LESSONS with BetterRide and BetterRide Downhill . Private lessons are at a new recession pricing of only $75.00/ hour (only $60.00 /hr in Fruita) with a two hour minimum. If you would like to add friends/family to your lesson each additional person (limited to two additional riders per private lesson) costs $15.00 per hour.
Group lessons are $30.00 an hour per person for four to eight riders. To get the most out of a group lesson all riders should be at a similar skill level.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The skills covered in each lesson will be based on your strengths and weaknesses, your goals and the length of the lesson. Listed below are some of the more important skills that we teach. For private lessons we can work on the skills you choose or have your coach decide what skills to work on based on his evaluation of your riding.
RIDING (and racing) SKILLS
Visual skills, what to focus on as you ride the course
Body positioning, balance and how to handle different terrain
Cornering, how to read the many different kinds of corners and make the fastest turn
Weak side cornering, most people corner better in one direction, we will show you how to improve your weak side
Braking skills, how, when and how much
Obstacles, how and when to manual, speed jump, double up a section or bunny hop course features
Bike setup
Climbing skills
RACING SKILLS
Course inspection, its purpose and how to gain the most from it
Timing and creating a race plan
Physical training
Optimum arousal level, really amped up, calm and relaxed or some where in between, where do you perform the best? We will find out.
Visualization techniques to improve your racing before and after each run
Contact Gene Hamilton at gene@betterride.net or call 970 261-1869 for more information.