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29ers just aren’t that much fun!

29ers just aren’t that much fun!

Aug 29, 2019 | Mountain Bike Skills tips, MTB Skills Articles, Tips & Advice, MTB Training Tips

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 article) and I caught A LOT of flack for it. Which is funny because at the time it was true. After 6-7 months of testing a bike I thought was going to...
The Space Between.

The Space Between.

Aug 15, 2019 | Mountain Bike Skills tips, MTB Skills Articles, Tips & Advice, MTB Training Tips

I believe Myles Davis said something to the effect of, “the beauty in music is the space between the notes”. I have realized it is the same in Mountain Biking.I stopped enjoying Whistler Bike years ago but I keep coming back. Hoping, I guess, that the...
Technique: Bermed Corners vs. Flat Corners

Technique: Bermed Corners vs. Flat Corners

Aug 12, 2019 | Mountain Bike Skills tips, MTB Skills Articles, Tips & Advice, MTB Training Tips

A question I get all the time is some version of, “how is my technique different in a bermed (banked) corner than in a flat corner?” As I explain in my courses: a bermed corner (banked) is still a corner. That means everything depends on traction, speed and your goal....
MTB, What I Have Learned from Working with Greg Minnaar That Can Help You, Part 1

MTB, What I Have Learned from Working with Greg Minnaar That Can Help You, Part 1

Apr 12, 2018 | BetterRide Students, Mountain Bike Skills tips, MTB Skills Articles, Tips & Advice, MTB Training Tips

MTB, What I Have Learned from Working with Greg Minnaar That Can Help You I have been fortunate to do a number of skills camps with three time World Champion Greg Minnaar over the last 12 years and I have learned a lot from him. You can benefit greatly by doing some...
MTB Foot Position, Video Tutorial

MTB Foot Position, Video Tutorial

Jan 23, 2018 | Mountain Bike Skills tips, MTB Skills Articles, Tips & Advice, MTB Skills Videos

Mountain bike foot placement is a skill that will make you smoother and give you better balance. Check out my video below and then read my deeper break down of this important skill. I can’t stress enough how important this is! Greg Minnaar and Aaron Gwin have...
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