Welcome To Fluidride Online
Welcome to our online learning page. With this tool, you can greatly enhance your riding by unlocking your true potential. We teach The Fluidride Method, and Simon Lawton, the Owner and Founder of Fluidride, will be you personal guide in this journey. Be ready to progress rapidly as you learn new skills and remove habitual patterns which aren't serving you.
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Learn how the fluidride method builds consistency
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Discover your ability to surpass your own self perceived limitations
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Develop the skills to diagnose your own riding
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Progress your riding more safely and confidently
Build Confidence And Consistency.
Riders often feel like they need to heap on layers of really complicated movements in order to progress. With The Fluidride Method, we've found that keeping things simple is the best way to help riders grow. We've also discovered that removing incorrect movements can greatly enhance a riders game. Riding well means riding more safely - and more quickly - with less conscious thought.
Recent Skills Articles
Core Skills
Body Position - Braking - Steep Descents - Cornering
Riding Off-Camber Turns/Terrain
Riding Off-Camber Turns/Terrain Off Camber Turns or sections of trail can be tricky. In the blog below, Simon illustrates how riders can create traction and control by turning their body in hill to put pressure into the inside row of knobbies. This also keeps the rider from looking where they don’t want to go. In…
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Next Steps: Creating Wanted Movement with a Turn Down
Advanced: Creating Style with a Turn Down Creating Movement in the Air: Turndowns Creating a small amount of movement in the air is a great way to get more comfortable with your jumping. Before doing this, riders should be comfortable and consistent with basic jumping. Once you are, you can bring a small amount of…
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Use of Arms When Cornering
Role Of The Outside Elbow When Cornering While most of our cornering power comes from the low body, learning to raise the outside elbow during the downward stroke of the outside foot will help to turn the shoulders as our footwork turns the hips. Riders often ask me what they should be doing with their…
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Intermediate Scrub Progression
Intermediate Scrub Progression Once you get some basic movement in the air going, you can start to work into doing scrubs. Scrubbing jumps allow the rider to blow of extra energy and stay low. It’s also how we get started with whips. In this Image, Taylor is just starting his scrub. He’s basically going to…
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Progressive Trail Skills
Bunny Hops - Manuals - Wheelies
Featuring: On-Trail Lesson
Featuring: On-Trail Lesson in the Alps
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Discussion: Learning Wheelies with Coach Linnea
Simon sits down with coach Dave to discuss snapping turns.
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Manualing Off Terrain
Once you have learned to manual into terrain, you can start manauling off terrain.
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How to Ride Wheelies
Anyone who has spent a lot of time on bike can either ride a wheelie, or wants to be able to. This elusive skill isn’t used a lot on the trail, but it’s a great tool for working your balance.
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Air Skills
Drops - Featuring - Jumping
Squashing / Racer Style Drops with Jason
As our trail speeds progresses we need to modify our drop technique in order to not overshoot landings. This is especially important for racers who are trying to beat the clock.
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