Determine whether or not suspension is right for you

Monday, September 17, 2012

Over time, there have been many different advances in the realm of suspension technology for bikes. These advances have led to suspension becoming much lighter and more reliable. A good suspension system can help to make your bike handle better than ever and can also save you (the rider) a lot of unwanted wear and tear by cushioning impacts. Suspension systems have managed to come such a long way...

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Tips to help you take on moguls

Monday, September 17, 2012

Steep runs Steep mogul hills are challenging for just about everybody. The bumps are bigger, more rutted and it’s harder than ever to control your speed. The truth is that you need to ski them almost identically to normal moguls. Just because of the steepness, many people start skiing defensively by letting their feet get out in front of them and letting their hips drop back. While you ski steeps...

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Tips for hill climbing while biking

Friday, September 14, 2012

Hill climbing is a difficult skill for many beginner cyclists, but professional riders often struggle to maintain their speed on climbs as well. The best climbers are often lean, have a good power-to-weight ratio and have a light bike. All of these qualities contribute to strong climbing, but the best climbers still need to learn and apply a variety of skills and techniques in order to make it to ...

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Ladder exercises for skiers

Friday, September 14, 2012

The most useful ways to improve any downhill skier’s technique work through improving both their balance and their coordination. However, basic agility training can greatly improve any skier’s skills and convert them into a very strong competitor in the sport. Agility in itself is basically a person’s ability to respond to outside stimuli in a controlled manner (by correctly maintaining their bala...

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Climbing Gear; quick links

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Quick links are known to be extremely useful devices in the realm of sport climbing. Quick links are also known as rapids, rapid links or even screw links. These devices are truly life-saving safety devices that rock climbers and canyoneers primarily use to help them attach rope to an anchor. In conjunction with other devices, quick links can be a tremendous help out on a rock wall. Uses for Qu...

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Learn how to extend your top rope while climbing

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Whenever you set off on a top rope type of climb, your rope needs to be dangling off of the edge of the cliff you are taking on. If you set your anchors too far back from the edge, you could need to use a few additional pieces of rope or webbing in order to further extend your rope system. Therefore, it is always important to make sure that you bring the right gear to properly extend your top rope...

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How to fit in snowboarding practice without snow

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

In order for you to learn how to keep your abilities as a snowboarder from slowly deteriorating while you are enjoying the off-season, you should really make sure that you use all of the most effective training techniques. Instead of trying to somehow recreate snowy types of terrain that can be found in your favorite mountain area, you can simply exercise within your own home to get the same effec...

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How can you switch from skating to snowboarding?

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Most people who know how to skateboard tend to believe that transitioning from the urban sport into the sport of snowboarding is a simple task; however, they soon find out that it can often be quite the opposite. Snowboarding will not come easily to you simply due to your knowledge of skateboarding even though the two sports do have a few tricks in common. Learning how to maneuver a snowboard is...

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How does momentum apply to snowboarding?

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Most snowboarders like to regulate all of their downhill momentum as they are in motion; keeping it at a suitable level and not overly rapid (or out of control). One of the most obvious examples of what you are trying to avoid doing out on the slopes is the straight line approach. Going perfectly straight down a slope will inevitably lead you to a disaster since you will probably be moving at a sp...

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Snow skates; types to choose from

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Most people are not really sure what a snow skate actually is; in short, it is part skateboard and part snowboard. These devices share the most characteristics with skateboards as they are made to allow skateboarders to ride on snow covered types of surfaces. The first version of the snow skate was merely a couple of skis strapped to a pair of wheels. Nowadays, there are four common versions of th...

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