2 Day Mountain Bike Skills Camp with BetterRide Coach Don Bogardus
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Each day will start at 10 am with 3-4 hours of skills instruction and drills (in a local park) followed by 2-3 hours of on trail practice and riding, a typical day will run until 4:00 or 5:00 pm.
For this 2 day camp, you may sign up for just day 1 if you would like. However, you may not sign up for just day 2 unless you have previously completed day 1 OR have taken the first two clinics in the Core Skills series
This is an Approximate outline of the Camp (order, schedule, and topics may vary at coaches' discretion)
Day 1
* Quick overview of camp
* How to ride in Balance, in Control and efficiently. Learn correct body position (as opposed to the common and incorrect “myths” passed down from rider to rider), balance and weight placement for climbing and descending
* How to set-up your bike for optimal riding: tire pressure, tire type, stem length, bar height, seat height, brake level reach/adjustment, suspension set up to riders weight and riding style
* How to look ahead correctly! I will teach you where and how to look ahead, how this effects your riding and how to improve your vision skills
* How to wheelie over small obstacles, up and down, two efficient wheelies relying on technique, not upper body strength and how to use them over different obstacles
* How to fall safer
* Break for lunch and hit the trails to work on morning skills
* Wrap-up and review of the day’s skills
Day 2
* Review of day 1, questions?
* How bikes corner, how to corner in balance, using vision to corner faster and easier with more control
* Advanced cornering with drills
* How to brake effectively (no skidding!), how to use your brakes to go faster
* How to start/restart on an uphill
* Break for lunch and hit the trails to work on morning skills
* Wrap up and review
To sign up you can simply email Info@BetterRide.net with your intent and put a check in the mail or pay through paypal (paying through paypal will include a $17 fee). Once we get your intent we will email you our athlete questionnaire (so we can learn more about you), some mental training articles to give you a head start on the camp, and specific directions. To pay online please visit the BetterRide website at http://.betterride.net or mail checks to BetterRide 1023 W Elna Rae Tempe, AZ 85281 |
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