I love mountain biking.

I love helping other mountain bikers.

My name is Lee McCormack. I’m the Lee in Lee Likes Bikes. I’ve been riding mountain bikes for 38 years and teaching mountain bikes for 25 years. Before that I enjoyed successful careers in the “real world” that prepared me for this work.

I’ve personally taught more than 10,000 riders of all styles and levels, and I’ve trained 2,000 volunteer youth coaches.

My 12 MTB books, thousands of articles and millions of video views have improved lives all over the world. I currently serve as adjunct professor of mountain biking at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs, CO.

I know the power of the bike to add purpose, growth, and fun to riders’ lives. As much as you love riding now, just wait! No matter what you seek in your riding, I’ll help you open the door to a world of peace, flow, fellowship, and pure joy on your bike. Your riding will become smoother, faster, and safer.

Lee

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In the third person:

A national downhill mountain bike champion and co-winner of a Pulitzer prize, Lee McCormack is a true polymath nerd athlete. He is an award-winning journalist and infographics artist, software designer, champion mountain bike racer, mountain bike skills instructor, inventor, entrepreneur, author, teacher, corporate speaker and college professor. He invented and patented the RipRow integrative training tool and is revolutionizing the ways people look at mountain bikes, mountain biking and life.

Lee studied exercise physiology, journalism and creative writing at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA.

  • 1,000,000s of video views on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Outside TV. Co-creator of the “Joy of Bike” YouTube show, which itself got millions of views.
  • 10,000+ individuals taught and coached
  • 3,000 articles in major cycling and fitness magazines and websites, including Bicycling, Outside, Mountain Bike Action, REI and his own site www.leelikesbikes.com
  • 2,000 youth mountain bike coaches trained as skills development director for the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, Colorado High School Cycling League and New England Youth Cycling
  • 12 books published so far
  • 8th and 9th place at the Masters World Downhill Mountain Bike championships
  • 4 companies founded
  • 4 careers so far
  • 3rd place at the world pump track championships at the USA Cycling nationals at Granby Ranch, CO
  • 2nd place at a Grand National Rodeo bull riding competition
  • 1 U.S. National Downhill Mountain Biking championship
  • 1 Pulitzer Prize
  • 1 patent for RipRow
  • 1 life of purpose

Questions? Email [email protected].

Training volunteer youth coaches:

Proudly rocking the stars and stripes at the downhill world championships:

Performing some beat poetry: