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“Aggro” skills clinic this Saturday

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What: A skills clinic focused on pumping, manualing, hopping, dropping, aggressive cornering and, if the group is ready, jumping. This is like a Core Skills clinic, just tweaked toward “aggro” riding styles. We’ll start with riding position and work our way up the skills tree. Braaap!

When:Saturdays, June 21 and 28, noon to 3 p.m.

Where: The Fix bike shop, 3085 Bluff St., Boulder CO

Who: Me, you and a few other like-minded souls

Why: It’s fun! And you’ll gain skills that will enhance all of your riding — “aggro” or not.

Register: Paypal $100 to lee@leelikesbikes.com, or email me at lee@leelikesbikes.com and tell me you’re coming. Space is limited, so rock it now!

More info about group clinics

The pinned report: Day 7

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This week has been just as pinned as promised, and roughly twice as cool. I’m sitting at a truck stop on the Grapevine, about to go to bed, but I must report:

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The next week: Pinned!

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I’m loading up for a week of adventure in California. We’re talking BMX research, mountain bike clinics and some quality riding.

Classes are almost full, so don’t delay!

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A great week of clinics

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Last week I taught 16 riders of all levels, both genders and every style. The private and public clinics have been super fun, and everyone has been stoked.

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The Way of Looking Ahead

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Hi Lee,

Hope you don’t mind answering a couple questions from more of a beginners perspective. The best piece of advice I got from your book is also the hardest one for me to consistently achieve – looking farther down the trail – especially on rocky technical climbs.

If I look at a rock before I pedal over it, I fall every time, look ahead and I pedal right over it. It’s totally counterintuitive – especially to someone 40 yrs old. Feels like I am forcing myself to constantly keep my head up and ignore potentially dangerous obstacles. The question is, is this simply psychological? It feels like when I look at an obstacle everything is the same, cadence, position on the bike etc.

Thanks, Mike

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Clinics in SoCal June 9 and 10

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Dudes! I’ll be out there to work on the BMX book, and I’ll be teaching clinics at Southridge Park and the San Juan Trail on Monday, June 9 and Tuesday, June 10.

This is a great opportunity to improve your skills, increase your confidence, kick more ass and have more fun.

Do this — you’ll be stoked!

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Awesome bike events this weekend

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Here on the Front Range, we have the Lyons Outdoor Games and the Lory State Park Spring Mountain Biking kickoff, not to mention a public Core Skills Clinic with me. Too many choices …

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Perfectly average: Running the Bolder Boulder 10K

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In a stunning shift of priorities, I skipped the Angel Fire MSC this year and instead ran the Bolder Boulder 10k. So today, rather than pinning it through aspen forests by myself, I jogged through city streets with 50,000 goofballs. I am proud to say I finished right in the middle.

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What about my elbows?

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Hi Lee,

I’ve found that for pumping and for initiating a turn, I have more power with my elbows up as in a bench press position (you’re like this in the pumping video you just put up). However when I’m about to hit something like a mess of roots, it’s easier to keep my fore/aft balance (and my weight on the bottom bracket) if my elbows are low. Does this mean I’m too tense when my elbows are up, or is this normal?

I looked through at the photos in your book and saw lots of arms low, but I see more elbows up riding on your website. Do you have any advice for arm position?
Thanks! Dan

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Pump technique: Arms, legs or what?

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Nice video Lee. Viewing it, I have a couple of questions about pumping that I’ve been wondering about for a while.

In my own efforts to pump, I’ve been able to generate my most effective action through my arms and the front wheel. In reading about pumping, however, I’ve always got the impression that I should be gaining more power from my legs.

Now in your video, it appears to me that you are pumping this section mostly through our arms, with relatively little leg motion. Could you comment on the relative importance of arm vs leg pumping? Thanks.
Scott

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Let’s rock this Saturday!

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Last Saturday’s Core Skills clinic was super fun. We had a nice mix of riders, and we worked on position, braking, cornering, riding over bumps and even the pump track. The highlight for me was watching everyone RAILING the corners. Huge smiles.

I have another Core Skills session this Saturday, and I encourage you to rock it.

When: Noon to 3 p.m.

Where: The Fix bike shop, Boulder, CO

How much: $100. Paypal the dough to lee@leelikesbikes.com. Note the date of the session you want.

More info: Skills clinics with Lee

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Pumping an S section

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We shot this little video during a coaching session today. Super fun!

Re-posted with a new .mov file. Let’s hope this one works!
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