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Developing Enduro Skills through Megan Griffiths’ Clinics
Riders ready to improve their dirt biking skills were happy to see the return of Megan Griffiths, aka Megs Braap, to Nova Scotia.
Megan first came to the province during the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 and drew riders from around the Maritimes who were eager to learn enduro skills. Since that time, riders have been asking when she would return and she was happy to fulfil a request from NSORRA to make an East Coast swing through the Maritimes this season.
This time, Megs offered Enduro 1.0 and Enduro 2.0 clinics to help riders take their riding to the next level. She started by covering the important technical points that riders don’t often take the time to focus on, and then build from there throughout the day.
Just Do A Freakin’ Wheelie!
When asked about the clinic, Alex Garnett, a participant in the Enduro 1.0 – Women Only day says, “A highlight for me was when I nailed three wheelies in a row when practicing one of the drills. It made me really want to get out and practice applying that in the trails. Megs really broke everything down in easy to digest ways, and motivated me to get back to doing more intentional practice.”
Megs posted a recap of her Nova Scotia training on her social media page.
Nova Scotia enduro clinics recap in Megs’ words
I just finished three days of teaching in beautiful Economy, NS. I did a Co-ed Enduro 1.0, an All-Women’s Enduro 1.0, and a Co-ed Enduro 2.0 class.
My classes are all about having full control of your bike. Body position is a huge part of that, and we go into great detail with this in both courses. We do all sorts of drills that really focus on all aspects of control (clutch, throttle, brake etc.).
In the Enduro 1.0 classes we worked on full lock turns, advanced clutch and throttle control, balance, high speed braking and acceleration, suspension compressions, wheelies, logs, and more!
In the Enduro 2.0 class we homed in on clutch, throttle, and brake control with some field drills, and then took it to the woods for real life scenarios on the trails. We also covered an array of log crossings methods. Log punch, double blip, angled/slippery log crossings, log pivots, and log recovery. Ooh and let’s not forget corner track training.
Big thanks to Nova Scotia Off Road Riders Association for hosting me! You guys are an amazing club and I’m happy to have been part of your events list this year! Also, thanks to NSORRA Training Director, Mike Ritter, for helping me out all weekend, and for all the riders who signed up and came out to train with me.
Thanks to The Shack by Liberty CC for sponsoring the clinics, and to Mitch Hill for attending the Women Only Enduro 1.0 and taking these photos!
