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004 Simon Lawton, founder of Fluidride
Manage episode 199429560 series 2093815
Simon Lawton interview show notes
Fluidride Home Page and on Facebook
1:15 Simon Lawton’s Motocross roots
4:17 Training to be a pro Motocross rider
5:45 Discovers Mtbs
6:28 Beginnings of racing career
7:15 Mount Hood Mtb Race mention
7:45 Mammoth Kamikaze race mention
9:20 End of DH career
9:28 Career injuries suffered by Simon Lawton
13:11 Origins of Fluidride
13:28 Simon’s involvement in Leftside Industries, prosthetic leg project
16:06 Larz Sternberg mention
17:25 Simon Lawton’s first coaching client
18:08 Tiger Mountain Mtb trails mention
19:30 Closing his bike shops and starting Fluidride coaching full time
20:16 Big Tree Bikes mention
21:31 Satisfaction that comes from teaching
22:51 Dealing with fear as a Mountain Biker
26:03 Overcoming Mtb’ing fears as a metaphor for like
27:21 Advice for parents with kids who want to be Mountain Bikers
28:29 Do something that scares you everyday; the Mtb’ers version
29:49 Lee McCormack mention and discussion re anxiety about hitting jumps
30:56 Importance of upper body relaxation in Mtb Jumping
32:53 Jordie Lunn mention
33:06 Footwork for better Mtb turns
34:11 Mtb racing foot placement history and development
34:27 Sam Hill mention and “level feet” Mountain Bike turns
37:21 How to snap turns, and why you should learn it
38:40 Why the bicycle is the fastest vehicle down a hill
42:15 How the best Mtb’ers work hard to build basic, foundational skills
44:27 How to pass most people in right handed turns
45:09 Phil Kmetz mention
45:47 Fluidride Mtb Training classes, videos and more
46:29 Diamondback Bicycles mention
47:07 How Simon Lawton’s teaching evolves and improves
49:35 How to incorporate articulation and body movement into straight jumps, vs hips
56:14 The scarriest thing for a pro Mountain Biker to do off a jump
57:18 No take off/lip is perfect, and what to do about it
58:40 Relationship between speed and distance in Mountain Bike jumping
01:01 Fluidride Whistler Camps
01:02 How to boost Mtb dirt jumps
01:05 Why you land back wheel first, or front wheel first
01:07 What to do if you’re coming off the peddles in the air
01:10 Fluidride Alps Tours
01:12 Fluidride Andes Tours are coming
01:17 Group vs Private instruction
01:20 Fluidride Instruct Training details
01:24 Norman’s experience with Fluidride instruction
01:25 Rockshox and Sram mentions
11 episoder
Manage episode 199429560 series 2093815
Simon Lawton interview show notes
Fluidride Home Page and on Facebook
1:15 Simon Lawton’s Motocross roots
4:17 Training to be a pro Motocross rider
5:45 Discovers Mtbs
6:28 Beginnings of racing career
7:15 Mount Hood Mtb Race mention
7:45 Mammoth Kamikaze race mention
9:20 End of DH career
9:28 Career injuries suffered by Simon Lawton
13:11 Origins of Fluidride
13:28 Simon’s involvement in Leftside Industries, prosthetic leg project
16:06 Larz Sternberg mention
17:25 Simon Lawton’s first coaching client
18:08 Tiger Mountain Mtb trails mention
19:30 Closing his bike shops and starting Fluidride coaching full time
20:16 Big Tree Bikes mention
21:31 Satisfaction that comes from teaching
22:51 Dealing with fear as a Mountain Biker
26:03 Overcoming Mtb’ing fears as a metaphor for like
27:21 Advice for parents with kids who want to be Mountain Bikers
28:29 Do something that scares you everyday; the Mtb’ers version
29:49 Lee McCormack mention and discussion re anxiety about hitting jumps
30:56 Importance of upper body relaxation in Mtb Jumping
32:53 Jordie Lunn mention
33:06 Footwork for better Mtb turns
34:11 Mtb racing foot placement history and development
34:27 Sam Hill mention and “level feet” Mountain Bike turns
37:21 How to snap turns, and why you should learn it
38:40 Why the bicycle is the fastest vehicle down a hill
42:15 How the best Mtb’ers work hard to build basic, foundational skills
44:27 How to pass most people in right handed turns
45:09 Phil Kmetz mention
45:47 Fluidride Mtb Training classes, videos and more
46:29 Diamondback Bicycles mention
47:07 How Simon Lawton’s teaching evolves and improves
49:35 How to incorporate articulation and body movement into straight jumps, vs hips
56:14 The scarriest thing for a pro Mountain Biker to do off a jump
57:18 No take off/lip is perfect, and what to do about it
58:40 Relationship between speed and distance in Mountain Bike jumping
01:01 Fluidride Whistler Camps
01:02 How to boost Mtb dirt jumps
01:05 Why you land back wheel first, or front wheel first
01:07 What to do if you’re coming off the peddles in the air
01:10 Fluidride Alps Tours
01:12 Fluidride Andes Tours are coming
01:17 Group vs Private instruction
01:20 Fluidride Instruct Training details
01:24 Norman’s experience with Fluidride instruction
01:25 Rockshox and Sram mentions
11 episoder
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