Hi, my name is Gabby and I run the MTB Skills Clinics. I have been riding bikes of differing styles for years but for the past eight or so I have focussed on downhill. It is such a cool sport - adrenalin, fitness, mental toughness and general good fun! During the year I do the coaching every weekend and come Summer I race the NZ National Downhill Series, where my buddies and I thrash it out on NZ's toughest tracks. Some Winters I head off overseas to race along with some of the other instructors. You can check out how we are going on the news page. Coaching wise, I have been mountainbike coaching now for around 7 years which is a long time in this industry. I have seen the rise and fall of many a racer and seen some pretty interesting theories come and go. Surprisingly, I am still coaching the same base concepts that Dodzy and I started out with so long ago, just much of the delivery has changed as I have found better and faster ways of getting it across. I guess that proves it works! The techniques that I'll teach you on clinics have been proven on the world stage as shown by our three world cup racers - Justin Leov, Cameron Cole and Nathan Rankin. These three guys are astounding riders and have opened my eyes up to some incredible skill. What I have aimed to do is make those skills available to you in easy to digest, simple terms that AGREE with the physics of a two-wheeled bicycle. One thing I am known for in racing circles is always being in control" and "never crashing". Although the second isn't entirely correct, I certainly do spend less time upside down than your average downhiller. This is entirely down to knowing where I need to be on my bike and how to make it do what I want, if you think that's a bit of you then you've come to the right place! I totally love the skills coaching - the problem solving and satisfaction at the end of each day when you have really made a difference to someone's enjoyment of mountainbiking. I think I will be doing it for a while yet and 7 years on "no I'm not sick of it"... in fact if anything I enjoy it even more.