A question I get nearly every week is, “Wait, you use the ____ trail system; I can ride those trails fine! What could you teach me? I want advanced skills!” I understand that. You can ride blue and green trails fine but struggle with black and double-black...
Two decades ago, bike fitness trainer James Wilson and I got into a discussion on whether skills or fitness were more important for mountain biking. In the end, we realized that even though he was MUCH fitter than me and also enjoyed the advantage of being about 15...
Here is Part 2 of Brad Lowery’s article on SPIRIT FINGERS. This is a more detailed break down of the benefits and objectives of this drill for all you nerds out there! Here is a link to Part 1 of this article in case you missed it. Article: If you’re familiar...
Here is an article on some great cornering drills from future BetterRide Coach, Brad Lowery! (Read more about Brad at the bottom)! The first is one of my favorite cornering drills and Brad created an advanced version of it! I learned the idea of Spirit Fingers from...
I have uber-students, they take every opportunity to learn more about riding. They take a 3-day course from me, camps from other coaches, 2- 4 hour clinics from other coaches, etc. They ask me all kinds of great questions, they go online and participate in forums on...