NEW Giant Reign 29er | Setup and First Impressions
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Dr Matt Miller
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Testing the Brake Power Meter with MTB Pro Jeff Lenosky
Jeff was always one of those guys I looked up to growing up. He was in all the freeride videos with his sick trials skills, did demos and...
Dr Matt Miller
9 min
BASE TRAINING FOR THE MODERN MOUNTAIN BIKER—DO YOU NEED IT?
ALL ABOUT THAT BASE As the off-season approaches you’ll hear a lot of your friends talking about ‘Base Training’. As the winter gets...
Dr Matt Miller
1 min
Smart MTB Training Workout Videos
Prescribing strength or flexibility work to mountain bikers is TOUGH. How do I do actually do it? What does this photo mean? Is it this...
Dr Matt Miller
2 min
They said it couldn’t be done!
223 rotors, 2 pot brakes and a brake power meter make for a seriously awesome combo! I’m not completely sold on 4 piston brakes but I can...
Dr Matt Miller
1 min
Split screen braking DAQ from DH pacing practice (with voice-over)
As a follow on to the two videos I posted on pacing on a descent, here is a splitscreen version. You’ll rememeber from these other...
Dr Matt Miller
4 min
‘Braking Down’ Mont Sainte Anne’s World Cup XCO Descent, La Beatrice
From May to June this year, I took one of New Zealand’s top junior riders on a reconnaissance trip to eastern Canada/USA to escape...
Dr Matt Miller
6 min
Getting the most of your MTB power meter data
I am often asked what the most important aspects of performance data are for MTB racing and training. My answer is always, “all of it.”...
Dr Matt Miller
6 min
3 Reasons Why You Should Have Bigger Rotors
UPDATE: THIS IS NOW 5 REASONS TO HAVE BIGGER ROTORS!! [VIDEO ADDED BELOW] BrakeAce.com Now that we have learned more about braking with...
Dr Matt Miller
5 min
NEW 12 Week MTB Full Fitness Training Plan
I’ve been wanting to build this training plan for a LONG time. I work with athletes directly and do custom 12 week plans all the time,...
Dr Matt Miller
15 min
NEW Giant Trance 29er: Long-Term Review
I’ve been on the new Giant Trance 29er for 9 months and it’s time for a review. The Trance 2019 29er 1 in all its glory This bike is...
Dr Matt Miller
2 min
Beta Testing a New Power Meter- Hitting Market SOON
I was super fortunate to be approached by the people behind Team ZWATT to demo their new power meter. They knew that I’d had my fair...
Dr Matt Miller
1 min
Pacing a downhill run versus pedaling all-out
If you have a look through the blog posts on this site, I talk a lot about pacing on descents. This comes from both the research that...
Dr Matt Miller
2 min
New brake power meter prototype spotted on the trails
I see it! MTB telemetry was once a hush hush throughout the pits. There were secret sensors scattered about, heaps of data, and not many...
Dr Matt Miller
5 min
Coast more to ride faster
Riding down hills is hard. Not only is mountain biking down hills really physical, but you need to brake at the right places, handle some...
Dr Matt Miller
4 min
Do performance enhancing drugs work in Enduro?
The MTB world was recently rocked by the news that a few top riders have been caught using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). A lot of...
Dr Matt Miller
3 min
Does your cycling coach need to live close to you?
When I was coming up through the ranks in cycling, I always made lots of excuses about why I didn’t have a coach. And looking back they...
Dr Matt Miller
1 min
New 4-week MTB Training Block for XC and Enduro Racers
I’ve been wanting to make a plan like this but just haven’t had the time! But it just had to be done. And now it’s done! It’s the...
Dr Matt Miller
5 min
Why you should convert your enduro bike to single speed
I tried my very first singlespeed after my first year of riding. The bike I borrowed was a 26″ Santa Cruz Chameleon with a 32×16 gear,...
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