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The Ultimate Guide to Cycling Skills for Mountain Biking
A beginner-friendly overview of mountain bike fundamentals: ready position, braking, cornering and lifting the wheels, with safety and small steps first.
Tricks and Stunts
Off-Road Skills and Tricks
Skill and trick progressions on mountain, gravel and downhill bikes.
Mastering the Art of Cycling Tricks on a Downhill Bike
What a downhill bike is built for, and why tricks on one belong at bike parks with instruction, full protection and lift-served beginner runs.
Mastering the Art of Cycling Tricks on a Gravel Bike
Small, playful skills a gravel bike suits, such as track stands and small kerb hops, and why big jumps are a poor fit for these light, drop-bar bikes.
Mastering the Art of Cycling Tricks on a Mountain Bike
A careful progression of classic mountain bike tricks, from front wheel lifts and bunny hops to small drops, practised in small steps with protection.
The Best Cycling Tricks for Racing and Competition
General race skills for newer competitors: starts, positioning, cornering, fuelling and mindset, explained simply and without claiming coaching expertise.
Tips for Improving Your Cycling Skills on a Gravel Bike
Handling habits for gravel riding: using drop-bar hand positions, braking on loose ground and choosing tyres in general terms, with safety in mind.
Tips for Improving Your Cycling Skills on a Mountain Bike
Simple, low-risk practice drills for mountain bikers, including cone slaloms, slow riding and braking boxes, to sharpen bike control in short sessions.
Tricks to Improve Your Cycling Skills on a Gravel Bike
How to build endurance and self-sufficiency for long gravel days: pacing, carrying sensible spares, fuelling and planning a route you can finish.
Tricks to Improve Your Cycling Skills on a Mountain Bike
How to read technical trail sections and choose better lines on a mountain bike by looking further ahead, with a cautious, step-by-step approach.
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Beginner Tricks Low-risk starter tricks and how to progress safely. One-Wheel Balance Wheelies, manuals and unicycles approached safely and in steps. Freestyle Riding Freestyle disciplines and safe ways to start them. Jumps and Drops Pumping, jumping and drops with careful progression. Spins and Tailwhips Rotation tricks explained, with safety limits. Flips and Big Stunts What advanced stunts involve and why they need coaching. Wheelies and Manuals Lifting the front wheel and holding balance. Stunt Guides by Level Stunt and trick overviews for beginners, adults and kids. Freestyle Disciplines BMX, MTB and road freestyle styles and their skills. Tricks and Wellbeing How tricks and freestyle riding can support fitness, mood and friendship. Tricks for Every Age Why riders of different ages learn tricks, and how to start. Essential Trick Lists Curated lists of core tricks for each stage of a rider’s progress. Trick Guides by Rider and Season Big-picture trick guides for different riders and every season, safety first. Bike Parks, Clubs and Coaching Where to practise and who to learn with.