Welcome to BetterRide Mountain Bike School and Mountain Bike Camps

Skills coaching from BetterRide will be the best investment you have ever made in your mountain biking.  Although 80% of our students are simply passionate riders looking to get better, top pros also attend our camps along side advanced beginner, intermediate and expert riders.

Ross Schnell, 2009 Singlespeed World Champion, 2008 Downieville Classic Winner and Trek Factory Rider said, “I learned more today than in the last 10-11 years of riding” (in a rushed 3.5 hour lesson, BetterRide camps are 19-22 hours over 3 days!)

Here is what 2009 Pro 4x and Jr. Cat 1 Downhill  US National Champion Mitch Ropelato said in a interview in the Oct. 2009 issue of DIRT Magazine:

Dirt Mag: “You seem to be able to turn amazingly, what do you put that down to? Got any special tires on there?
Mitch Ropelato: ” Ya, Gene Hamilton is to thank for that, I took his clinic last December in Bootleg Canyon and he was able to show me the correct technique I needed to pull them off.”

If many of the top mountain bike racers in the US like Ross and Mitch have learned more in their clinic and/or 3 day camp with BetterRide than in their entire career before the camp, I bet you could learn a thing or two too!  If you would like to create your best season yet do what these racers and over 1,400 passionate riders have done and invest in your future with skills coaching from BetterRide.

With 19 years of coaching experience Gene is the most experienced mountain bike skills coach in the US and he and his certified coaches know how to get you riding at your best.

Mountain Bike Camps

Love mountain biking but wish you could corner and conquer the technical climbs and descents like a pro?  Then one of our mountain bike camps is for you.  Click here to start riding with ease and more confidence.

Downhill Mountain Bike Coaching

Ride and race up to your potential. Click here to learn the skills that top pro racers (Chris Van Dine, Joey Schusler, Eli Krahenbuhl, Chris Canfield, Ben Craner, Graeme Pitts ..) and top junior experts (Naish Ulmer,  Dustin Belcher …) have used to take their racing to the next level.

Women’s Mountain Bike Camps

Love mountain biking but wish you could corner and conquer the technical sections like a pro? BetterRide women’s only camps cover the same core skills as our co-ed camps but in a supportive, non-judgmental atmosphere of an all-women’s course. This can be very beneficial as it invites students to learn and push their limits without feeling intimidated. Click here to share a great riding and learning experience with other woman riders.

Cross Country Race Mountain Bike Skills Coaching Sessions

Looking to turn in faster race times while using less energy? Click here to learn the skills that Singlespeeed World Champ Ross Schnell said said 11 years of riding and racing had not taught him. Email Gene about mountain bike skills coaching for your team.

For more information about BetterRide Mountain Bike School, Mountain Bike Camps and Mountain Bike Coaching please contact Gene at: betterride@gmail.com or (970) 261-1869