Teaching last week in Marin
Student/ripper Christopher Kelly sent these photos from clinics he attended last week in Marin. Thanks dude.
Friday – private ripper sesh
I met seven strong riders for skills/drills and on-trail application. Check out Christopher’s blog post about our adventure.
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The crazier the situation, the more important your attack position. |
 By getting this low, you can roll off a drop that’s as high as your arms are long — without your head noticing the fall. Check out Minimizing a ledge. |
 Counterintuitive: The steeper and quicker the drop, the more aggressive you have to be with the front end. |
 We spent some time on line choice. Straight over this root and into the entrance of the next turn. Looking at the turn after that. |
On Saturday Curtis Keene and I taught a group in San Jose. I should be getting photos soon.
Sunday – NorCal high school MTB coach training
On Sunday I gave my skills presentation to a bunch of NorCal high school riders and coaches. Curtis and I rocked drills with the coaches, then the coaches and I went for a sloppy ride. These guys rip. Pretty awesome.
 Looks like I’m talking about braking technique. That wet dirt gave great traction and told the full story of your deceleration. |
 We hit all the essential corning skills. I show how it’s done (at least by me) on Captain America. |
 Adam and crew killed the slalom. So much they left embryonic berms. You can see Curtis’ smile. He gets just as stoked as the riders. |
 The key to technical climbing (or any climbing) is shifting forward to stay balanced on your feet. Captain America! |
Thanks again to Christopher for the photos, and to everyone I got to ride with.
Braaap!
— Lee
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