The June 14the Mountain Bike Beginner Clinic on Saturday, held by Rob Krotee and Karl Sheuerman, with a surprising total of 12 riders showing up for a great ride.  The majority of the riders were experienced, yet were away from riding long enough that they were "beginning" to get back into the flow again.

The weather was perfect and the trails were prime. They headed out from the Pavilion at Pachella field down “the Coyle trail” and practiced techniques for going over large logs, and then proceeded down towards the Valley Green Inn. The large group kept at a fun medium pace, making sure to be aware of hikers, horses and other riders, kept in a single line so not to crowd the trail.  Some key topics discussed were momentum, over rocks on hills, body positioning while going over obstacles, and shifting on inclines. 

Thanks to Karl for assisting on repairs of brake cables and rear derailleur adjustments. There was also a bent chain that had to have some links removed to fix. There were some stops at Demo, and some tested their skills at log riding and “log drops”.  

They did an out and back after reaching Wise Mills, it wasn’t the longest of rides, but the pace was strong for a beginner ride, with obstacles to test our skills, and a lot was learned. There was plenty of Fun for all.