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Mountain Biking Skills

Progressing your mountain biking skills can be both challenging and rewarding. Want to clear technical obstacles, climb or descend faster than ever, or jump like the cool kids? Soak in these skills tips, take a mountain biking skills clinic, and practice, practice, practice.

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4 Habits that Improved my Technical Climbing
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Skinnies Aren't Scary If You Know How To Ride Them Properly
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How to Ride Flat Corners on Your Mountain Bike

All Mountain Biking Skills Articles

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How to Ride Off-Camber Mountain Bike Trails
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How to Ride Rock Gardens Like a Boss
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Which is Trickier to Ride: Rock Gardens or Off-Camber Trails?
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Will You Hire Coach to Improve Skills or Fitness this MTB Season?
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How to Go from Clipless to Flat Pedals for Mountain Biking
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How To Thread Your Way Through Tight MTB Trails
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When To Drop (and Raise) Your Bike Saddle [Beginner Tips]
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How to Ride Roots Without Wrecking
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Should All New Mountain Bikers Start Riding on a Hardtail?

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podcast
MTB Coach Shares How to Time Mountain Bike Jumps and Break Bad Descending Habits
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How to Mountain Bike Faster, According to a Top Coach
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A Dirt-Nap Master Class, with Yeti EWS Pro Shawn Neer
Enduro
This Former Judo Black Belt Now Races EWS: The Julie Duvert Interview
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Have you Ever Attended an In-Person MTB Skills Clinic?
video
Mastering MTB: '56 Years Old and I Feel Like I'm Still a Kid' [Video]
interview
Roxy's MTB Skills Coaching Includes Both Psycho and Somatic Training
podcast
MTB Skills Coach Gene Hamilton Talks Fitness and Equipment [Podcast #283]
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Pioneering Mountain Bike Skills Coach Gene Hamilton [Podcast #282]

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How High Can You Jump Your Mountain Bike?
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Jeremiah Stone on MTB Skills, From Climbing to Jumping [Podcast #278]
XC
FKT Record Holder and Coach Rab Wardell Shares his Tips for Going Fast and Building Confidence [Podcast #274]
Florida
How to Rail Loose or Sandy Mountain Bike Trails
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MTB Instructor Simon Lawton on Teaching New Riders and Riding in Baja [Podcast #273]
training
Virtual MTB Skills Progression [Cartoon]
opinion
Are any Bike Skills Truly Useless?
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When the MTB Coach Becomes the Student [Cartoon]