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- Now, steep roll-ins and chutes and be amazing fun
when you're on your bike,
but sometimes you can make a mistake.
But today, we're going to taking you through
all those common mistakes and make sure
it doesn't happen to you.
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- Now, a mistake that's definitely going to be
costly out there when it comes to riding a chute
is not checking the chute out itself.
You need to check the run-in,
obviously the chute itself, and the exit as well.
Have a look at what material it's made from.
Like this one here, it's made of gravel so I need grip.
It's definitely going to be at minimum
I'm going to be sliding down this,
literally on marbles so I'm going to have to
modulate both brakes.
Definitely take out the front brakes,
you don't want that thing washing out,
but sit it on the back brake, maybe
skid a little path, it's going to slow the bike down as well.
So you have to think about the technique
you're going to apply to what you're riding.
Also, it's vitally important to check out
run-out and clear it of obstacles as well.
Because if there are things like rocks or roots in the way,
its' going to grab your concentration,
probably going to cause a big loss of control.
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Once you've committed to the chute
a really easy mistake to make
is to brake in the wrong places.
When you get to the chutes, a lot of the material,
it actually slides down from about halfway
to the bottom of the hill.
So just make sure you end of the chute nice and slowly,
get that braking done early,
because the last thing you want to be doing,
is coming into all this loose stuff
with a lot of extra speed.
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Now, something that definitely can be costly
is not marking your line.
You need to skid your front wheel
to make sure you've actually got your line locked in,
you've taken a look over the edge
at this chute you're going to ride,
and actually think about how you're going to tackle it.
Thing is, if you don't make this mark,
it's quite blind so you don't actually know
where you're going to go.
It means you could drop into the chute,
be totally offline, hitting things
that you didn't even know where there.
So, don't forget to make your mark.
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So, as tempting as it might be
to ride some of the biggest chutes
like what we can see here today,
you really need to start small
and work up in bite size chunks.
Try and find some like the one we've got in front of us.
Think about things like getting your seat down out the way,
brake modulation, look at the grip levels,
just start small, work your way up to the big ones.
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Now, a mistake that's definitely going to be pretty costly
is entering the chute with too little or too much speed.
If you come into this with a lot of speed,
literally flying off it, your tires
are barely going to be in contact,
and you're going to be all over the place.
But if you come in too slow, it means you're going to crawl in,
and your balance is going to be all off-balance as well.
Sometimes, if you drop in way too slow,
your bars actually jack and could cause you to flip
over the bars, down to the bottom of the chute.
Definitely something you don't want to be doing.
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Now, a big mistake I see a lot or riders doing
when they come to ride a chute
is getting their weight position wrong.
If you've got your weight right over the front of the bike
when you attempt to drop into the chute,
it means all your weight's going to go forward
so it's going to be compressing the fall,
and it means all that weight is on the front wheel.
Soon as you hit the bottom of the compression as well,
it means you could just get fired
straight over the handlebars.
Vice versa, if you've got your weight too far back,
again, you've got your weight all over the back wheel,
no purchase on the front tire.
When you go to apply the front brake it's just going to skid.
So, just make sure your weight is definitely
in the middle of the bike, slightly rear wheeled bias,
and using both the brakes,
and making sure both of those tires
have got maximum purchase to slow you down.
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Now, the biggest mistake you can make
is dropping into this when your mind is saying no.
If you're not going to let off the brakes,
commit to a line, and drop in,
you definitely should be backing out
and taking an alternative route down.
If you do go into it not committed
you're going to be all on the brakes,
your footwork's going to be all over the place.
You might even snowball to the bottom.
You definitely don't want to be doing that.
So, there you go, that's all the common mistakes
I've seen riders doing on steep chutes.
I hope it doesn't happen to you
with all these tips from today's video.
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