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🗓️ 10 April 2025
⏱️ 59 minutes
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RIDE READY—a miniseries for anyone getting back on the bike after a break. Whether you’ve been off due to winter weather, a busy schedule, or you’re planning a riding trip, this series is packed with essentials for getting back on, plus tips and tricks for improving your riding skills—all from one of the most experienced instructors in North America, Clinton Smout. This is the final episode of the series.
On This Episode: Emergency braking on gravel, gravel cornering techniques, obstacle negotiation, skid steering and power slides, and practical tips on first aid preparedness and gear checks to ensure you make it home safely.
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0:00.0 | So for today's episode, episode three of our ride-ready miniseries, we're going to talk about |
0:05.2 | emergency breaking on gravel, using ABS and when not to use it, and how to build stopping |
0:10.4 | judgment safely. Gravel cornering techniques, obstacle negotiation, and also skid steering |
0:16.9 | and power slides. Those are more advanced skills, but they are a lot of fun. |
0:21.6 | You'll find all three of our ride-ready episodes at our website, Adventure Rider Radio.com. |
0:27.2 | They are under the Rider Skills link. I'm Jim Martin. This is Adventure Rider Radio. Stay |
0:32.7 | with us. We got a good one for you. |
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1:34.1 | This is our third episode and final one for our ride ready mini series. |
1:38.7 | Under our rider skills program, |
1:40.5 | Rider Skills is an exclusive program we developed here at Adventure Rider Radio, designed to give you tools that will improve your riding both on and off road. |
1:48.4 | These segments are not supposed to substitute professional training. |
1:51.7 | These are ideas and concepts that should you try, you're doing so at your own risk. |
1:56.0 | Now, suit up, find a safe practice area, and let's dive into quartering weight shifting skid steering power slides |
2:02.7 | and emergency breaking all with clinton smout from smart adventures |
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