Mountain Biking Terms – What do the terms Clear and Clearback mean?
I just started mountain biking at a local trail here in town. The more experienced bikers tend to shout “Clear!” or “Clearback!” when riding around. I think this has something to do with letting other riders know if the path is clear but i’m not sure how to appropriately use the terms. Can anyone help clarify?
When riding this is to let you know as you figured out if you can expect other riders to be coming up. On multi-directional trail this gives you a idea if you need to be more cautious as there may be more riders following. If there are more riders following normally you’ll call off how many more, as in 3 riders back. The last rider will normally give the “clear”.