Ladies’ Frick Park Sessions

**Edit: THESE SESSIONS ARE POST-PONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.**

This week is #3: This is my favorite of the series: moving mounts and dismounts, advanced cornering and leveraging shifting.

* The running mount – this is great for cyclocross practice, intermediate mountain biking, and urban adventures. Plus, its a neat and very graceful trick to show your friends.
* The running dismount – good for leveraging speed before an obstacle, make sure you are comfortable clipping in and out with cleats, or bring running shoes and platform pedals.
* Advanced cornering gives the rider ability to shift before coming to an obstacle and throughout turns with low visibility, giving more confidence and safety at various speeds.

A low-pressure environment for women to try new obstacles and riding styles, while having fun. This will be a rider development series, with each week focusing on different skills, trails and techniques. Sessions led by professional USA Cycling coach and Trek of Pgh store manager, Eryn Hughes. Please bring your helmet, bike in good working order, and a smile. Please tell your friends!

Here’s the rest of the schedule:

June 4, 2009 (Kick off ride) – Meet & greet, braking/cornering skills workshop, slow race, 0 obstacles trails, coffee & tea @ Tazza D’Oro

June 11, 2009 – Meet & greet, climbing and descending skills (obstacles optional), riverview, tranquil trail, social climb, finish with coffee & tea at Tazza D’Oro

June 18, 2009 – Meet & greet, moving mounts and dismounts, advanced cornering and leveraging shifting, roller coaster trail, iron gate, finish with coffee & tea at Tazza D’Oro

June 25, 2009 – Meet & greet, singletrack handling skills (obstacles optional), bradema, iron gate trails, finish with coffee & tea at Tazza D’Oro

July 2, 2009 – Meet & greet, basic trailside flat and drivetrain repair, no obstacles loop, finish with coffee & tea at Tazza D’Oro

July 9, 2009 – Meet & greet, pacing & conserving energy, fueling your body, strength-building, longer/faster loop, finish with coffee & tea at Tazza D’Oro

July 16, 2009 – Meet & greet, look at sustainable trail design features, community relationships, trail etiquette, iron gate, Bannon trail, finish with coffee & tea at Tazza D’Oro

July 23, 2009 – Meet & greet, race preparations, mental strength, fast & fun ride , finish with coffee & tea at Tazza D’Oro

July 30, 2009 – Meet & greet, everything fun, recap ride, finish with coffee & tea at Tazza D’Oro