LINE CHOICE

Stopping to look at a tricky section often gives you a much better idea of the amount of choice available on the trail. You can easily miss different line options by riding right past them. Sessioning a small section of trail or a particular corner is useful and a fun way of working out which lines work and which feel best for you. You might find the shortest lines are not always the fastest. Instead, look at opening the trail up, especially when cornering, choosing the wide lines to be able to carry speed out and down the trail. If you stop at a technical section you can suss out the line choice options – which would smooth the trail out for you or link one feature to the next? Push back up beside the trail and have another go. See this is as an opportunity to challenge yourself. Have a look at the more difficult lines to try out by having a few runs at them. This is where sessioning pays off – it’s fun and you can also watch your mates try out different lines and work out which feel and look best.