Balance with Ryan – VIDEO

Ryan Leech is a well-known Canadian trials rider and skills instructor. When he’s not doing trials display roadshows for Norco, you can either find him teaching yoga or bike skills.

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Going nowhere fast. Ryan’s top skill

Ryan was behind the 30-Day Wheelie Challenge this spring and he’s now coming out with a new course aimed at improving your on-bike balance and slow speed skills.

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Steep rock to north-shore? No problem

Covering everything from comfort on the bike to technical uphill step-ups and downhill north shore, Ryan aims to give you all the skills needed to go really slow – a valuable skill that doesn’t get much credit in the whizzy world of ‘more-faster’.

Here’s the video trailer for you:
http://vimeo.com/147538471
Can’t see the video? Click here.

Learn more about the course here at RyanLeech.com

Ryan is one of the most enthusiastic people we know and he manages to convey that in his instruction without being condescending. The course costs $40, but is on offer at the moment for $27, so this might be something to suggest for Christmas…

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Singletrackworld's ex-Editor At Large

With 25 years as Editor of Singletrack World Magazine, Chipps holds the record for the longest-running mountain bike magazine editor in the world. He started in the bike trade in 1990 and became a full time mountain bike journalist at the start of 1994. Chipps stepped down as Editor in April 2026 after 25 years at the helm. He's now wondering what to do next, while riding his bike in the French Pyrenees, where he also runs some gites.

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