1-hour mountain bike lessons
Focused 1-hour sessions give you the skills and confidence to ride better and have more fun. It's all about the joy!
Location
Valmont Bike Park
3160 Airport Road Boulder, CO 80301Refund Policy
About this event
Hello Friends!
Join me at Valmont Bike Park for some ongoing, focused, 1-hour mountain biking sessions.
We’ll work on whatever you want and are ready for. Common examples include:
General riding abilities
- Enjoy some green trails
- Explore the blue trails
- Dive into the black trails
- Learn to ride "bike park" terrain
- Actually enjoy gravel riding (yes we can do gravel too)
- Learn how to coach your kids or partner
Riding skills
- Body position
- Cornering
- Dropping
- Pumping
- Hopping
- Jumping
- Steezy whips!
- Technical climbing
- Technical descending
- Bike fit
- Off-bike training
Mental skills
- Managing fear
- Progressing without incurring risk
- Overcoming trail trauma
- Improving your self efficacy
- Making competition work for you
- Optimizing joy in your riding
- Mountain biking is excellent for mental health! Especially the way I teach it.
Who is your "MTB Therapist?"
My name is Lee McCormack, and I'm the Lee in Lee Likes Bikes. When we work together it's all about you, not me. So I'll tell you about me here.
After careers in communication, information design, software and business, I dedicateed my professional life to communicating the essence of great mountain biking — and great living via the mountain bike.
Over 22 years I've worked with more than 10,000 students of all ages, genders, styles and levels and trained 2,000 volunteer youth MTB coaches. My 11 books have reached more than 300,000 riders. My articles and podcasts and videos have reached several million. I am widely considered the Shred Shaman or Obi Shred Kenobi of mountain biking. Other MTB coaches are working from materials I published long ago; I am continually pushing to serve riders better.
My technical approach is logical, simple and proven (I credit my previous careers). If you want to talk physics and biomechanics I'm all about it. My emotional approach is highly guru-ish — if your guru is a certified life coach, sports psychologist and gnarly athlete. If you're open to it, I will help you reconnect with your inherent badassery and ride and live in real joy. Or we can simply shred.
If you want to know my riding cred: In 2004 I was the U.S. national downhill champion and finished 8th at downhill worlds. Before I wore my shoulders out, I was a real threat at races and on Strava. Right now I am recovering from dual shoulder replacements and training for my return to DH worlds this May in Cairns, Australia. What a great way to understand my students who are also pushing through their perceived limitations.
This is what I am made to do. It is my honor to work with you. Let's have some fun on bikes!
Notes
30 percent of the $110 fee goes straight to the bike park.
Each session is 50 minutes long, with 10 minutes betwen sessions.
Feel free to sign up for multiple sessions in a row or across different days.
Our planned venue is the world class Valmont Bike Park. I reserve the right to change venue to another Boulder area bike park or trail. Broomfield has some great spots with less crowding.
Frequently asked questions
All levels! That's the beauty of 1:1 sessions like this. We focus on what you need and work at your pace.
That's up to you. We can work on technical skills, off-bike exercises, bike fit/setup, mindset, or just talk.
Valmont Bike Park in Boulder, CO is my main "office." It has a great variety of terrain to work on. I reserve the right to change to another nearby location based on weather, conditions, crowds and whims.
That's up to you! If we can get you what you need in one session, that's great. Most people benefit from a long-term coaching relationship with me. A series of these short sessions is a great way to build your skills and confidence.
I generally work with adults, but kids are welcome as long as a parent or guardian is present. If you want to sign up your kid, please email me at leelikesbikes@gmail.com and we'll discuss it.
Because we have limited time, 1:1 with me is your best value in terms of instruction. However, it can be super fun to share the experience with family and friends. Feel free to bring a total of 4 people (knowing your experience will be diluted). You will all share the cost.
Sessions start on the hour with 10 minutes in between sessions, so we will spend 50 minutes together. Show up warm and ready!
Bring whichever bike you want to learn how to ride better. I'll make sure the challenges are a good match for you and your bike.
Public group classes are awesome! However, most people need 1:1 time to work through trail trauma or other confidence issues. The faster and bigger your riding gets, the more important you work 1:1 with a qualified coach. A combo of 1:1 with me and group classes with your MTB brethren is ideal.
Hi, I'm Lee McCormack and I like bikes. I am considered the most effective MTB skills coach in the world. My books, articles, videos and classes have helped millions of riders find more confidence, fun, glory and joy on their bikes. Working in person is my favorite because we make real changes.
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Lee McCormack is a world renowned mountain bike author and skills instructor. His books, website and skills classes have helped hundreds of thousands of riders ride safer, have more fun and — for whose who want to — win races.