Learning to ride – Mountain Bike Geezer

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Slippery snowy off-cambers can be ridden more reliably if you know this...

February 17, 2016, 7:37 pm

Many mountain bikers who ride our local CROCT Sechler Park MTB trail fail to clean these two off-cambers, especially in the winter when they’re snow-covered or icy. This 15-second video shows the...

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Teaching The Watchman to ride switchbacks

March 14, 2016, 7:44 am

Three posts from my @MTBikeGeezer Instagram feed this past week: The post Teaching The Watchman to ride switchbacks appeared first on Mountain Bike Geezer.

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Ratcheting up and sitting down: progress on my track stands

March 24, 2016, 10:06 am

Two posts from my @MTBikeGeezer Instagram feed in the past week: March 17: March 23: The post Ratcheting up and sitting down: progress on my track stands appeared first on Mountain Bike Geezer.

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Practicing drops and then discovering another use for the lunge technique

April 4, 2016, 10:33 am

Two posts from my @MTBikeGeezer Instagram feed in the past week: March 30: April 3: The post Practicing drops and then discovering another use for the lunge technique appeared first on Mountain Bike...

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Combining track stands with other technical maneuvers = loads of fun

May 12, 2016, 10:51 am

Two posts from my @MTBikeGeezer Instagram feed in the past month: April 8: May 11: The post Combining track stands with other technical maneuvers = loads of fun appeared first on Mountain Bike Geezer.

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A big rockover seems easier with The Watchman

May 21, 2016, 11:13 am

From my @MTBikeGeezer Instagram feed: May 20: The post A big rockover seems easier with The Watchman appeared first on Mountain Bike Geezer.

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Video: Hopping practice, brakes locked

May 24, 2016, 3:08 pm

I’ve gotten to where I can hop (also know as a ‘level lift’) with my brakes on in a variety of practice situations, though far from reliably yet. This 2-minute video shows clips from my neighborhood...

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I’m now an IMBA ICP Level 2 MTB instructor

June 1, 2016, 6:43 am

I took the IMBA Instructor Certification Program (ICP) Level 2 course last weekend. It was 3+ days of intense instruction, practice teaching, and testing. Here are a few photos of my fellow colleagues...

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I’m now a PMBI Level 1 MTB instructor

June 15, 2016, 7:28 am

I took another MTB instructor certification course over the weekend, the Professional Mountain Bike Instructor Association (PMBI) Level 1 course. It was held at Spirit Mountain in Duluth, MN. Photos of...

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Video: Getting over a logpile with an uphill approach

June 9, 2016, 2:02 pm

Another view of it: The post Video: Getting over a logpile with an uphill approach appeared first on Mountain Bike Geezer.

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Video: some progress on my rocking skills

June 17, 2016, 9:12 pm

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Video: learning to jump from Phil Kmetz, part 1

June 22, 2016, 8:57 pm

See Phil Kmetz’s blog post titled How To Jump A Mountain Bike The post Video: learning to jump from Phil Kmetz, part 1 appeared first on Mountain Bike Geezer.

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