Mental Skills 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

Mountain biking can be a really fun experience or outright terrifying! Learn how to overcome fear with your current skill level.

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....

Jan 28, 2024

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

Sep 4, 2022

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

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

Challenging Mountain Bike Trails Should be Ridden with Skills, Not Balls Sorry for the use of the term "Balls" but...

Important MTB Skills That Are Often Overlooked Most mountain bikers are purely focused on improving the physical...

Fear and Mountain Biking Part 2 (Read part 1 here: https://wp.me/p49ApH-1vq) Fear is a powerful and often...

MTB, Take Care of Your Biggest Limiter Today All the skills coaching, drill doing, fitness coaching and workout...

All mountain bikers can learn a lot from Aaron Gwin's winning run at Mont Sainte Anne this year. You don't have to be...

We have probably all read that we should set goals in life (and sport) and then work towards them. What if I told you...

Enjoy Every Mountain Bike Ride More As much as you love mountain biking you might not be enjoying it as much as you...

The bike world is abuzz with talk of Greg Minnaar's big mistake in the last World Cup! He did something I and most...