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[QUOTE="bbbom, post: 660561, member: 16301"] To get comfortable with standing try forcing yourself to do it on easy sections, then, as you get more comfortable with it start standing in more difficult terrain, you will normally find that standing is easier. Something I have found though is that standing up to ride is somewhat dependant upon the bike and it's set up and the speed that you are riding at. I'm not familiar with your bike but I know on the smaller, more maneuverable bikes, I find that by standing up it is much easier to control the bike than sitting down. On my bike, I use both standing & sitting - standing for more of the rougher stuff but sitting for the smoother sections. As far as speed goes, the faster you are going the more beneficial standing is at least from my experience. I can't stand up in the areas where I'm just putting along, it's more work to keep my balance. I do it once in awhile just to see if I can stay balanced but it's easier to stay balanced standing up at faster speeds. If you can ride behind a good rider to see what they do over certain terrain it helps. Try to mimic what they do but still use your own judgement if your skill is not up to their level. It was very helpful for me to follow Karl to see what he did and then for him to follow me & tell me what I was doing right or wrong. Especially this past Monday, when I saw him hit the log on the side of the goat trail that blew him down off of the bank, it was very helpful for me to not hit the log!!! ;) :laugh: [/QUOTE]
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