I thought we had gotten past the era of simply surviving a mountain bike ride, apparently, we haven’t. I saw a rider on Amasa Back trail the other day that had me scared for her safety, then I saw an MTB video that disturbed me. Mountain biking should be a fun,...
When you are riding you are rarely paying attention to your skills and this is a good thing! If you were to constantly analyze your riding while riding your mind will be in the past, not focused on what needs to be done NOW! The best time to analyze your ride is AFTER...
There are many MTB training devices on the market right now. I keep seeing an ad for a “Brake Trainer” that tells you when and where during your ride you used the brakes and how hard you applied them. I applaud the designers for trying to create something to help...
Inspiring Mountain Biking Students from 20 Years of Coaching, Part 1 As you can imagine in my 20 years of coaching mountain bike skills I have had a lot of interesting and inspiring people take my camps. Some of these people have gone on to become famous racers, some...
Mountain Biking 10 Ways To Calm Your Fear and Ride at Your Best 1. Create a pre-ride routine to get you in the right mental space to ride your best! Nothing kills confidence liked a busy, cluttered mind. Don’t just a hop than bike after a stressful day, start...