If you’ve just moved here, or have been around the traps for a while and always wanted to try your hand at mountain biking, here are a couple of things you need to know to go faster and clear every obstacle the Toowoomba circuits can throw at you!

1. The beginner’s guide
to mountain
biking in the
Toowoomba
region

2. If you’ve just moved here, or have been
around the traps for a while and always
wanted to try your hand at mountain biking,
here are a couple of things you need to know
to go faster and clear every obstacle the
Toowoomba circuits can throw at you.

3. If you’ve ever had the pleasure
of going over the handlebars
in your youth, you’ll know how
important the subtle art of
braking is. To make sure you
don’t‘endo’, practise shifting
your weight over each wheel
and apply just enough pressure
to your front and rear brakes to
find out what will work for you,
before you take on an
epic downhill.
1Braking

4. Now that you’ve practised
braking, it’s time to go
downhill. If it’s particularly
bumpy or rocky, stand on
the pedals and lift above
the seat so your knees and
legs absorb the impact,
not your rear.2The
downhill

5. Like any vehicle, know your
bike’s limitations and how
much pressure you have to
give to get it going in the right
direction. Don’t overthink it,
your bike will respond to your
body, so lean into it and it
will follow.
3Oversteering

6. Now’s not the time to be
thinking about what you’re
going to have for dinner.
Until it becomes second
nature and you are‘at
one’with the track, stay
focussed and notice all
the grooves, rocks, holes
and bumps.
4Concentrate

7. Where is just as important as
how and there are plenty of
awesome tracks across the
region for you to cut your
teeth on. Jubilee Park has a
number of tracks for beginner
to advanced bikers, check out
our website for more info
www.toowoombaRC.qld.gov.
au/jubileepark 5Know where
to go

8. Stay loose and have fun!
The best mountain bikers
in the world still have epic
spills. Mountain biking is
an excellent workout and
it will take practise to ride
with the pros.
6Have fun!

9. Now that you know the basics,
it’s time to get out there!
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#toowoombaregion adventures with us
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