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Originally Posted by MattR
There are many pro riders that I see standing a lot. For example, Juha Salimen is a stand-up type of rider (he also has a trials background). I'm guessing your trials background makes standing more natural for you. I prefer standing in most situations, but get seated in corners and any relatively flat sections... anywhere to give my legs a rest to conserve energy and relax my muscles.
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In the World Enduro video from 05, winner Stephan Merrimen (sp?), also a former trials rider, indicated that he had to learn to sit as well. His reason was to save energy (my primary concern), but he also mentioned htat he is able to save the bike more (I assume from washing out). Funny, by stnading up, I avoid those situations.
I think you can be faster in the turns (esp if it is flat) if you sit down. I jsut have a hard to going from left to right and back without "steering the bike."
I know practice will help, but still looking for some tips
