Intermediate Cornering Clinic

Two dates to choose from 2/22 or 4/13

Do you get hung up, lose speed, or lose control in corners? Maybe you’d like to figure out how to carry more exit speed? This clinic takes a deep dive into the skills needed for flat corners, berms, and even off-camber turns.

We’ll cover the following skills: body position & weight distribution, braking, and line choice. We’ll start by separating each one out to introduce and practice by themselves before putting them back together. We’ll also investigate the skills of inclination (leaning), angulation (bike/body separation), and rotation and how to treat those like “dimmer switches” to turn up or down depending on the shape, size, and speed of each corner.

• Who should take this clinic?

  • This clinic is appropriate for all level riders who are already comfortable riding intermediate level (blue rated) trails and want to improve their cornering skills!

  • Riders who feel static and fixed with their body position while cornering and want to work on being intentionally more mobile and dynamic

  • Riders who want to carry more speed, more efficiently, specifically exit speed.

  • Riders who always feel like they are doing something wrong in corners and want to achieve more flow.

  • Racers who want free speed without more effort

• Who are the instructors?

  The Lead instructor for this clinic will be Whitney Houck, a certified Level 2 “AIR Instructor” through the PMBIA. Read Whitney’s full profile

• What to expect

  • We’ll start with an intro to listen to your previous experience and goals, then set expectations and a plan for the clinic

  • Then, we’ll move into a skills assessment and move through an introduction to body position, braking, and line choice while sessioning some corners before putting that together on some longer stretches of trail to practice.

  • We’ll spend time in an open area with some cones investigating inclination, angulation, and rotation before putting those into practice on the mountain.

  • Expect practice time in an open area with cones, and lots of laps on the lower half of the mountain from Copperhead Road down lower Deadwood, Beetree, GNCC, or First in Flight.

  • We’ll endeavor to offer lots of individual feedback and video analysis.

• Cost

  $150 per person

• Ride pass for Kanuga

  In additional to the cost of instruction, you'll need to purchase a day pass or membership to Ride Kanuga separately at their website www.ridekanuga.com or in person when you arrive at our Adventure Center.
  

• What to bring

  Required for this lesson:
  

  • Day-pass or membership to Ride Kanuga. If you don't already have one, purchase separately at www.ridekanuga.com or in person at the Adventure Shop when you arrive.

  • A bicycle in good working order. You can bring your own bike (regular mountain bike or eBike)

  • Helmets are required, full-face or half shell are acceptable

  • Water and food to last the duration of your lesson

  • Closed toe shoes (no sandals, flip-flops, or crocs)
    

  • Optional (but highly recommended) equipment:
    Knee Pads
    Gloves
    
    

Meeting Location:
Ride Kanuga
1249 Kanuga Lake Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28739