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Mountain Biking Skills

Progressing your mountain biking skills can be both challenging and rewarding. Want to clear technical obstacles, climb or descend faster than ever, or jump like the cool kids? Soak in these skills tips, take a mountain biking skills clinic, and practice, practice, practice.

How to Ride Sharp Switchbacks on Your Mountain Bike

Ride those tricky switchbacks with ease, following these tips from Dylan Renn at A Singletrack Mind.

Finding Flow with Flat Pedals - MTB Skills

Both flats and clipless pedals have their pros and cons, and there's no right or wrong answer for mountain biking. Skills coach Carol Baldwin shares her tips for finding flow on the trail.

Stuck in a Rut? Learn how to Ride Rutted Trails Better!

Mountain biking rutted trails is mostly a mental game. Here are a few tips from a MTB skills coach to make the most of it on your next rut.

All Mountain Biking Skills Articles

Flat Pedals and a Hardtail: Does Equipment Matter When Learning MTB Skills?

4 Habits that Improved my Technical Climbing

Skinnies Aren't Scary If You Know How To Ride Them Properly

How to Ride Flat Corners on Your Mountain Bike

How to Ride Off-Camber Mountain Bike Trails

How to Ride Rock Gardens Like a Boss

Which is Trickier to Ride: Rock Gardens or Off-Camber Trails?

Will You Hire Coach to Improve Skills or Fitness this MTB Season?

How to Go from Clipless to Flat Pedals for Mountain Biking

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How To Thread Your Way Through Tight MTB Trails

When To Drop (and Raise) Your Bike Saddle [Beginner Tips]

How to Ride Roots Without Wrecking

Should All New Mountain Bikers Start Riding on a Hardtail?

MTB Coach Shares How to Time Mountain Bike Jumps and Break Bad Descending Habits

How to Mountain Bike Faster, According to a Top Coach

A Dirt-Nap Master Class, with Yeti EWS Pro Shawn Neer

This Former Judo Black Belt Now Races EWS: The Julie Duvert Interview

Have you Ever Attended an In-Person MTB Skills Clinic?

Mastering MTB: '56 Years Old and I Feel Like I'm Still a Kid' [Video]

Roxy's MTB Skills Coaching Includes Both Psycho and Somatic Training

MTB Skills Coach Gene Hamilton Talks Fitness and Equipment [Podcast #283]

Pioneering Mountain Bike Skills Coach Gene Hamilton [Podcast #282]

How High Can You Jump Your Mountain Bike?

Jeremiah Stone on MTB Skills, From Climbing to Jumping [Podcast #278]

FKT Record Holder and Coach Rab Wardell Shares his Tips for Going Fast and Building Confidence [Podcast #274]

How to Rail Loose or Sandy Mountain Bike Trails

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More Mountain Biking Skills Articles

MTB Instructor Simon Lawton on Teaching New Riders and Riding in Baja [Podcast #273]

Mountain bike skills instructor Simon Lawton of Fluidride talks about coaching new riders and the MTB scene in Baja, Mexico.

Virtual MTB Skills Progression [Cartoon]

"Hang on Dad, I'm about to land this jump."

Are any Bike Skills Truly Useless?

While it might seem like some mountain bike skills and tricks exist purely for show, most if not all of them can make us faster and more confident on the trails.

When the MTB Coach Becomes the Student [Cartoon]

It's just unfair how some mountain bikers progress faster than others.

Ladies AllRide Founder Lindsey Richter Shares her Passion for Riding [Podcast #254]

Lindsey shares her story and explains how mountain biking can make us all better, happier humans.

What do you mean 'Better Brakes Will Allow you to Ride Faster?'

If you have confidence in the power of your mountain bike brakes, you can spend less time using them.

How to Corner on your Mountain Bike: Cornering Tips From 20 World Champs, Skills Coaches, and Veteran Amateurs

Mountain bike cornering tips from Kate Courtney, Miranda Miller, Jérôme Clementz, Tracy Moseley, Lindsey Richter, Rae Morrison, Vid Persak, Raphaela Richter, Isabeau Courdurier, and others on how to perfect your skills.

Mountain Bike Skills with Paul Howard of ZEP Techniques [Podcast #247]

In this episode, Paul shares the #1 skill mountain bikers actually need to work on, mountain bike skills myths, how mountain bike skills and fitness are related, and whether watching videos online can be a substitute for in-person skills coaching.

6 Reasons to Ride a Hardtail Mountain Bike [Opinion]

For the hardtail-curious, here are six reasons why some mountain bikers chose to say no to full suspension.

The Hard Part: Learning to Love Climbing Trails in the Forest

If you revel in earning your turns, or you want to LEARN to revel in it, there are a handful of different ways to think about climbing that you may find useful.