Stand And Deliver with Miles Davis

Adventure Rider Issue #54

• It’s what we do
• Where The Dirt Takes Me
• 24 Hour Triumph
• The Final Snowy Ride
• Discovering St Albans And Lake St Clair
• AJP PR7 Adventure
• Congregation 2022
• Adam And Ben’s Excellent Adventure
• Where You Been?
• Ducati Desert-X
• Googs Track
• Touratech Adventure Day
• Colonel Slowie
• Shop Bike 02
• The Ins And Outs Of Going Round And Round with Andy Strapz
• Girl’s Guide with Karen Ramsay
• One Chance! with Greg Yager
• Stand And Deliver with Miles Davis
• Checkout
• Fit Out

Miles covers body position and staying loose on the bike.

Arch your back slightly. Don’t try to stand up as tall as possible. Aim for slightly soft knees, a slightly arched back and soften the arms down to the ’bars.

It’s incredible how smooth elite off-road riders can look as they manage their bikes on rough terrain.

Possibly the biggest single technique that allows this is the way the rider stands on the bike and uses their body to be balanced, efficient, work with the terrain and not be a passenger.