LESSONS with BetterRide and BetterRide Downhill . Private lessons are at a new recession pricing of only
$105.00/ hour with a three hour minimum. If you would like to add friends/family to your lesson each additional
person (limited to two additional riders per private lesson) costs $25.00 per hour.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The skills covered in each lesson will be based on your strengths and weaknesses, your goals and the length of
the lesson. Listed below are some of the more important skills that we teach. For private lessons we can work on
the skills you choose or have your coach decide what skills to work on based on his evaluation of your riding.
RIDING (and racing) SKILLS
Visual skills, what to focus on as you ride the course
Body positioning, balance and how to handle different terrain
Cornering, how to read the many different kinds of corners and make the fastest turn
Weak side cornering, most people corner better in one direction, we will show you how to improve your weak side
Braking skills, how, when and how much
Obstacles, how and when to manual, speed jump, double up a section or bunny hop course features
Bike setup
Climbing skills
RACING SKILLS
Course inspection, its purpose and how to gain the most from it
Timing and creating a race plan
Physical training
Optimum arousal level, really amped up, calm and relaxed or some where in between, where do you perform the
best? We will find out.
Visualization techniques to improve your racing before and after each run
Contact Gene Hamilton at betterride@gmail.com or call 970 261-1869 for more information.
$105.00/ hour with a three hour minimum. If you would like to add friends/family to your lesson each additional
person (limited to two additional riders per private lesson) costs $25.00 per hour.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The skills covered in each lesson will be based on your strengths and weaknesses, your goals and the length of
the lesson. Listed below are some of the more important skills that we teach. For private lessons we can work on
the skills you choose or have your coach decide what skills to work on based on his evaluation of your riding.
RIDING (and racing) SKILLS
Visual skills, what to focus on as you ride the course
Body positioning, balance and how to handle different terrain
Cornering, how to read the many different kinds of corners and make the fastest turn
Weak side cornering, most people corner better in one direction, we will show you how to improve your weak side
Braking skills, how, when and how much
Obstacles, how and when to manual, speed jump, double up a section or bunny hop course features
Bike setup
Climbing skills
RACING SKILLS
Course inspection, its purpose and how to gain the most from it
Timing and creating a race plan
Physical training
Optimum arousal level, really amped up, calm and relaxed or some where in between, where do you perform the
best? We will find out.
Visualization techniques to improve your racing before and after each run
Contact Gene Hamilton at betterride@gmail.com or call 970 261-1869 for more information.
Have more fun and ride with confidence! Learn from the most experienced skills
coach in the US. Gene Hamilton is a licensed USA Cycling Expert Coach and has over 17 years of
coaching experience including 11 years coaching mountain biking. His coaching highlights include coaching
many top pro racers (Lynda Wallenfels, Chris Van Dine, ..) top junior experts (Ben Hulse, Naish Ulmer, Parker
Worthington, ...) and 100's of riders who just want to get better. He is passionate about coaching and riding
and a pretty good racer too, in 13 seasons as a pro racer he has won a Silver (2002) and two Bronze Medals
(2006, 1999) at the UCI World Masters Championships. All mountain bike clinics, camps and private lessons
are guaranteed to improve your riding or your money back.
coach in the US. Gene Hamilton is a licensed USA Cycling Expert Coach and has over 17 years of
coaching experience including 11 years coaching mountain biking. His coaching highlights include coaching
many top pro racers (Lynda Wallenfels, Chris Van Dine, ..) top junior experts (Ben Hulse, Naish Ulmer, Parker
Worthington, ...) and 100's of riders who just want to get better. He is passionate about coaching and riding
and a pretty good racer too, in 13 seasons as a pro racer he has won a Silver (2002) and two Bronze Medals
(2006, 1999) at the UCI World Masters Championships. All mountain bike clinics, camps and private lessons
are guaranteed to improve your riding or your money back.
"I wanted to thank you for raising the bar for my off-road skills this season. I can honestly say that you do a better job of
explaining things than both of the skills clinics I have been at with Ned Overend or read in his book. For instance, he
describes or shows you what you should look like and where the weighting should be on the pedals coming into a turn BUT you
describe what it should feel like and where to look, how to turn the bike and you find yourself making the turn at the right
pitch, balanced and weighted properly- he desribes the desired result, you describe the key factors to get that result. Honestly,
by using about 6 key things that you taught me to feel and be aware of my skills shot up so much and so did my confidence."
X-terra racer Peter Doyle, a few months after just one lesson.
explaining things than both of the skills clinics I have been at with Ned Overend or read in his book. For instance, he
describes or shows you what you should look like and where the weighting should be on the pedals coming into a turn BUT you
describe what it should feel like and where to look, how to turn the bike and you find yourself making the turn at the right
pitch, balanced and weighted properly- he desribes the desired result, you describe the key factors to get that result. Honestly,
by using about 6 key things that you taught me to feel and be aware of my skills shot up so much and so did my confidence."
X-terra racer Peter Doyle, a few months after just one lesson.
