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Scott Scudamore

www.more-mtb.org  

703 717 1714

I have been mountain biking since 1993 and have been active in Mountain Bike Advocacy since 1997.   I am a self-proclaimed MTB Junkie.  I have been involved with MTB advocacy for over 14 years, 7 of those years on the Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts  (MORE)  Board in various positions, including President twice.  I have helped to maintain and/or build and design portions of the trails at Fountainhead, Schaeffer, Rosaryville, Gambrill, Cabin John, Wakefield, Accotink, Colt's neck, Cedarville, Conway Robinson and Riverbend.  All legal mountain bike venues within 100 miles of Washington DC.  I am  the current International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) Representative for the DC Metro area.  I also represents IMBA on the National Rivers and Trails Coalition Working Group.  I am currently President of  the Board of Directors for the local Trips for Kid’s  Chapter. I was Race Director for their first 2 Charity Mountain Bike Races held the end of October   I joined Potomac Velo Bike Racing Club in 1999 and have helped run their MTB and cross races for over 11 years performing various duties including course designer, assistant race director, announcer, course setup, registration, and awards.  I have raced both MTB and Cyclocross since 1995 but have spent the past  7 years doing a few MTB races while I concentrate on the sport of Off-Road Triathlon, XTERRA .   I am also a member of the Bike Lane Elite Racing team.  I started racing XTERRA just a couple of years ago and was totally hooked from the beginning. I have competed in 31 XTERRA races including the 2005 and 2007 National Championships in Lake Tahoe finishing 5th  in 2007 and ended up Mid-Atlantic Regional Champion in 2004 and 2009. I also competed in the 2007,2009 and  2010 XTERRA World  Championships.    I am also currently  a staff member for EX2Adventures. They produce local off-road races that challenge competitors of varied interest and ability. From  Trail running, mountain biking, adventure racing, off road triathlons they pretty much have an event for anyone.    I have  given MTB instruction clinics to the newbie’s before the 2004 VQ. I have competed in two VentureQuest races, the EX2 Off-Road Half Marathon, the Backyard Burn 10 mile Trail Runs, numerous Cranky Monkey  MTB races, and the EX2 Off-Road Xterra Triathlon 5 times.     I love mountain biking and all that it does for me.  It is my passion and also my mid-life crisis.  

 Shawn Punga was the other member of the team that did the video.  As an active member of MORE for over three years,his involvement with the club has included trail work, trail advocacy, and trail planning at Fairlands, Patapsco, Hoyles Mill, the Upper Rock Creek project, the Watershed, Schaeefer and Roseryville. He has organized and taught a variety of different skills clinics, for different levels of riders as well as leading dozens rides at nearly every venue in the area, His contributions were recognized in 2006 with a Silver Spoke award for Ride Leader of the Year.

Mountain Biking - The Art of Falling

Mountain biking expert Scott Scudamore discusses the art of falling when mountain biking.

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Scott Scudamore: Hi! My name is Scott Scudamore and I am teaching you how to ride a mountain bike with confidence. In this clip we are going to talk about the art of falling. As much as you might not think about, you are going to fall and it is very important that you try to relax. I know it is hard when you are falling, but you want to try to relax and the most important thing as you fall, do not extend your arms. Most of the injuries that I am familiar within my 15 or so years of riding out here is people extend their arms, they break their hand, they break their finger, they break their elbow, they break their shoulder, you want to tuck your arms in as you roll and you've probably heard the term tuck and roll, but as you are falling, get your arms in; roll on either one shoulder or the other and then you won't have any problem. So, as you are going to see Shawn, he is going to keep his elbows in; he is going to keep his arms in and he is going to roll; he is going to tuck-in; he is going to roll; that's it, just like that he is going to roll and he is got it. No harm, no fall, he is up, he is going, we are doing fine. So, we'd like to thank you for joining us today. We've really enjoyed being able to show a little bit of the sport that we love; if you ride with confidence and use some of the tips that we have taught you today, you'll absolutely enjoy your experiences in the woods. So, have a great time out there in the trail and happy trails.

Expressing Gratitude by MTBGreg at 08/02/10 09:42PM Flag

Thanks very much for sharing Scott. Great video segments. Very useful tips.

how to ride a mountain bike by MaryLynne at 06/18/09 01:08AM Flag

Really appreciate the videos. Did my first sprint X-terra last summer not knowing what mountain biking really was...want to go back and do it right!

Mtn Biking by tinker143 at 05/14/09 09:48PM Flag

Thank you for excellent video about Mountain bike.It really help me with great deal.

Falling by rodriguez at 02/02/08 04:41AM Flag

Trust me...he knows a thing or two about falling! He is right on target with everything he teaches.

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