MCMBA Bike Clinic: Beginning Skills

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The event is capped at 24 people, the above totals will change as we get more members or non-members signed up.  Please take the option to be put on the waitlist if your price category is 'at capacity'. 

Do you want to smoothly ride trails, ride roots and rocks with consistency and make that steep climb that gets you every time? Do you blast through trail with speed but then have trouble when attempting things more slowly? Do you want to be safer and have more fun on your bike? These clinics are what you need to get your season off to a great start. Learn and practice the foundational skills of mountain biking that will allow you to roll through your favorite trail with more ease. Improve balance and confidence on your bike to keep those wheels rolling, then progress to the next level under the supervision of Coaches Mitch Bray, Lisa Flores-Johnson, and Kate McLean!

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Beginners Clinic - June 24, Settlers Park, Hartland, MI

Helmet and bike required.  Clinic will have skills in the morning, a break for you to eat whatever lunch/snacks you bring, and then session the trail.  We will have extra water on hand. 

Introduce and practice foundational skills
Dial in skills to keep wheels rolling over varied terrain, practice in low consequence setting, individual feedback provided to each rider, progress skills to trail in a supervised setting, opportunities for repetition with guidance from your coach.

Skills practiced include maintaining balance on the bike, controlled braking, shifting technique to maintain cadence and keep wheels rolling, consistency and control going up and down hills, navigating tight corners, intro to lifting/rolling wheels over roots and rocks, track stands.

Join us for a fun day dialing in skills with instruction, practice and games and then we will take it to the trails!
Appropriate for all adult riders 18 and up, new and experienced riders welcome.

Clinic location: Settlers Park (Clark Rd entrance)

Skills covered:
Ready Positions
Bike/Body separation
Intro to Steep Transitions
Effective braking
Wheels lifts
Shifting + cadence
Negotiating trail obstacles
Turning / Switchbacks
Climbing + Descending
Dismounting