Getting ready for Xterra Worlds
Fun skills session today at Valmont Bike Park with pro Xterra triathletes Ben Allen and Jacqui Slack. We covered the core skills — with a special focus on the Oct. 28 Xterra World Championship in Maui.
MTB skills session in SoCal on Oct. 20
Hey all, I’m stoked to announce a kung fu skills session in Temecula, CA on Oct. 20.
I’ll be in SoCal to train high school coaches, and I’m doing a public session on Saturday.
MTB skills session in Austin, TX on Oct. 6
SOLD OUT!
Hey all, I’m stoked to announce a kung fu skills session in Austin, TX on Oct. 6, 2012.
I’ll be in Texas to train high school coaches, and I’m reserving Saturday to spread the word. Did I say stoked?
Ripping it with the XTERRA pros
It’s been a big year with XTERRA triathletes. First a how-to-rip spread in Tri Magazine, then a weekend camp with pro Cody Waite and his EPC Multisport team, then two days with world champion Conrad Stoltz and, yesterday, a fun session with pros Branden Rakita, Renata Bucher and Jessi Stensland.
I love teaching beginners how to ride, and I love teaching experts how to ride better. Braaap!
Rider analysis: Judy Freeman at the Wisconsin ProXCT
This just in from our friend and skills pupil Judy Freeman. It’s all about the pony tail (and maybe a dropper post?).
hey sensei-
got this shot from the ProXCT in Wisconsin.
how’s the form look?
Teaching kung fu to a ninja
Steve and Michele came from Memphis, TN for a week of Big Colorado Adventures. This included three days with me.
Judy Freeman won a bike race!
Our friend and kung fu student Judy Freeman won a big one: last weekend’s Subaru Cup Pro XCT in Wisconsin.
In this post-race interview she is stoked — and she gave our skills work a nice plug.
Thanks Judy. Keep ripping it up!
Mountain man status for younger Skywalker
Today 13-year-old Chase Willie (proud younger brother of national DH champ Alex Willie) joined the legion of fools that hikes and rides DH at Left Hand Canyon OHV Area.
Chase and I have done some work on the BMX and mountain bikes; today was our first day on the downhill sled.
Public service video: Bike selection and setup
Boulder Channel 8 is running a series of spots promoting Boulder as a bike town. I did this piece on bike selection and setup.
Wow, am I this fidgety when I teach?
Pinning the DH with Alex Willie
Last weekend Young Skywalker won the national downhill championships — YES! NATIONAL CHAMPION! — and next month he’s heading to Worlds. Yesterday we hit Keystone for a good, old fashioned DH tuneup.
Learn to fly in a Level 2 Air class!
For those of you with solid core skills, I’m stoked to offer Level 2 Air classes at Valmont Bike Park.
Aug. 25, Sept. 5 and Sept. 8.
Pumping turns with Heather Irmiger
With the Winter Park Enduro this weekend, yesterday XC champ Heather Irmiger and I worked on pumping corners.
This skill builds the base of braaap.