Bike handling first, power second

An emoto is basically a mountain bike with MotoCranx and a motor.

Emoto skills are MTB skills — with a throttle. I’ve been training Molly on a mountain bike for six years. She is getting very good on a bicycle, and it’s translating straight to the emoto.

Molly gets the hang of accelerating uphill at the Hartman Rocks beginner MX track in Gunnison, CO.

This is a clean rep. Form first!

Here’s Molly’s first ever rock climb …

… and descent.

Molly’s MTB skills kept her safe, but she’s using too much throttle. After a few episodes of “Whisky Throttle TV” I went emoto guru and said,

Bike handing first. Power second.

Balance on your feet and work the angles just like on your mountain bike. Use just enough steady throttle to maintain controlled speed.

That became the mantra for our two days at Hartman Rocks.

Bike handling first. Power second. That’s smart on MTB too.

As I become comfortable with the 180-lb Eride Pro SR, it feels more and more like a downhill bike — but uphill too.

And back down. OMG I love this!

Watch Molly pump the terrain.

Flowing through the sage, what a feeling.

Molly makes the cover of eMoto Digest.

I looked at this from the bottom and said

“I can ride right over that, no problem. Hold my phone.”

HA! I rode over that precipice and about shat myself.

Then I had to coach myself.

“Dude. Bike handling first. Get your feet on the pegs and ride it like a DH bike.”

Whew!

Have fun out there,

Lee

in Golden, CO for taking care of my Eride Pro SR and upgrading my suspension to the Tech E39 fork and EXT Arma MX shock. My SR is feeling more and more like a dialed downhill bike.

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