Technical Climbing Clinic

Do you struggle to make it up rocky ledges and bumpy trails? This clinic will help you learn the techniques to conquer challenging, technical climbs. You'll learn:

• bike / body separation. When the climb gets rough, you can't be glued to your saddle.
• vision. Where should (and shouldn't) you be looking?
• weight distribution. How to keep balanced and maintain traction at the same time.
• ratcheting. Get set up for a technical move!
• wheel lifts. How to unweight and lift your front and rear wheels over trail features.
• gear selection and shifting efficiency. Crucial to not blowing up your legs and maintaining the flow of your ride!
• climbing dismount. How to safely bail out of the middle of a climb without crashing!

Who should attend:

This clinic is for the intermediate level rider and above. Ideally, you ride on a somewhat regular basis, are fairly comfortable with your bike and don't mind being challenged. If you're not sure, please don't hesitate to ask.

This is a climbing clinic! We will be practicing at the trailhead in a low consequence environment, but will eventually apply what we learn on real trail features, so be well rested and bring your climbing legs! :)

This might seem obvious, but just in case…items to consider:

• Helmet (mandatory)
• Gloves (mandatory)
• Eye protection / sunglasses
• Cycling specific jersey / shorts
• Elbow / knee pads
• Adequate water supply via bottles or hydration pack
• Food / energy bar
• Quick release seat post clamp or adjustable height seat post
• Sunscreen
• Spare tube

A note on pedals / shoes:

We’ll be getting on and off the bike quite a bit and not going for any particularly long rides. If you have platform pedals, or “flats” that you can temporarily change to, it might be something to consider. It just takes a variable out of the equation when learning new skills versus using “clip-in” style shoes/pedals. If you don’t have flats, or prefer to learn with the setup that your most comfortable with, that’s fine too. I have a couple extra pairs of flat pedals if you would like to borrow them, just let me know.

3 students minimum for the session to take place!

Other questions? Check out the FAQ at
https://www.pedaltherapy.com/faq/

or send an email directly to info@pedaltherapy.com

Vets and law enforcement (active and retired)! Thank you for your service. Enjoy a 10% discount (refunded via PayPal). Please let me know if you'd like to take advantage of this discount.

REGISTRATION and WAIVER LINKS

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Registration Form:
Please fill out a registration form at https://www.pedaltherapy.com/forms/registration/ This is in addition to RSVP'ing to this Meetup. If you've already filled one out for a previous clinic, you may disregard.

Please sign the electronic waiver here. If you've already filled one out for a previous clinic, you may disregard:
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