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They’re almost as important as your bike or your helmet.

Wearing MBTs strengthens core muscles, which helps cyclists keep a stable saddle position. It also trains the muscles around knees and ankles and prevents their knees from drifting inward and outward. This not only keeps the knee joints from being overloaded, but it optimizes power transmission to the pedals.

MBTs also exercise the smaller muscles that run along the spine, knees and legs. This reduces the load on joints and discs, and knees, neck and back are relieved, areas that undergo increased stress during a ride.

And because they require a more upright movement pattern, walking in them can help stretch the hip flexor muscle, reducing the chance it will be shortened. Due to the typical cycling position, shortened hip flexors are a frequent problem with cyclists. MBTs also enable an efficient stretching of the calf muscles thanks to the soft Masai Sensor which gives you a higher range of motion while stretching.

Finally, after a long and demanding ride, nothing feels better than putting on a pair of MBTs and simply walking around. The first few steps signal the beginning of muscle recovery and regeneration, and with the comfortable feeling while walking and standing your feet and legs, back and neck are getting perfectly relaxed.

MBT for Cyclists

Owing to the unevent length of my legs, wearing conventional shoes often gives me a backache. Thanks to MBTs, I'm able to almost completely compensate for this difference when I'm walking or standing up, and I feel a whole lot better than I used to.

Christoph Sauser, World champion mountain biker, 2007

Exercises

  • Single Leg Bridge
    The one-leg bridge exercise increases core stability, which ensures a stable saddle position and optimized power transmission. Start in a bridge position. Straighten one leg so the bridge is held on other leg. On the standing leg, press into balancing area of MBT and hold this position. Roll forward to forefoot, and then back to the Masai Sensor.
  • Side Plank
    The side plank exercise increases core stability, which ensures a stable saddle position and optimized power transmission. Lying on your side, place foot of the upper leg behind your body on balancing area of MBT. Lift pelvis and straighten other leg so it is parallel to the floor. Rest upper body on forearm at 90 degrees. Roll from balancing area forward to forefoot and back to the Masai Sensor.
  • Slow Running
    Slow running in MBTs prevents injury by reducing stress on joints, can help stretch the hip flexor muscle and speeds recovery by increasing blood flow. With upright posture, take shorter strides than you normally would. Roll from the Masai Sensor through the balancing area to the forefoot. Variation: slow running with “exaggerated” pull-back motion can increase stretching of the hip flexor muscle.
  • Airplane
    Balancing exercises like the “airplane” strengthen the small, supporting muscles, which prevents injury due to proper alignment of knees and trunk while on the saddle. Start by standing on both feet and lean forward into airplane position. Stabilize body over balancing area of MBT. Hold this position, and then repeat on opposite side.
  • Bridge with Ball
    The bridge with ball exercise increases core stability, which ensures a stable saddle position and optimized power transmission. Squeeze ball between knees and pull bellybutton in toward spine. Stabilize the body over the balancing area. Lift pelvis until upper body and legs are in a straight line. Hold this position. Note: Exercise is also applicable without ball.
  • ABC Balancing
    Balancing exercises, like writing the ABCs in the air, decrease your risk of injury by strengthening the small muscles that support the knees and ankles. Hold an upright posture in one-leg stance. Press into balancing area of MBT on standing leg. With other leg lifted in front of the body as high as possible, write ABCs into the air.