only comment i can make. If you can train on some single track between now and then i might be able to help out more.
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Jim311
05-20-03, 09:18 AM
I really don't think it's a good idea to enter a mountain bike race if you've never really been mountain biking before. That's like riding a Huffy in the Tour De France... probably not a good idea.

Mad Dog JR
05-20-03, 09:13 PM
ride the trail the race it going to be on, go with someone who knows the trail and can help you out.