Mountain Bike Skills tips Articles

BetterRide Turns 25!

Thanks for your support! It’s hard to believe I started BetterRide 25 years ago this month! Learn who inspired and educated me.

Have you said to yourself: “I hope I make it” or “Just don’t crash”? Learn how to Build Your Confidence On Your MTB.

Why is it so hard to actually do a skill you understand? The answer is in my latest blog post. MTB Skills: How We Actually Learn

Do you want to get much better at cornering? If so, I’d like to share The Ultimate MTB Cornering Drill you can practise on trail.

Apr 7, 2024

Are You Riding with Complete Confidence? Have you said to yourself: “I hope I make it”, worse yet, said, "Just don't...

Mar 3, 2024

Can you "do" what you "know"? What is the disconnect between “knowing” something and being able to “do” what you know....

Feb 18, 2024

The Ultimate MTB Cornering Drill New Insights on the Ultimate Cornering Drill: Last year, I wrote, "I have found that...

Feb 4, 2024

Before every downhill race, my teammate Kain Leonard used to remind me: "Smooth it out." This meant, “Don’t take the...

Before every downhill race, my teammate Kain Leonard used to remind me: "Smooth it out." This meant, “Don’t take the...

MTB: 9 Ways to overcome and use fear to your advantage. Mountain biking can be anything from a really fun experience...

There has been an amazing amount written about MTB skills and even more how-to videos on Youtube (of various quality)....

2019 is a great year to be a mountain biker! The industry is finally making bikes that are safer and more fun to ride...

6 Years ago, I wrote an article with the title, “I was wrong! 29ers just aren’t as much fun!” (click here to read the...

I believe Myles Davis said something to the effect of, "the beauty in music is the space between the notes". I have...

A question I get all the time is some version of, “how is my technique different in a bermed (banked) corner than in a...

Life takes work, lots of work! I used to train so I could race well, then I stopped racing and stopped training,...

Choose to Be Unreasonably Happy When You Ride Often when mountain biking we set ourselves up for failure and/or...