See clearly, ride safely!

Just like with skiing, visibility plays a capital role in mountain-biking. As Utah is baking in the midst of an early summer heat wave, we choose to ride very early in the morning, while the air is still cool and comfortable.

This time of the day also coincides with sunrise which tends to create huge contrasts between dark, shady spots and bright, glaring areas. It makes visibility as challenging as skiing on flat light days. It makes impossible to see what's inside that pitch black groove framed by tall vegetation that's supposed to be a single track.

There could be stumps or rocks in it and you can't see them, there could also be other users coming from the opposite side that you'd never notice until the very last moment. So, it's time to slow down a bit, signal your presence more assertively around blind corners, and ride much more defensively.

What else? Just tread on trails that you know well and don't venture on new or unfamiliar itineraries. Mountain biking always demands full concentration, right? Just be able to deliver twice as much when the raising sun blinds you!