Online Course: Mastering Cues for Riding Well Under Pressure

  • Teacher: Kath Bicknell
  • MTB Level: Beginner to Advanced
  • Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
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Course overview
Increase your speed and efficiency. Guide your bike-handling skills when you don't want to leave things to chance.
  • Video lessons: 80 minutes 
  • 8 learning activities: 70 minutes (approx)
  • 1:1 live lesson with Kath: 50 minutes
  • 6 months access
  • Learn at your own pace, at a time that suits you

Improve your riding from the comfort of your couch!

Celebrate with our launch offer!

Save 20% off the price of our first online course! 
Plus you'll get access to any updates we make in the first six months.
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What people are saying about this course

"Love the videos and the content. The activities have been fun and have made me reflect on my own riding in a challenging and exciting way."
HW - pre-launch testing legend
"I feel like this is 20 years of MTB knowledge packed into a couple of hours."
LG - pre-launch testing legend
"Engaging content. Great original video content and lectures. Great curated video content for bonus material. Easy to follow lesson sequencing that provides a nice sense of achievement."
HT - Pre-Launch teSTING LEGEND
"A place to go if you feel like your cycling has plateaued. Engaging, easy to access and a source of heaps of simple techniques you can apply immediately."
HT - Pre-Launch testing legend
"I rode my bike on Saturday after a long time off and was able to notice the cues and feel confident on the bike again super quickly.
TF - pre-launch testing legend
"An excellent way to spend some time thinking about riding when you can't be riding - sure to make you more confident/comfortable on the trails."
GC - pre-launch testing legend
upgrade your MTB mind skills

Benefits of cues

Overcome overthinking. Learn to use your mind to get more out of your time on the bike.

In this course, you will learn to:

  • Cue simple and complex bike handling skills using words, phrases, sights, sounds and sensations
  • Expand your toolkit for guiding your bike-handling skills when pressure is high or riding well isn't 'just happening'
  • Increase your sense of control and trust in your own process
  • Work with anxiety and fear, not against it
  • Use personalised strategies that keep your mind in the moment, enhance your focus and reduce distraction on challenging obstacles 
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Sick, injured, bad weather? Keep improving your mountain bike skills while you give your body a rest.

What you'll get when you sign up to this course

  • 6 sections of themed lessons
  • 9 original video lessons (80 minutes total)
  • 8 learning activities (including 3 for next time you hit the trails)
  • 50-minute 1:1 live lesson and personal strategy session with Kath
  • Any relevant resources discussed in the live lesson
  • 6 months access, including any updates
  • Skills and strategies you can keep developing beyond this course
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meet the instructor

Dr Kath Bicknell

Kath is a researcher, teacher, writer, speaker and a passionate mountain biker. She wrote a world-first PhD on the experiential aspects of mountain bike racing. She has 16 years of experience working in research and teaching roles in Performance Studies, Cognitive Science and Anthropology. 

She is also known for her work as a freelance media professional. She has written for Flow Mountain Bike, Australian Mountain Bike, SBS Sport, Women's Health and many other Australian and international sports media.

Kath has been racing and riding mountain bikes in Australia and overseas since 2000, enjoying everything from XC to Enduro. She has raced with the MarathonMTB.com team and the Merida Flight Centre team.

Living with a connective tissue disorder (EDS) and an autonomic disorder (POTS) has significantly impacted Kath's interest in the diverse ways all people think, move and perform and her inclusive approach to teaching, biking and learning.
Patrick Jones - Course author

Who is this course aimed at?

A the first of it's kind, this course has been built with a few different types of riders in mind.

Beginner to intermediate mountain bikers

Learn to fast track your bike handling skills and how to use the trail and your equipment to your advantage.

Advanced mountain bikers

Build on your abilities by exploring the more subtle parts of your bike handing skills. Fine-tune strategies that keep you calm and methodical under pressure.  

Mountain bike coaches 

Expand your toolkit for helping other riders get the most out of their time on the bike. Take time out to invest in your own riding experiences while you're at it.
Kath's take on performance studies, processes and mountain biking isn't done anywhere else - she's forging new ground!...Away from the high level thinking stuff, Kath is also a mountain bike stoke spirit animal - with the kind of positivity around bikes that is infectious, in a good way!
— Mike Blewitt. Bicycle Queenland. Former Editor Australian Mountain Bike Magazine

Frequently asked questions

What times can I choose for the live lesson?

Once you start the course you can choose your live lesson time from our booking calendar. Initially, times will be available on Thursdays (8am-8pm), Fridays (between 8am-6pm) and on Saturday mornings (8am-10am). 

What do I do if I need to change the time of my 1:1 live lesson?

When you confirm your live lesson time, you will receive a link for changing the time if you need to. You can change the time up to 48 hours before the lesson. Except in the case of an emergency, changing the time with less than 48 hours before the lesson will incur a $90 fee. This is 50% of the standard, 50-minute 1:1 lesson/coaching fee of $180. Please contact us at hello@intelligentaction.cc to do this.

What happens if I miss my 1:1 live lesson?

You have until 48 hours before the lesson to change to another time slot, using the link sent in the confirmation email you received after booking the lesson. If you miss the lesson, you forfeit the lesson. If you wish to rebook another lesson, you can do so for $90. This is 50% of the standard, 50-minute 1:1 lesson/coaching fee of $180. Please contact us at hello@intelligentaction.cc to do this.

Is the course suited to junior riders or more aimed at adults?

This first edition of the course is aimed at adult riders. If there is enough interest from junior riders, we will definitely consider making another version of the course aimed at these young and amazing shredders! Please get in touch via hello@intelligentaction.cc so we know what interest is out there!

I love the idea of this course, but I'd prefer to do it live rather than self-paced. Will you be running it as a live workshop anytime soon?

If there's enough demand, this is definitely something we'd consider. Please get in contact via hello@intelligentaction.cc so we know you're interested in a live version. If we here from enough people we'll get in contact with some possible dates and times. 

What is your refund policy?

As per our terms and conditions, you are eligible for a full refund of fees paid under the following conditions:

Course Cancellation: If Intelligent Action cancels your nominated course before you have logged in to the system, you are entitled to a full refund.

Cooling-Off Period: If you choose to cancel your enrolment within the 7-day cooling-off period and have not accessed the course, you are entitled to a refund, minus a $25 administrative fee (to cover processing and set up costs we incur). 

Refunds are not offered beyond the 7-day cooling-off period due to the significant intellectual property and goodwill associated with our courses. If you have further questions, feel free to contact us via email: hello@intelligentaction.cc inserting "OUTSIDE COOLING OFF PERIOD" in the subject line. If you are outside the cooling-off period, you have several flexible options:
  • Transfer to a different course if your current course is unsuitable and an alternate, suitable course exists.
  • Transfer your course to another person (such as a friend or family member).
  • Pause your course for an agreed period.

I want to learn more Mind Skills for Mountain Bikers! What other courses do you have available?

We have a few courses planned and are busy building these! In the meantime, we'd love to hear from as many mountain bikers as possible, so we know the kinds of things different riders want to learn more about. If you have a spare couple of minutes, please let us know your thoughts about brains, bikes and what you'd like to keep improving via this quick Q and A: https://forms.gle/71oisLWLmW5Bax4f6

Love bikes. Love trails. Love learning about all these things my brain does that I never gave it credit for. Where can I go to keep finding out more?

Thanks for the lovely feedback! ;) Keep an eye out for the Bike-Body-Mind column in each new issue of Australian Mountain Bike magazine. These articles are published on the AMB website at a later date. 

You can also keep an eye on our social media for bite size bits of info and sign up to our newsletter to hear about more courses once they become available!
Mind Skills for Mountain Bikers: mini-course

Mastering Cues for Riding Well Under Pressure

Increase efficiency. Overcome overwhelm. Guide your bike-handling skills when you don't want to leave things to chance. Free your focus for the things that matter most. 
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