Our MTB Skills Clinics will help you learn how to ride your mountain bike with confidence and be able to negotiate more challenging terrain. This class will help all levels of riders improve their riding form, balance, techniques, and more.

Each class features professional MTB coaching, skills & drills clinic, dirt-crit practice race, fun group trail ride, and refreshments. There will also be a discussion on Mountain bikes, pre-ride inspection, equipment requirements/recommendations, and periodic maintenance.

Jeff Sawyer has been coaching and racing mountain bikes with TBF for 10 years. Jeff will share his coaching expertise, experience and passion for mountain biking with you. You will improve your skills, gain confidence, increase your performance and enjoy riding your bike in the dirt.

• Bicycle Technology Instructor Inderkum High School (Current)
• TBF Head Coach MTB (Current)
• LCI Certified Instructor for League of American Bicyclists (Current)
• USAC Level 3 MTB Coach (2015)
• Member of Victory Velo Racing (2011-2018 Current yet not active at this time due to teaching and coaching)

• Gear Selection, cadence, shifting.
• Starts – mounting/dismounting the bike, power starts.
• Stops – body position, speed control, stops, emergency stops.
• Cornering – surface type, ground conditions, tire pressure, line selection, speed control, body position, vision, exit power.
• Wheel lifts – front, rear, hops, curbs.

• Line selection, set-up, speed control
• Railing the corners
• Clearing obstacles
• Rock gardens
• Drop offs
• Climbing and descending
• Gear selection and shifting
• Timing and rhythm
• Jumps 

The TBF Mountain Bike Clinic – Levels 1 & 2 will begin at 9:00 am.

• 9:00 am - Welcome, TBF Coach introduction
• 9:15 am – Discussion about equipment, apparel, maintenance, safety, etiquette
• 9:30 am - Warm-up laps – 1k course around picnic areas
  

Further drills and skills to be covered, along with several short breaks for refreshments and questions.

Camp will end at 12:00 p.m.