It's a very good question. Why spend your hard earned cash on a mountain bike coaching course instead of upgrading your bike? The exact answer may depend on what type of rider you are but every mountain biker can benefit from high quality coaching.
Whether you are new to mountain biking or you have been riding for a while, having an experienced coach look at your bike setup will almost certainly increase safety, confidence, comfort and most importantly fun! There are a number of factors that might influence your bike setup from your size and the type of bike you're riding to the type of riding you like to do or how experienced you are. Your coach can help you set up different aspects of your bike from simple saddle height and tyre pressures to the dark arts of suspension setup.
"Skill is the correct application of good technique," a wise person once told me! However you want to look at it, an experienced coach will be able to analyse your riding and give you bespoke, personalised feedback to improve it. They will give you guidance to improve the techniques you are using as well as introducing new techniques when needed. They will then provide opportunities for you to apply these techniques on a range of different trail features and help you to understand when and how to use them. By the end of your course you will be a more confident and skilled rider.
Even the best riders in the world have coaches. Someone to look at their performance from the outside and suggest ways to improve and someone to add that layer of accountability when it's cold and wet and they don't want to get out and do that interval session. So whether you are just starting out on your mountain biking journey or you want to race World Cups or EWS, getting mountain bike coaching may just be a better investment than the latest upgrade for your bike. Go on, upgrade yourself with MTB Trail Guides!
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