Channel: Cross Training Enduro

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Description: crosstrainingenduro.com tractionerag.com How to ride rock gardens? See what you can learn as we ride through our very own rock garden. It has just rained and these rocks are dangerously slippery. It is a bit like a chess game learning how to ride rocky terrain. You have to be aware of exactly where your wheels and boots are placed. And where they will be after your next move. And you need to make sure your footpegs and engine cases don't get caught on rocks too during extreme enduro training. If our rider gets pushed to the right, it's a big drop onto rocks that can easily break bones. You need to be careful on that throttle with plenty of clutch slipping too when learning how to ride rock gardens. No wham bam thankyou maam in this hard enduro training terrain. Ben decides to take a lower line. It's not so far to fall, but these seriously big rocks and you can see how he's constantly keeping an eye on everything... critical when learning learning how to ride rocky terrain. Will the rear wheel slip? Where will the front go? Where can I put my boots in this rock garden? Are the footpegs clear? Foot placement is critical with hard enduro training. There are plenty of spots where you leg could disappear into a hole then possibly break your leg if you are falling downhill with extreme enduro training. Ouch. Johnno takes a fall and lands on a painful rock. And his bike wants to slide down the rocks. Ever seen the infamous Carl's Dinner rock garden in the Erzberg hard enduro? This gives us some idea of the incredible skill when those riders move through similar rocks and rarely stop. Ben is just about through his nasty section. I really didn't think he was going to make it, but thinking it through every step has made it possible. 15 year old Arch lines up for a try as he learns how to ride rocky terrain. He has seen the other bikes sliding out here and is determined to keep it on line for this hard enduro training. But no luck, it slides out but he recovers nicely. And finally Ben lines up for the same section. He does have a trick up his sleeve though for rock gardens. He told me he's one of the new Goldentyre GT333 gummy tyres fitted and apparently it hooks up brilliantly on wet rocks like this and all extreme enduro training situations. A few quick pointers for rock gardens. Most of the time you want to keep that rear wheel weighted. Sometimes it's better to sit, sometimes to stand. But be very conscious of keeping weight through your rear tyre and less through your legs when touching the ground. If you do ride this stuff a lot, consider extra protection for your bike. Crankcase covers, disc protectors, exhaust pipe guards. Handguards. For more tips, see our training vids about riding rocky terrain and rock gardens. Now lets scale it back to stuff I am willing to ride. We are coming up to a rock face that is quite steep and with very little run up. My first ever time, I took the chicken track. I'm keen to try riding straight up it. This is Johnno uphead. Apparently he's only been riding for two years. And doing the technical riding only for the past year. He is doing ridiculously well for relatively little experience. My turn. It's always important to maximise your run up for steep faces like this. I get the bike back into the bushes as far as possible. Woohoo, made it. This angle gives you some idea of how steep it is. Man I feel clumsy through here. My boots just seem to get hung up on everything. Hello Mr Tree. There's another tough section coming up. Even getting to it is tricky. Occasionally there's a tree root or big stick in the mud and suddenly there's no traction and you go nowhere fast. Okay the next tough bit. The first time I chickened out and the guys pulled me through. The second time I gunned it but fell to the right. No way and I trying the next bit. A steep uphill, then jumping over a big log. Burnsy gives it a shot but doesn't have quite enough speed. Cross Training Youtube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCJAvmhgP0h1AEKY8vTEJPJg Cross Training Facebook page: facebook.com/cross.training.enduro.skills/?ref=ts Our enduro vlog series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlur54ugvzNJlUO0y6D10jVOGMLI4Raci Cross Training website: crosstrainingenduro.com Like to support our vids? crosstrainingenduro.com/cross-training-support-donations.htm Traction eRag: tractionerag.ca Let us know if we used your music but forgot to credit you. Many thanks to the following artists for their copyright free music in various vids: Music: purple-planet.com Music: audionautix.com Music by Tobu: tobu.io Music: bensound.com/royalty-free-music Music: soundimage.org #crosstrainingenduro #enduro #tractionerag #dirtbike