Welcome To Core Skills
Think of core skills as being like the foundation a building is built upon. The stronger the foundation, the stronger the building. While we often get caught up in the next skill we hope to learn, keeping your base in perfect form will make everything you learn work better. When I teach pro riders, we often focus solely on Core Skills, as those athletes understand the importance of creating a super solid base layer upon which to add their other skills.
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Learn what makes the Fluidride Method Different
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Discover some of the most important riding elements
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Develop an unshakeable foundation
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Progress to other skills with a solid platform
Pro Review – Race Scrub
Pro Review | Turndown Scrubs
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Aggressive Switchbacks
Aggressive Switchbacks
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Brake Lever Setup
Brake Lever Set Up Click to check your progress Keep going – you’re doing great! New to our lingo? Check out the glossary.
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Advanced Jump Drill: Counter-Directional Steering
In this video watch as Simon covers setting up a counter-directional steering drill in a clear open area.
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Making a Decreasing Radius Turn Into an Increasing Radius Turn
Watch this classroom skills video to learn how we can modify the shape of a turn using a pre-turn.
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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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Comparing Correct Basic Form to Squashing
As we learn to hit drops at varying speeds we’ll want to understand the differences between correct basic form and squashing.
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Advanced Jumping: Learning To Whip
A whip is one of the most stylish tricks you can do on a mountain bike. With the scrub as your foundation, you can build into a full whip. We’ll break down each step below, but here are the basics:
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Using Double Footwork to Ride Switchbacks
One of the scariest parts of mountain biking for new riders is often tight, downhill switchbacks. While most riders can make a simple flat turn on the road, these tight-radius turns on the trail can be tricky to master.
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Pre-Turns On Trail
Using pre-turns on trail can help open up tricky corners and enable you to find flow.
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Step Down Gap Jumps
Step-down jumps often take the form of what look like drops, but are in actuality jumps. The sequence below is a great example of this.
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Featuring Into a Corner
Sometimes an obstacle we want to jump over on the trail is directly followed by a change in direction.
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