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
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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Advanced: Counter Directional Steering In The Air
Counter Directional Steering In The Air Counter Directional Steering In the Air (CDS) is a super helpful technique which will allow you to access more advanced jump trails. As trails get more advanced, the biggest difference is that they start to turn more and eventually require the rider to turn in the air. Below, Fluidride…
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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 Pump on a Pump Track
How to Pump Terrain Learning to properly pump terrain enables riders to gain speed from undulations, rather than losing speed from them. Top riders use this skill all the time. Learn this technique and you will add more flow, speed and most importantly – connection with the ground – into your riding. Learning to pump…
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Passive Pumping
While actively pumping terrain can help us gain speed, we can utilize another technique when we are already moving at speed. Dramatically improve your speed while decreasing physical and mental effort on the trail.
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Left Hand Turns
Cornering – Left Hand Turns Most riders turn left better than right. This has to do with the majority of riders being right handed and right leg dominant. That said, riders who lead right foot forward sometimes prefer right hand turns, as it’s their ‘back-foot turn’ – which can be easier to access. Whatever foot…
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Throne And Attack Positions
Body Position – Throne and Attack Positions While different instructional systems use different positions, the riding positions are not right or wrong. They are situational. The power of being in one position is that it allows the rider to move through that position into something new. It is this transition which really empowers riders to ride…
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Throne Position
Throne Position Below, you will see examples of where I naturally stand in neutral, or Throne Position. Throne Position reinforces a normal standing BiPedal posture, which allows us to remain athletic. We can move from this position through other positions with a sense of power. In this image, I’m in a Tall Throne Position as…
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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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