moderate
8 hours
Participants should have good basic fitness and comfort on a bike, with some experience in mountain biking or fitness geared toward active outdoor activity.
Elevate your mountain biking skills in East Burke with this dynamic one-day clinic. Perfect for riders eager to improve stability, braking, and cornering in a scenic Vermont setting.
Join our fundamentals clinic to enhance your mountain biking skills in a supportive environment! Experience personalized coaching on stability, braking, and cornering techniques, followed by hands-on practice on diverse trails. Connect with fellow riders during a pre-clinic meet and greet, and celebrate your progress with a toast at the end!
Our fundamentals clinic is appropriate for all skills and abilities. It’s the ‘foundation’ of mountain biking.
Join other participants and your Dynamic Cycling coaches the evening before every clinic at a local venue for a meet and greet.
It’s all about becoming a more dynamic rider. We start by dialing in the following Fundamental Skills:
-Stability and balance through proper body position & range of motion. -Smooth flowy riding with proper trail braking. -Emergency stopping techniques. -Proper shifting techniques. -Cadence and vision- how to read a trail.
Using these skills we begin to develop maneuvers such as:
-A ‘peek n push’ for use with roll downs -Cornering - we end our morning session on different types of corners; applying the fundamentals we learned.
WE HIT THE TRAILS, practicing what we learned. Sessioning features on trail is essential to becoming a better rider.
We find features that will allow us to further develop our fundamental skills; rock gardens, rock rollers & steeps, technical climbs and descents, and more! We practice cornering on trail: Using the different style corners available we build on our fundamentals, learning how to flow through corners properly braking.
We finish back in the parking lot to wrap up the day. After our wrap up we head back to the meet and greet location to have a toast with our new riding buddies.
*On trail coaching and sessioning is dependent on the trail network and features available.
Vermont weather can change quickly; layering helps you stay comfortable during the day.
Getting to the clinic early ensures you have plenty of time for warm-ups and introductions.
Master foundational skills as they form the building blocks for more advanced techniques.
Stay well-hydrated, especially during intense coaching and riding sessions.
East Burke has been a hub for Vermont mountain biking since the early 2000s, supporting a growing outdoor biking community.
The local trail systems focus heavily on sustainable practices, maintaining the terrain and protecting native flora and fauna.
A helmet designed for off-road riding to protect during technical maneuvers.
Provides grip and protection for your hands on trail rides.
Keeps you hydrated during a full day of coaching and riding.
Supportive footwear with good grip designed for trail riding.