Today we had a bit of rain....but it didn’t stop us from having a great day!! Sweet Riders had special guests today. We had Nathan Bennet from MTB Japan and Nori & Ki Chan from B.C. Porter take our clinic. Both MTB Japan and B.C. Porter are fellow mtb tour and instructional clinic companies. Bennet operates out of Minekami, Gunma specializing in tours, and B.C. porter operates out of Chiba, specializing in tours and clinics. I recommend checking out both of their websites.......It was a pleasure to have them attend a Sweet Riders clinic. We had a great day learning about how we all teach mountain biking skills, we talked about different techniques of teaching and compared notes. We only had two hours for the clinic, and then we were off to hit the new trails of 47 Hakuba.

We were joined by Yans and Okkupi San two famous riders in Japan. We had a blast. Some of us, years ago use to race the 47 dirt road from top to bottom as a downhill. Yans suggested we have a non-pedalling race and off we went. The six of us raced from top to bottom with no pedalling power, super fun and it brought back memories of the old days on the same track....

Jerry Tokunana also joined us. He does chiropractic adjustments and came out to help out at the event. Anyone have back problems?? I recommend Jerry, he has helped my back many times!!! Once again, thanks to all whom came out. It was a great weekend!!!