More kung fu skills in Illinois!
My August trip to Peoria, IL was so successful, I’m coming back!
Kung fu skills clinics Oct. 17-20.
LEVEL 2 session on Saturday!
Friday, Sunday and Monday are sold out.
Plus available private sessions.
Kung fu skills in SoCal Oct. 10-12
Give yourself the upgrade that lasts forever: Kung fu MTB skills!
We’re teaching at Vail Lake Resort in Temecula, CA on Oct. 10, 11 and 12.
Past sessions sold out and were awesome. Grab your spot today!
Helping a rider pedal out of the saddle
Lee,
I am looking to get some information on how to teach a child a certain skill. I have one rider on the team who is really hesitant to stand up on the bike and pedal whether it is climbing or just trying to go faster. They can stand up and coast but they are not fluid when trying to pedal when standing, so this makes them not want to do it. I have discussed it with some of the more seasoned riders I know and they are at a loss because it was a skill they learned early in life and have never came across this situation when teaching younger riders. The rider is a younger teenager so they have been riding a while and just doesn’t like to stand.
Any help would be great.
Thanks
Doug
Wisconsin high school mountain bike league
BMX skills clinic in Rotterdam, NY Oct. 21
Join Coach Kevin Stiffler, a former New Yorker and champion BMX racer, for two hours of essential BMX skills.
This is the best $75 you’ll ever spend on your riding!
Skills clinics in New York Oct. 17 and 20
Coach Kevin Stiffler will be in New York to train high school coaches and riders. He’s teaching public classes Oct. 17 and 20.
Private sessions are available too.
The power of kung fu skills
Niko Mulally’s chainless world championship downhill run!
Plus notes from two stoked Peoria, IL skills students:
Kung fu skills in Alabama Sept. 19 and 20
I’ll be near Birmingham, Alabama training high school MTB coaches on Sunday, Sept. 21.
Join me for a public clinic that Friday or Saturday.
Give yourself the upgrade that lasts forever: skills!
Four days of Awesome in Peoria, IL
I had no idea mountain biking in the Midwest is so big — and excellent.
Just returned from four days of teaching and riding in Peoria, IL. Thoughts:
After one skills session …
Our friend Keith, a Cat 1 XC racer with legs that were crushing but skills that were disappointing, has signed up for 20 hours of skills sessions.
In session #1 we covered the basics, laid down some baseline metrics (time trials!) and plucked some low-hanging fruit.
Keith raced the following weekend. Here’s what he said:
Shredders from Colombia
Jorge and Diego came from Bogota, Colombia to dial in their MTB skills.
We had two great sessions at Valmont Bike Park in Boulder, CO.
Kung fu skills clinic in Orange County, CA on Sept. 7
OK! We are bringing the Awesome to Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park in Orange County, CA.
Come on out for a fun day of learning and riding with LLB coach Andy Somerville.
SOLD OUT.
First XTERRA win for a kung fu student!
Hey Lee, I don’t know if you remember me, I attended the Utah clinic you guys put on last spring … anyway, my daughter and I have been on the trails almost every day since then, always yelling out whatever Lee taught us that the other is not doing … I finally won my age group at an XTERRA, on the most technical course I’ve done. I still can’t keep up on 4,000 ft of climbing because I am 30-40 lbs heavier then the other guys, but the technical riding and more punchy climbs are mine. I have gotten to the point of zero hand callouses, no wrist pain, and no arm fatigue from death gripping the bars. I think about what you taught daily, and still go back and read your books fairly often. Thanks for taking the effort to single me out and give me some help.
Carl