Mountain Biking for Novice Riders
£75.00
Where: Glentress Forest Time: 9:30am – 2:00pm (includes 30 minute rest break)
You’re comfortable riding the forest roads and green routes and have now ventured onto the Blues. You can ride in an “attack” position and brake confidently when necessary but you’re just not sure how to tackle trail features when they become a bit more challenging.
Our four hour MTB skills course introduces techniques required for riding the typical types of features you will encounter on the trails such as rolling drop-offs, rocky descents, roots & rocks & corners. Additionally we will introduce you to the SMLBE system – a useful tool that helps to remind riders how to tackle trail features.
This course will help you make the transition to more challenging Red graded trails and will have you riding features with knowledge and confidence.
Our 4 hour coaching class is designed for novice riders who are out enjoying the blue trails but not sure how to negotiate features when the terrain gets a bit gnarlier. The coaching session takes place at Glentress Forest in small groups with a maximum number of 4 riders in each class. The emphasis is on breaking features down so the rider understands what techniques are required for riding a variety of typical features found on Blue and Red graded trails. We take the ‘mystery’ out of more technical features so they are safe and fun to ride.
Classes include tuition on:
- ‘Attack’ position
- Pumping & absorbing
- Weight-shifting for climbing & descending
- Developing balance – half-pedalling & track-stands
- Rolling drop-offs
- Riding roots & rocks
- Descending & technical climbing
- Cornering
Is this course for me? You have been riding MTB for a while and have a reasonable level of fitness on Green and Blue trails but generally avoid features on the trail as you’re not sure how to tackle them.
Every time you book a course or activity with Swift Trails we will donate £1 to either the Tweed Valley Trail Association or the Tweed Valley Bike Patrol.
We enjoy and benefit from a wonderful community of bikers here in the Tweed Valley who volunteer their free time to make sure the trails are maintained and safe to ride. They depend on voluntary contributions to continue their valuable work.
Tweed Valley Bike Patrol
The Tweed Valley Bike Patrol provides visitors to Glentress and Innerleithen Forests with the advantages of local knowledge, bike repair skills and emergency assistance from a team of skilled riders.
Tweed Valley Trail Association
The TVTA is a community group dedicated to the stewardship and development of the Tweed Valley mountain bike trail network.
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Amy –
Brilliant skills session with Lucy. Excellent teacher, explaining everything clearly. Learned so much – manuals, pedal assist front wheel lifts, rear wheel lifts, and just general pointers on my riding. Can’t wait to put it all into practice on the trails!
Isla –
Thanks to Lucy for a great afternoon improving my technical skills! I have lots to practise but now I know what to work on & how to do it.
Lucy Husband –
Thanks again for such a wonderful session. Annette and I both think you have a fantastic manner and a way of explaining things that makes so much sense. We both thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and are now motivated to get out more and start practising all that you taught us. Alison November 2019