MTB Instructor Simon Lawton on Teaching New Riders and Riding in Baja
Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast
Singletracks.com
4.7 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2021
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Simon Lawton is the founder of Fluidride, a world-class mountain bike instructional school that offers both online courses and in-person clinics around the world. We first spoke with Simon on the podcast in the summer of 2019, and spent some time catching up and learning what mountain bike skills clinics and instruction look during Covid-19.
With so many new mountain bikers joining the sport in 2020, Simon talks about the opportunity for not just skills training but also educating riders on trail use and etiquette. For those rejoining the sport, we ask if certain mountain bike skills can get rusty, and what it takes to break old habits.
In this episode we also talk about the mountain bike scene in Baja, Mexico where Simon now spends his winter season. Connect with Simon and learn more at fluidride.com.
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| 0:42.3 | Welcome to the single tracks podcast. |
| 0:44.6 | My name is Jeff, and today my guest is Simon Lawton. |
| 0:48.7 | Simon is the founder of Fluid Ride, which is a world-class mountain bike instructional school that offers both |
| 0:55.5 | online courses and in-person clinics around the world. We first spoke with Simon on the podcast |
| 1:01.4 | in the summer of 2019, and it was a lot of fun, so we're stoked to have you back. Thanks for joining |
| 1:07.2 | us, Simon. Thanks so much for having me, Jeff. I'm excited to be back. |
| 1:11.4 | Right on. |
| 1:17.1 | Let's start with the question about how business has been for 2020. |
| 1:21.7 | You know, an important part of what you do, obviously is putting on mountain bike skills, |
| 1:23.0 | classes, and clinics. |
| 1:26.8 | So how have you adapted your business during COVID-19? |
| 1:32.9 | You know, I think everybody's been for a pretty wild ride over the last eight months or so, |
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