Steve Ardern, Author at Momentum Is Your Friend

June 2, 2017June 2, 2017

Body Weight, Muscle And Riding

Mountain bike riders come in all shapes and sizes. Thankfully, mountain biking seems to cater nicely to all riders no matter of age, gender, physical size, shape, weight, fitness or skill level. But, regardless of where we fit into that list, most of us would like to be faster. How does body weight affect our …

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May 16, 2017March 2, 2020

Newbies Guide To Seat Adjustment

When you buy an MTB there are probably 3 things that stand out as more important than the rest. Firstly, it should be the right type of MTB for your type of MTB riding. Secondly, it should be the right size. And thirdly, both of those points are wasted if you aren’t set up on …

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May 15, 2017February 16, 2020

Newbies Guide To MTB Pedals

It’s not long before beginners to MTB are faced with the ongoing pedal debate of whether to clip in or not. Looking around them, they’ll likely see riders using both clip in style pedals and the more simple flat pedals with no clip in device built in. Each user group will often passionately defend their …

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May 11, 2017May 31, 2018

Newbies Guide To Cleaning Your Bike

Keeping your bike clean is much more than just wanting it to look it’s best. However, for the newer riders to mountain biking, exactly the best and safest way to go about it (for the bike) isn’t always obvious. So, let’s find out how to get it done and what cleaners and lubes are needed. …

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April 26, 2017November 26, 2017

Newbies Guide To MTB Tyre Pressures

Here’s another subject that most new riders to MTB have little idea about. We see them turn up to our coaching sessions and social rides with tyre pressures that are definitely having a negative effect on their riding. In this article we want to try to give newbies and anyone else who is struggling to …

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April 25, 2017February 4, 2020

Newbies Guide To Social Rides

As a newbie to the world of mountain biking, the prospect of going along for a ride with people you don’t know is a daunting thought. Exciting on one hand, yet frightening on the other. Many questions pass through your mind, so we’ll explore a few and give some tips to help you gain some …

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April 19, 2017

Newbies Guide To Buying A New MTB

For someone new to the world of mountain biking, choosing a new mountain bike can be a daunting task, especially when you don’t really know what you are looking at or for. How much should I spend? What brands are best? What type of MTB do I need? Just some of questions that will run …

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February 17, 2017February 14, 2019

The MTB Rider and Fatigue – Pt 2 Managing Fatigue

In our previous article we talked about what your riding fatigue actually was and a little about how it occurs within your body. Now we look at what we can do to lessen the fatigue. Increasing Your Lactate Threshold and Fatigue Resistance Your lactate threshold is a term used to describe the maximum steady effort …

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February 13, 2017May 15, 2017

The MTB Rider and Fatigue – Pt 1 What’s Happening?

Whether you are a beginner mountain biker or have many years of riding under your knobby tyres, with the effort of riding comes fatigue. That burning sensation in your muscles and later, the persistent reluctance from your body to perform any further that day. But, what exactly is happening? At any given time you have …

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January 30, 2017February 25, 2020

MTB Endurance Races – 4 To 24 Hours

MTB Endurance Races 4 To 24 hours MTB Endurance races such as 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24 hours sounds like a daunting undertaking on an MTB, especially to someone new to the sport. However, the beauty of MTB endurance races is that they are open to riders with a wide range of skill, fitness …

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