If you’ve spent any time on a mountain bike — whether as a rider, a coach, or someone who’s taken lessons before — you’ve probably heard a lot of familiar advice.

Things like:

And the list goes on…

Many of these tips are useful, but at some point, most riders begin to notice something. You follow the advice, it worked on the lesson, but when the terrain gets steeper, faster, or more unpredictable — things start to fall apart.

So the real question becomes:

Why do these cues work and why do they stop working?... What is the physics behind them?

Take something as simple as “light hands.”

When should your hands be light? — and when do they need to be firm and active?

How can you push, pump, or drive the bike through a corner if you’re trying to keep your hands light the whole time? At a certain point, you need to understand WHICH PHYSICAL FORCES you are encountering in each given moment, and how to manage them.

An intuitive rider can feel what’s happening and respond automatically — but often that same intuitive rider can’t explain what they’re feeling to another person who is NOT feeling intuitive!

So how do you break riding down into small, repeatable experiences — drills, reference points, and cause-and-effect explanations — so anyone can find the root issue, gain control, and hold onto clear, precise "reference points" as the bike moves through rough, uneven ground, under braking, and in turns?

MTB Skills™ Method has been developed to teach exactly this.

This programme is built for riders and coaches who are already familiar with mountain biking — and want to go deeper.

It doesn’t replace what you already know.
It adds layers of understanding to it. 

The MTB Skills™ Method equips coaches and rider's with the tools to recognise weaknesses, understand the mechanical causes behind them, and uses drills and explanations that resolve the issue at its source, delivering a higher-quality, more professional learning experience. Because the MTB Skills™ Method is delivered in person and/or online, you can refresh each skill whenever you need it by simply referring back to the section online.

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