Eddie Merckx said it best..."ride lots"
Don't get frustrated...it takes a couple years to build a good foundation of fitness and technical skills to be a good mountainbiker. Once you get a good baseline fitness you can start to think about intervals and stuff like that.
2007-04-16 10:28:46
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answered by rider2403 1
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An off-road triathelon usually has a run-of-the-mill cross country course.
Other than training - which is the best answer, make your bike lighter, especially the wheels
Find a good light set of wheels like the Mavic Crossmax. Keep your weight in consideration, If you're 250 lbs, you'll want somehting beefier.
Find lighter tires - The Continental Vertical Pro is my favorite, a good all condition tire with very light weight. Don't go too light (like the Kenda Kosmic) or you'll risk ripping out a sidewall. Anything less than 500 grams each is pretty good.
The lighter wheels and tires will give you the biggest bang for your buck, and depending on what you have now could drop as much as 2 pounds of rotating weight.
But still, the best answer is to get more fit - It Ain't The Bike, It's The Rider.
2007-04-16 10:37:06
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answered by Anonymous
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Firstly, fitness. Get out on the bike often and it will help with your general technique. Throw yourself at hills and off road bits and you will soon get quicker. Also, ride with people who are faster/better than you.
Keep hydrated and fueled, expecially if doing distance XC. This means drinking 500ml per 1/2 hour of exercise (High carb drink) and energy bars.
Bike set up. Firstly, put low roling resistance tyres on your machine. You will forgo some comfort by dropping the width, but you will increase your speed (I ride with 1.8 x 26mm Panaracer XC fire Pro). If this is too much, look at a 1.95.
You might also want to look at fitting risers to your handle bars. These will help pull yourself up hills. If hills are an issue, look at dropping your bars a bit (Perhaps invert the stem), so that your weight is further forward.
Throw money at weight saving components (Hollowtech cranks, XTR or X0 components, Carbon or Titanium frame, etc.
You can throw a mountain of money at getting a lighter, race set up bike. It is only worth it if you are doing the competitions. If not, look at improving your riding position and then just get out there.
Luck
2007-04-17 00:38:01
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answered by Alice S 6
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You'll have to acquirer better riding skills and fitness to go faster. You'll need to know what kind of MTB and how to set it up for the terrain you'll be riding in. Go join a MTB club or ask where you can get hooked up to local riders to get experience. Good luck!
2007-04-16 16:43:05
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answered by Mars 2
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Confidence
2007-04-16 10:05:32
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answered by Biker 1
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you may desire to coach so plenty extra. you elect for to heat up for 10 min and then pedal at 70-ninety rpms in a equipment it is easy yet gets your respiration to the factor the place you will communicate yet no longer sing. holiday for distance as a replace of speed. as quickly as you exhaust your legs you're performed.
2016-10-03 02:07:22
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answered by husted 4
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Interval training has always helped me.....but first and foremost is diet and X-training....stronger does sometimes means faster.
2007-04-16 09:48:36
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answered by dkgorace 2
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are you specializing in downhill, all terrain?
first and foremost, practice, climb more, ride more.
you can work on technique
and without detail, you might need to upgrade your equipment.
2007-04-16 09:09:04
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answered by wow_rmkr 4
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fit an engine
2007-04-16 09:31:54
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answered by Anonymous
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