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Growth of Mountain Biking Requires an Instructional Standard

As the owner and operator of a cross-country mountain biking tour center,
I can't help but notice how many folks show up here without a clue as to
how to set up their mountain bike and the proper ways to ride and use it safely. Even experienced road riders and seasoned mountain bikers still flounder.

A novice can walk into a shop and purchase a mountain bike just as anyone can
buy a road bike, but riding a bike on a road is very different than riding a mountain bikeon single-track. Many would-be enthusiasts have no place to
learn, and more importantly, never receive reliable instruction on how to use
their bike correctly and safely.

There's a lot to be learned before you can start to enjoy mountain biking and
use the bike for what it was meant to be used. Many folks quit out of
frustration or from "the school of hard knocks," with too many falls, lust
knowing how to ride a bike is not the same as being able to use a mountain bike safely and with any degree of expertise. It's my contention that good reliable instruction is the key to expanding mountain bike sales and the customer base.
I believe a standardized, highly effective, introductory instructional program designed for first timers would keep riders involved and would boost the industry.

Let's take the ski industry. At the onset of the sport of skiing there was little
or no standardization of instruction, and I'm certain that there were little if
any trails and Growth of Mountain Biking Requires an Instructional Standard.

Krolick, Cliff
Bicycle Retailer & Industry News; 10/1/2007, Vol. 16 Issue 16,
p114-114, 1/2p
http://www.bikebackcountry.com/