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Take Your Riding to the Next Level: 2017 Registration for Bikeskills Clinics now open in Portland

March 13, 2017 by Inga Beck Leave a Comment

Registration is now open for trail riding clinics in Portland, Oregon. Improving your skills is the best upgrade you can make — build confidence and enjoy more of the trail faster and safer with our trail riding clinics.

Sandy Ridge, Oregon

Sandy Ridge is one of the premiere riding destinations in the northwest. Join coaches Jason Van Horn and Inga Beck for our ‘Intro to Flow’ series, where they focus on the skills required to maximize fun on the flowy berms, rollers, rock gardens and jumps at Sandy Ridge.

Click here to see available dates

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Take Your Riding to the Next Level: Registration for Bikeskills Clinics now open in Portland and NorCal

May 31, 2016 by jasonvh Leave a Comment

Registration is now open for trail riding clinics in Portland, Oregon and Norcal. Improving your riding is the best upgrade you can make — build confidence and enjoy more of the trail faster and safer with our trail riding clinics.

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Sandy Ridge, Oregon

Sandy Ridge is one of the premiere riding destinations in the northwest. Join coaches Jason Van Horn and Inga Beck for our ‘Intro to Flow’ series, where they focus on the skills require to maximize fun on the flowy berms, rollers, rock gardens and jumps at Sandy Ridge.

Click here to see available dates

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Bikeskills coach Jason Van Horn looking through a loose turn on the Rock Drop Trail at Sandy Ridge.

Tamarancho – Fairfax, California

Join Bikeskills coach Mike Haderer at Camp Tamarancho as our popular Norcal Trail Riding Series resumes. After working on and mastering uphill and downhill switchbacks, rooty sections and body position, you’ll be sure to enjoy this Norcal gem even more.

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Bikeskills coach Mike Haderer demonstrates downhill switch back technique.

Mastering the fundamentals of body positioning makes lines that once seemed difficult a whole lot of fun! We hope to see you at a clinic soon.

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Comfortable, confident and ready for anything — Bikeskills coach Jason Van Horn descends a rocky section of trail with a smile.
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UPDATE: Another NorCal Clinic Date Added to Calendar

March 3, 2015 by Inga Beck Leave a Comment

At the moment two of our NorCal team are unavailable, but due to demand we’ve added another date to the calendar. (Ian is recovering from surgery and Inga is in Spain visiting family and exploring the trails on her Bronson.)

Jason is offering a trail riding clinic on March 29th at Tamarancho, with spaces limited. We recommend signing up quickly before it sells out.

 

 

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April 7th Ladies Only Clinic Recap

April 24, 2012 by jasonvh Leave a Comment

Did you know that Bikeskills offers clinics for small groups in addition to our regular trail riding clinics? All you need is yourself and three friends in order to get a personalized clinic that caters to the skills you want to focus and hone in on. In fact, this month’s NorCal clinic was limited to ladies only, and these ladies took advantage of the personalized coaching from our team to work on their skills.

Coach Mikey Haderer helps Deb with setting the sag on her front and rear suspension.
Bikeskills Instructor Mikey Haderer helps Deb properly set the sag on her front and rear suspension.

We started off checking everyone’s suspension and cockpit set-up to verify sag was set correctly, tire pressures were set, brake lever placement was good, and riding positions optimized for handling on the trail.

Finding and dialing in the optimal attack position
Finding and dialing in the optimal attack position

We then moved across the street to focus on dialing our riding positions. Mastering the neutral attack position is a key building block for progression!

Mikey demonstrates a bunny hop from a track stand.
Mikey demonstrates a bunny hop from a track stand.

Moving on, the group worked on some drills that emphasized working their range of motion, and unweighting their front and rear wheels.

Bikeskills Instructor Jason Van Horn points out the optimal line for a turn.
Bikeskills Instructor Jason Van Horn points out the optimal line for a turn.
Emma demonstrates great form during the drill.
Emma demonstrates great form during an on the trail drill.

We covered a wide range of skills, both on and off the trail including how to climb and descend switchback turns.

Emma and Heidi negotiate a switchback turn like old pros.
Emma and Heidi negotiate a switchback turn like old pros.

All the ladies were climbing and cleaning the numerous technical switchback turns on the climb up after the drill- success is sweet!

Diane demonstrates her form descending
Diane demonstrates her form descending
Jason demonstrates the best entrance line into this tricky climbing section, and how to best clean it.
Jason demonstrates the best entrance line into this tricky climbing section, and how to best clean it.
Emma attempts the most technical climb at Tamarancho under the watchful eye of our instructors- and almost cleans it!
Emma attempts the most technical climb at Tamarancho under the watchful eye of our instructors- and almost cleans it!

Everyone in the group showed remarkable progression over the course of the day. And the most important part is that everyone had a great time improving their riding safely.

Thanks to Inga Beck for taking all the photos and organizing the clinic for the ladies. See you all on the trail soon!

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Register NOW for the The Mountain Biking Instructional Event of the Year!

September 6, 2010 by robhoward 20 Comments

Join the world’s best cyclists, including world champions Steve Peat, Greg Minnaar, Leigh Donovan and Joe Lawwill along with Cedric Gracia,  Crankworx winners Cameron Zink and Jamie Goldman. We’ll be offering an array of clinics ranging from Slopestyle, Downhill, Women’s Only, as well as our basic Trail Riding clinics this coming 24-26 September at Northstar at Lake Tahoe. Truly, World Class. Read on for more details and sign-up information.

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Bikeskills Winter Update: Clinics, Instructors, Pictures and… Stuff!

December 20, 2009 by robhoward Leave a Comment

From Top and L to R: Fall sky over San Francisco, Bikeskills’ JP Sickler at the Woodward Bike Park in Fresno, another unreal image by Walt Denson, Jiro Nakamura in December on Mt Tam’s Coastal Trail.

Stay Tuned For a Complete Update on winter clinics, new instructors and locations, great images from our events, and news from Epic Way Sports Bikeskills, Skiskills, and Surfskills programs.

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