I love the 'tutor', 'pupil' aspect of this video - works really well with the presenters. Some of the best GTN videos have been seeing Heather start her triathlon career (Chattanooga, Kona, this vid) and experiencing it alongside her (seeing her emotion boil over at the end of Kona was really moving and hugely motivating to watch). As a beginner triathlete, its inspirational to see ax ex-Olympian have the same worries, concerns and questions I do despite being a fraction of the athlete she is. Keep up the great work guys!
This was an amazing video... Reason is you could clearly feel the emotions Heather was going through while doing her attempts... Way a go Heather, tip of the hat for your hard efforts on getting this done... YOU ROCK!!!
It’s worth staying out loud that the saddle should impact against the inner thigh... then slide down on the seat and pedal pedal pedal! Watch 7:51 Keeping your shoes on the bike reduces transition time and get you biking faster. Dismounting on left side- exit so the right foot is in front (crossing the left leg) and right foot lands first.
I used to do this a child! I never thought about it but now as an adult who is coming back to cycling I am motivated to relearn this skill. My childhood freedom awaits. Thanks Heather!
I learned on a MTB on grass, lessens the fear factor... also practicing putting feet in / out of shoes attached to the bike can be practiced on a turbo or spin bike when you don't have to watch the road! Great video.
Heather you are awesome!! Thank you for going outside of your comfort zone to do this video! The look on your face has inspired me to try to learn this too!!!
Loved seeing how pleased Heather was with herself as she progressed through the video. I have taught flying mounts to several groups of new triathletes and I always love seeing that confidence build 😁.
I am no triathlete but we used to do these mounts all the time as kids. In fact most people where I'm from mount their bike like that. I can also swing my leg on the front side while mounting but that would be difficult on a triathlon bike. Another funny thing is we used to ride adult bikes as kids and since we couldn't reach the pedals we would ride under the top tube.
I've been waiting for this video since I first heard of GTN. Feel the same way as Heather at the beginning so I have a bit of faith I can actually learn now
Right after pedaling hands free this was the next skill on my bucket list to master. After watching this I think I'm ready to give it a go. Thanks, great video!
I really love this video! everyone is getting better at presenting and becoming more natural. also it's great content! definitely inspired me to stop delaying things and to learn how to do a flying mount. Keep up the good work!!!
I'm sure it was unintentional, but the dismount are also quite educational. Heather intuitively uses a CX dismount when she's practicing stepping on one pedal.
This is probably the most detailed how-to for the mount/dismount I've found. Thanks so much! I'm looking to shave a day or two off of my transition times, lol.
You should have re-run the mounting race at the end to see whether Heather was indeed faster using the new techniques she has learnt. She certainly looked smoother and quicker!
In our home town, where the bike paths cross roads, we can get a ticket if we don't “dismount”, so from the time we're off training wheels everyone pretty much knows how to ride one foot dragging on the road and one on the peddle like at 4:30. It was really shocking to me that an experienced triathlete wouldn't know how to do that! Glad to see she got the hang of it.
This is good information, and also about 40% of what you need to know to do a flying mount. If your transition areas are perfect asphalt, then go ahead and wear road shoes and use them, rubber banded to your bike. In the US the transition areas are horrible, chewed up asphalt or dirt, that will tear your feet up while running with your bike. I use MTB shoes and put them on in T1. You can run full speed with them on. So much better, and more comfortable. Next, what position do you need your pedals set to? I say 8 oclock on left side mounts when you want your left foot up first to help you mount. Third, how do you tension your shoes when on the bike in a precarious, uphill exit from T1. These things all make rubber banded, Velcro tri shoes completely worthless and dangerous.
Got all the kids in the Go-Ride club I coach doing this perfectly now (and the dismount) for their cyclocross racing. So cute watching a bunch of 6-8 year olds doing it.
Both the scoot and the flying mount are useful in shorter distances, like sprint or olympic, in which you probably won't find much use for seatpost bottles. In half-ironman or ironman distances, there's no need to rush through transition unless you're Tim Don or Sebastian Kienle.
What’s interesting to me is that coming from a mountain and DH background these are all very basic skills you learn mucking around, learning to balance, throwing your weight around and mounting on terrain that momentum is needed to push off while for trained triathletes it may not be easy or feel natural. I honestly rarely mount any bike at a stand still and just figured it was normal.
When I was a kid, the scoot was just how you got on a bike. Whatever kind of bike. Didn't even think about it. Decades after not riding a bike I started commuting. 2 years into that I was in a rush leaving the shopping centre. I scooted onto my front suss hybrid. Didn't even think about it. Half a second later I'm inside the bike with a gash down my leg. I still don't know how. I suppose it takes practice.
Really enjoy watching GTN vids. But here, poor Heather, it seems Mark forgot to explain that during the Flying Mount one should land on the inner part of a thigh, whereas Heather was landing directly on her crotch. Ouch!
Maybe this sounds stupid, but what about a basic bike handling skills video? I came to Triathlon through running, and so the bike is a big scary thing for me. I often struggle with cycling with one hand...so on longer rides I end up dehydrated because I’m too unsteady to reach for a water bottle...and cornering is horrifying. I’ve tried looking online for other videos, but I feel like they don’t break thing down enough. 😩
Have you looked at the GCN videos? They usually have some good stuff. From my experience, you want to start getting comfortable doing one handed by just taking your hand just a few inches off the bars at a time, and slowly work your way up until you can reach your bottle cage. Hope I could help
I'm with you. I've gotten okay with the front bottle cage, but the back one is still really tough.. and I don't like drinking on steep climbs because I'm afraid I'll lose my balance. I've been figuring it'll just get comfier with time, but basic tips would certainly be appreciated.
Ben Thompson only way to get comfy in aero is to ride it. When I went from a size 52 Blue to my 54 PRsix I had to relearn because all the body positions and feel was different
We might want to mention that it is key to have first impact with the saddle a bit off centre on your inner thigh. The alternative can be painful. Also: Not as easy with a behind the seat bottle...
The running speed with cleats is irrelevant, because putting on the shoes while riding is so much slower unless you are really pro at it (and it's by far the harder part to learn). But learning the flying mount teaches also the flying dismount and that saves some time.
Haven't quite mastered the shoes on the pedal bit, I mount cyclocross style with MTB shoes so I can still run out of and into transition. Don't think I will be practicing on a several thousand £ bike tho.😱😱
I do the scooting thingy when I am late, got realy quick shifting weight form tires to shoes and lifting the bike as well, which is more a cyclocross skill. Seems easy to me, but is probably a lot harder on a tt bike with such low handlebars.
I learnt flying mount when I was maybe 8, at the oldest. My mum's a triathlete and I was doing triathlons so she taught me, but my only skill is balance so I found it easy- easier than standing start tbh. To this day, at the traffic lights or whatever, I'd rather completely get off my bike and do a 'flying mount' start every time. I thought everyone did them- until I went to my first tri as an adult and even tops of the age groups didn't do it... I'm still baffled that people don't do it all the time.
i can do it since i remember riding a bike. as a children we used to do that all the time... sorry i cannot understand whats so difficult about that when u riding a bike for years...
@@maisetas ya back home the cops hassel us if we don't “dismount” crossing the road (from the path) so every kid who rides a bike learns that trick pretty quick.
@@maisetasu had clipless pedals as a kid? Now that you say it, i notice that I do this all the time with my normal bike and platform pedals. TBH it's not hard with platform pedals. With clipless shoes, quite a bit more tricky.
Am I the only one who thought "Is this some kind of a spoiler?" when I read "Heather Fell"? :D Anyway: very nice video! It's just about time I learn to do this!
Dear GTN, I won last week's CAPtion contest (thank you!) but I don't seem to be able to contact you. I've written on Facebook - nobody is opening the messages I think (the posting being automated?), and I can't see a message button here on youtube.
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9:42 attatching? ^^ how do you deal with bottle cages behind your saddle, first method or can you jump over the bottles safely, without risking ejecting them ? I admit I never tried jumping on the bike like that, just because I was never in a position where I would desperately need those 5-10 seconds.
Lower your seat post when starting to practice the flying mount to make it a bit easier. Oops just got to the part in the video when they suggest this....
If you're really going to do the flying mount you need to have your shoes clipped in and rubber banded to your bike - none of that running shoe stuff. The whole point is the time you save putting on your shoes while riding, not just the 2-3 seconds from a faster bike mount.
Nice video, as always. Is Mark 2 left handed? I don't think I've ever seen a normal person mount their bike from the right. That elastic band looks like it could get stuck in the chain if you're unlucky.
quick question: does it make a difference running with the bike holding the saddle or stem? I run with my hand on the stem as my from wheel has a lot of movement and holding on to the saddle will more than likely make the bike skew into the wrong direction. would this make it easier to mount? What do you guys think?
3:42 I like to callit the "Chinese Mount" because that's how most Chinese people mount their bicycle no matter their age and no matter the kind and size of their bicycle.
Yes, exactly! The rubber bands break off and you're on your way. Even if you don't do the full on flying mount, it seems to be a good idea anyway, because lots of triathlon transitions are on grass and get super muddy, which can jam up cleats. Not a HUGE problem with SPD-SL pedals, but for those of us on Speedplay, can definitely cause problems.
I'm surprised Heather was so nervous and scared to try even learning this skill - of all the things to freak out about cycling (riding in traffic, learning to use clipless pedals, controlling the bike in aerobars, descending at speed, etc), this seems like it should be a relatively stress-free thing to work on.
4:25 - please get your hand off the seat and grab hold of the handlebars... And yes, you need to teach THIS to people... and 4:30 - remember to use your hip on the seat to balance the bike...
(I'm not a CX rider but love the sport) I've seen on GCN a video with a CX pro, regarding the CX dismount and pick up of the bike (to get on your shoulder) in wich you get one hand on the top tube and it stays "outwards" to quicken up the lift. I haven't tried it yet, though... It'll be great to get home up the stairs just that half a second faster that I've been aiming for... :) Also, being a Portuguese triathlon teacher/coach (kids form 6 to 60) we don't really have that many books to go by here... You guys seem like you're doing a great job :)
Unfortunately the coaching handbooks are only available if you sign up to the courses, British Cycling have some good content on their channel though. With children we only teach the suitcase carry, not the shoulder carry as with kids' bikes there usually isn't enough space between the top tube and down tube and we don't want them to slip on the mud while carrying a relatively heavy bike on their shoulder. The flying mount and dismount are really useful in XC races for kids too as they often have slopes in that are too steep for the smaller ones to ride up so they have to dismount and run up. All good skills to learn when they are young.
I love the 'tutor', 'pupil' aspect of this video - works really well with the presenters. Some of the best GTN videos have been seeing Heather start her triathlon career (Chattanooga, Kona, this vid) and experiencing it alongside her (seeing her emotion boil over at the end of Kona was really moving and hugely motivating to watch). As a beginner triathlete, its inspirational to see ax ex-Olympian have the same worries, concerns and questions I do despite being a fraction of the athlete she is. Keep up the great work guys!
I've done 60 triathlons and at 62 years old reckon it's time to give all this a try! Wish me luck!!
How did it go?
This was an amazing video... Reason is you could clearly feel the emotions Heather was going through while doing her attempts... Way a go Heather, tip of the hat for your hard efforts on getting this done... YOU ROCK!!!
It’s worth staying out loud that the saddle should impact against the inner thigh... then slide down on the seat and pedal pedal pedal!
Watch 7:51
Keeping your shoes on the bike reduces transition time and get you biking faster.
Dismounting on left side- exit so the right foot is in front (crossing the left leg) and right foot lands first.
I used to do this a child! I never thought about it but now as an adult who is coming back to cycling I am motivated to relearn this skill. My childhood freedom awaits. Thanks Heather!
I learned on a MTB on grass, lessens the fear factor... also practicing putting feet in / out of shoes attached to the bike can be practiced on a turbo or spin bike when you don't have to watch the road! Great video.
Happiest Heather ever :)
Heather you are awesome!! Thank you for going outside of your comfort zone to do this video! The look on your face has inspired me to try to learn this too!!!
Loved seeing how pleased Heather was with herself as she progressed through the video. I have taught flying mounts to several groups of new triathletes and I always love seeing that confidence build 😁.
I am no triathlete but we used to do these mounts all the time as kids. In fact most people where I'm from mount their bike like that. I can also swing my leg on the front side while mounting but that would be difficult on a triathlon bike. Another funny thing is we used to ride adult bikes as kids and since we couldn't reach the pedals we would ride under the top tube.
This was way more comprehensive than the GCN video on the same topic. Brillant content and presentation!
Get Sven Nys for a crossover for flying mounts.
I've been waiting for this video since I first heard of GTN. Feel the same way as Heather at the beginning so I have a bit of faith I can actually learn now
Right after pedaling hands free this was the next skill on my bucket list to master. After watching this I think I'm ready to give it a go. Thanks, great video!
I really love this video! everyone is getting better at presenting and becoming more natural. also it's great content! definitely inspired me to stop delaying things and to learn how to do a flying mount. Keep up the good work!!!
Great vid. I had the same dilemma. For me, the cleated shoes were the concern. 👍🏻
I'm sure it was unintentional, but the dismount are also quite educational. Heather intuitively uses a CX dismount when she's practicing stepping on one pedal.
This is probably the most detailed how-to for the mount/dismount I've found. Thanks so much! I'm looking to shave a day or two off of my transition times, lol.
Fantastic video guys, really well explained and great to watch. Chappeau guys keep em coming.
You should have re-run the mounting race at the end to see whether Heather was indeed faster using the new techniques she has learnt. She certainly looked smoother and quicker!
In our home town, where the bike paths cross roads, we can get a ticket if we don't “dismount”, so from the time we're off training wheels everyone pretty much knows how to ride one foot dragging on the road and one on the peddle like at 4:30. It was really shocking to me that an experienced triathlete wouldn't know how to do that! Glad to see she got the hang of it.
Looks like Buckingham needs practically no forward speed at all - good teaching skills too, nice work Mark!
We need more content like this!
Great job!
Make sure your seat post and saddle are torqued to spec 😉
That is such a wonderful feeling we get when achieving this
this was a really great video, cool to see a pro learning something new
This is good information, and also about 40% of what you need to know to do a flying mount. If your transition areas are perfect asphalt, then go ahead and wear road shoes and use them, rubber banded to your bike. In the US the transition areas are horrible, chewed up asphalt or dirt, that will tear your feet up while running with your bike. I use MTB shoes and put them on in T1. You can run full speed with them on. So much better, and more comfortable. Next, what position do you need your pedals set to? I say 8 oclock on left side mounts when you want your left foot up first to help you mount. Third, how do you tension your shoes when on the bike in a precarious, uphill exit from T1. These things all make rubber banded, Velcro tri shoes completely worthless and dangerous.
Got all the kids in the Go-Ride club I coach doing this perfectly now (and the dismount) for their cyclocross racing. So cute watching a bunch of 6-8 year olds doing it.
Good job!
Great video. I've stacked it trying this so many times but shall definitely be breaking it down and giving it another go.
Having two waterbottles behind your saddle makes it a little harder though.
Both the scoot and the flying mount are useful in shorter distances, like sprint or olympic, in which you probably won't find much use for seatpost bottles.
In half-ironman or ironman distances, there's no need to rush through transition unless you're Tim Don or Sebastian Kienle.
Oh I suppose eh? I should set my bike up exactly like I'll be racing to work out all those bugs!
@@rafaelmondini Sure, but i does look cool and the wows from the audience give you a little boost as well.
What’s interesting to me is that coming from a mountain and DH background these are all very basic skills you learn mucking around, learning to balance, throwing your weight around and mounting on terrain that momentum is needed to push off while for trained triathletes it may not be easy or feel natural. I honestly rarely mount any bike at a stand still and just figured it was normal.
Been doing it since forever, never thought about breaking it down, intrested, Now the rolling dismount as well.
Best video yet! Keep up the good work!
Well done Heather ..... proud of you. :-)
Awesome video! Thanks GTN.
Thanks!!! Very good explanations!!!!
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
When I was a kid, the scoot was just how you got on a bike. Whatever kind of bike. Didn't even think about it. Decades after not riding a bike I started commuting. 2 years into that I was in a rush leaving the shopping centre. I scooted onto my front suss hybrid. Didn't even think about it. Half a second later I'm inside the bike with a gash down my leg. I still don't know how.
I suppose it takes practice.
Really enjoy watching GTN vids. But here, poor Heather, it seems Mark forgot to explain that during the Flying Mount one should land on the inner part of a thigh, whereas Heather was landing directly on her crotch. Ouch!
Great Job Heather!
This is such a helpful video. Thank you so much!
I’ll try it but not on pavement on race day bike. Great video!
that murdered out time machine is gorgeous!
Maybe this sounds stupid, but what about a basic bike handling skills video? I came to Triathlon through running, and so the bike is a big scary thing for me. I often struggle with cycling with one hand...so on longer rides I end up dehydrated because I’m too unsteady to reach for a water bottle...and cornering is horrifying. I’ve tried looking online for other videos, but I feel like they don’t break thing down enough. 😩
ya that a good idea nearly all of my cycling was on a full suss mountain bike
Have you looked at the GCN videos? They usually have some good stuff. From my experience, you want to start getting comfortable doing one handed by just taking your hand just a few inches off the bars at a time, and slowly work your way up until you can reach your bottle cage. Hope I could help
I'm with you. I've gotten okay with the front bottle cage, but the back one is still really tough.. and I don't like drinking on steep climbs because I'm afraid I'll lose my balance. I've been figuring it'll just get comfier with time, but basic tips would certainly be appreciated.
I agree - frankly, a video about how to get used to aerobars would be very helpful for me. Like you, I came to this from running
Ben Thompson only way to get comfy in aero is to ride it. When I went from a size 52 Blue to my 54 PRsix I had to relearn because all the body positions and feel was different
We might want to mention that it is key to have first impact with the saddle a bit off centre on your inner thigh. The alternative can be painful. Also: Not as easy with a behind the seat bottle...
Great! I'm like Heather at the beginning of the video... Now I should try 😅
The running speed with cleats is irrelevant, because putting on the shoes while riding is so much slower unless you are really pro at it (and it's by far the harder part to learn). But learning the flying mount teaches also the flying dismount and that saves some time.
Haven't quite mastered the shoes on the pedal bit, I mount cyclocross style with MTB shoes so I can still run out of and into transition.
Don't think I will be practicing on a several thousand £ bike tho.😱😱
Great video, great hosts. Best triathlon channel on youtube by far.
Can we get a follow up video of doing it with the triathlon shoes?
That actually show this at the end of the video.
Do triathletes wear clipless pedals
Thanks so much for this video.
Not sure what I am more worried about like Heather... hurting myself or damaging the bike from falling over in the mounting process, ha (both???)
Even for a road cyclist like myself I will give this a go and if I master it will be a cool skill to show off
I do the scooting thingy when I am late, got realy quick shifting weight form tires to shoes and lifting the bike as well, which is more a cyclocross skill. Seems easy to me, but is probably a lot harder on a tt bike with such low handlebars.
Thanks for the great tips 👍
Could also teach us how to do a dismount pls? 😂
I learnt flying mount when I was maybe 8, at the oldest. My mum's a triathlete and I was doing triathlons so she taught me, but my only skill is balance so I found it easy- easier than standing start tbh. To this day, at the traffic lights or whatever, I'd rather completely get off my bike and do a 'flying mount' start every time. I thought everyone did them- until I went to my first tri as an adult and even tops of the age groups didn't do it... I'm still baffled that people don't do it all the time.
You should watch how a little 500 collegiate race does it.
I remember when I was young I had a bike so massive that I couldn't get on it any other way than the scoot.
when you own a P5X but you can't mont your bike.
Um, she can mount it. Just not in the most efficient way.
I don't think that's her's. I thought the rode a p4 or p5.
i can do it since i remember riding a bike. as a children we used to do that all the time... sorry i cannot understand whats so difficult about that when u riding a bike for years...
@@maisetas ya back home the cops hassel us if we don't “dismount” crossing the road (from the path) so every kid who rides a bike learns that trick pretty quick.
@@maisetasu had clipless pedals as a kid? Now that you say it, i notice that I do this all the time with my normal bike and platform pedals. TBH it's not hard with platform pedals. With clipless shoes, quite a bit more tricky.
I could do this when I was 8 or 9. Get it together!
Nice, riding cross-chained 👍 Very good example to people
What is the model of the profile design arm pad?😅
Thank you for this Video!
Am I the only one who thought "Is this some kind of a spoiler?" when I read "Heather Fell"? :D
Anyway: very nice video! It's just about time I learn to do this!
Damn those roads look sooo smooth compare to my eastern france ones !!
which aerobar is the design profile? V4+ ? thankss
What was the first mount type called?
I learned to do that when i was a kid!!!
How do you steer the bike while you’re running with it?
Love your videos guys love it
Nice one guys!!
Used to do this sort of thing on my paper round
Dear GTN, I won last week's CAPtion contest (thank you!) but I don't seem to be able to contact you. I've written on Facebook - nobody is opening the messages I think (the posting being automated?), and I can't see a message button here on youtube.
Hi Krzysztof, Thank you for getting in touch, I had forgotten to say in the show to send in your address over Facebook messenger. Just send a direct message and we should be able to read that. Thank you and well done on a great caption!
Thanks Heather, but that is precisely what I did (first time on Thursday 04:38 GMT - weird time, but I was up for the 06:00 swim).
9:42 attatching? ^^ how do you deal with bottle cages behind your saddle, first method or can you jump over the bottles safely, without risking ejecting them ? I admit I never tried jumping on the bike like that, just because I was never in a position where I would desperately need those 5-10 seconds.
Awesome video!
Lower your seat post when starting to practice the flying mount to make it a bit easier. Oops just got to the part in the video when they suggest this....
If you're really going to do the flying mount you need to have your shoes clipped in and rubber banded to your bike - none of that running shoe stuff. The whole point is the time you save putting on your shoes while riding, not just the 2-3 seconds from a faster bike mount.
Sure, but you probably want to *learn* how to do it using flat shoes. Did you not see the end though? They did it with cycle shoes
you do a flying mount barefoot. pointless with ANY type of shoe on
well done! thank you
Nice video, as always. Is Mark 2 left handed? I don't think I've ever seen a normal person mount their bike from the right.
That elastic band looks like it could get stuck in the chain if you're unlucky.
my tip for learning the flying mount: Try a cyclocross race .... Don't use your tri-bike though, bad idea.
Your bedals must be vice versa so you can put immediatly power on your pedals
I run with it an jump I bounce a bit on the saddle and both my feet land on the pedals at the same time
Noob question, don't you guys ever do biking and running with the running shoes....so no clipless pedals, no changing out shoes etc etc??
quick question: does it make a difference running with the bike holding the saddle or stem? I run with my hand on the stem as my from wheel has a lot of movement and holding on to the saddle will more than likely make the bike skew into the wrong direction. would this make it easier to mount? What do you guys think?
you spelled "attaching" wrong @ 9:42...nice video though!
3:42 I like to callit the "Chinese Mount" because that's how most Chinese people mount their bicycle no matter their age and no matter the kind and size of their bicycle.
I find it much more difficult in cycling shoes. Especially a rolling dismount.
Great video
Thanks Amy!
Shes So cute doing the flying mount 😁
I dont understand how i can do it when the pedal is horizontal but i cant do it when the pedal is vertical
Is that why triathletes tie their shoes with rubber bands?
yes
Yes, exactly! The rubber bands break off and you're on your way.
Even if you don't do the full on flying mount, it seems to be a good idea anyway, because lots of triathlon transitions are on grass and get super muddy, which can jam up cleats. Not a HUGE problem with SPD-SL pedals, but for those of us on Speedplay, can definitely cause problems.
They rubberband them to the cranks so that the shoes stay parallel to the ground instead of turning with the pedals
ultimate triathlon chirpse
Club la Santa. I’m jealous
Can this be done on a road saddle?
Yes, you can do!
I'm surprised Heather was so nervous and scared to try even learning this skill - of all the things to freak out about cycling (riding in traffic, learning to use clipless pedals, controlling the bike in aerobars, descending at speed, etc), this seems like it should be a relatively stress-free thing to work on.
I'm on the same boat. Can do all these other stuff you mentioned except for the flying mount.
4:25 - please get your hand off the seat and grab hold of the handlebars... And yes, you need to teach THIS to people... and 4:30 - remember to use your hip on the seat to balance the bike...
Yes, these are key coaching points that we use when we teach this to kids. They are all covered in the British Cycling CX skills handbook for coaches.
(I'm not a CX rider but love the sport) I've seen on GCN a video with a CX pro, regarding the CX dismount and pick up of the bike (to get on your shoulder) in wich you get one hand on the top tube and it stays "outwards" to quicken up the lift. I haven't tried it yet, though... It'll be great to get home up the stairs just that half a second faster that I've been aiming for... :)
Also, being a Portuguese triathlon teacher/coach (kids form 6 to 60) we don't really have that many books to go by here... You guys seem like you're doing a great job :)
Unfortunately the coaching handbooks are only available if you sign up to the courses, British Cycling have some good content on their channel though. With children we only teach the suitcase carry, not the shoulder carry as with kids' bikes there usually isn't enough space between the top tube and down tube and we don't want them to slip on the mud while carrying a relatively heavy bike on their shoulder. The flying mount and dismount are really useful in XC races for kids too as they often have slopes in that are too steep for the smaller ones to ride up so they have to dismount and run up. All good skills to learn when they are young.
@9:40 I'm pretty sure that's not how you spell "attaching" :)
Could you do shaving tips, please?
for man, if you go wrong with a flying mount, somethings going to crack and its going to hurt, a lot
Wouldn't feel too nice for a woman either.
He teaches the technique in ten minutes, the video takes 12.