Mountain Bike Maintenance - Things To Be Aware Of
I recently had a 1:1 lesson with someone who mentioned that she had been suffering from a lot of pedal strikes when riding. Five minutes...
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Mal
May 5, 20226 min read
2022 Balance Mountain Bike Course and Program Updates
2022 has been a busy year for me, but not because of mountain bike coaching. I had intended to do less coaching for the first half of...
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Mal
Mar 13, 20223 min read
Core Skills Program Updates - Mountain Bike Confidence
Before I get into telling you about some course re-writes, I'm just going to say that I'd completely forgotten just how much goes into...
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Mal
Sep 1, 20217 min read
Balance MTB - Spring Coaching, Course and Ride Updates
Can you believe it's Spring already? The year just seems like it's flying past. The days are beginning to get longer and the weather a...
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Mal
Jul 20, 20215 min read
Balance MTB Winter Course Updates - Part 2: The Active & Healthy, Flow A and A X programs.
Well, as usual my adult job has kept me pretty busy of late. But I have managed to progress a few more things so I thought it might be...
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Mal
Jul 2, 20216 min read
Balance MTB Course Updates - Winter 2021
Well, after a little bit of a break it's time to get back into helping people ride, surprise COVID lockdowns not withstanding! Winter is...
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Mal
Jun 2, 20216 min read
A Coach's Job
"How do you feel about your protege leaving?" my boss from my adult job asked me. He was referring to one of my managers with whom I'd...
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Mal
May 26, 20213 min read
Intro to Mountain Bike Riding Skills Course Update
When I wrote the original mountain bike skills programs I deliberately designed them to allow a rider to progress from never having...
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Mal
Jul 20, 20204 min read
The Art of Achieving Stretch Goals and Objectives
I've been a bit quiet on the blog for a few weeks now and for good reason. Between my day job through the week and coaching both days on...
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Mal
Jun 5, 20204 min read
Weight Training - Fitness with an E-Bike
In recent times, I've been periodically heading out on Kerry's e-bike - a Merida eOne Sixty in its most basic form. In fact, some of you...
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Mal
Sep 10, 20193 min read
The Complexities of Cornering
Of all the skills in mountain bike riding the one that I focus the most on is cornering. It is quite simply one of those skills that...
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Mal
Aug 15, 20194 min read
What Grade Are You In?
What is the Grading System? I'm not a fan of labels. Especially ones that categorise people into a specific box. But as people we're...
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Mal
Jul 16, 20192 min read
Where Are You Focused?
This particular post was inspired by a conversation that came up during the last session of a Core Skills B-Line course.
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Mal
May 31, 20195 min read
Progressing Your Riding Skills - A Guide to Our Skills Development Programs
From time to time we get asked if we'll be holding a single session Skills Clinic on how to jump. There is a large market of people that...
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Mal
May 20, 20193 min read
The Need for Speed Versus The Search for Flow
This particular post was originally inspired from a session I had a with a student several months ago. Despite having regular 1:1...
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