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Mountain Bike Courses - Trail Centre Skills Instruction Days |
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| These mountain bike skills courses from the UK’s leading team of instructors will change your biking dramatically, in just one day. There’s a good reason why thousands of mtb enthusiasts have chosen CycleActive for their skills instruction over the last 10 years – we spend more time than any other mountain bike skills training company on research and course development – so we can bring you the latest techniques taught in the most effective way. Course highlights:
Course Types and Overview: Here’s a summary of our one-day courses – more detailed descriptions are further down the page: Singletrack Skills Level 1 – Learn to mountain bike the right way as we get you riding the trails with confidence and skill. Level 2 – Blast through berms, rollers and twisting terrain, master the art of line choice and ride with total control. Level 3 – Attack every section of the trail with new speed, fly through technical sections and build lightning fast reactions. Jump, Pump and Drop Level 2 – Master the manual and perfect your technique for flying off lips, drops, roots and jumps on any trail. Level 3 – clear tabletops, drop further and discover new ways to manual, pre-jump and pre-pump trail features. Choosing a day or two-day package: Many riders like to make a full weekend of their training – especially if you’re travelling to a new location – so we’ve planned some great combinations over full weekends to let you do this. For example, we often run Singletrack Skills 2 with Jump, Pump and Drop 2 for a full multi-skilled weekend. Or if your focus is on getting jumping sorted you can often do Jump, Pump and Drop 2 and 3 over a weekend instead. Whatever skills you come to us with, from novice off-roader to regular mountain biker or elite racer, our comprehensive range of courses will take you to the next level. Singletrack Skills Courses  We’ve spent years working through every skill progression, breaking down the complexities of how body, bike and trail interact – all so you don’t have to! Our instructors are experts at getting things across in simple, clear and easy to master sessions. The result is an amazingly fast process of improvement. Singletrack MTB Skills Course - Level 1 If you’ve been riding for a while but not tried anything challenging, or are new to mountain biking – this is the course for you. Getting professional instruction early on means you learn the best ways to ride all parts of the trail, so your cornering, braking, flow through narrow or rocky terrain and overall bike control will get a huge boost in just one day. Get the most out of yourself and your bike with no bad habits! Singletrack MTB Skills Course - Level 2 If you mountain bike often but just ride the trails, rather than pushing through every twist and turn, attacking tight lines on technical trails or taking real control on fast descents – this is the course for you. We work on body and foot positioning, vision training, balance, brake control and then get into the detail of high and low speed cornering, berms, loose or rocky terrain, pumping for grip and for speed and possibly other skills (depending on time and group progress). This is probably the best course you will ever buy to improve your trail centre riding. Singletrack MTB Skills Course - Level 3 There is another step up from fast regular trail rider to the high speeds of the professional downhiller, 4X racer or pro XC rider. This comes from a combination of techniques that squeeze more speed out of every part of the trail, but also confidence and mental control. On this advanced mtb skills course we’ll work on pump, unweighting, vision, body control, traction control and apply these to a whole range of trail sections as we get you moving faster and faster. Jump, Pump and Drop Courses  Jump, Pump and Drop Skills Course - Level 2 Drop-offs, lips, rollers and features that encourage you to get into the air are being built into more and more trails. The instruction on this course will have you floating the bike with confidence and style on any xc trail, including ways to perfect your manuals. We develop your body position and pumping techniques for perfect takeoffs, work with natural features for lift and consider landings on different trails and terrains. Jump, Pump and Drop Skills Course - Level 3 Most mtb riders fly off lips or over tabletops without considering the many other ways to ride these features. With techniques right out of 4X and BMX racing we’ll show you how to increase speed, control and style as you cover pumped and pickup manuals, pre-jumping, pre-manualing and coaster manuals for tabletops or doubles. We’ll also look at how to increase height and control on bigger jumps. It’s the ultimate development course for handling trail jumps like a pro. Our Coaching Venues We have selected venues that combine easy access for most riders with perfect coaching terrain. Our knowledge of these trails allows us to deliver the right coaching in the right places, giving you the best possible instruction on your courses. Cannock Chase, The Midlands In the heart of England this centre of flowing trails is growing all the time and attracting riders from all over the country as a result. View the trail centre profile Locate on Google Maps Ae Forest, Scottish Borders One of the best all round coaching venues in the UK and certainly number 1 for jumps, pumps and drops instruction at all levels. View the trail centre profile Locate on Google Maps Malvern Hills, Worcestershire A packed network of trails that’s home and local training ground to multi-World Cup winner Tracey Moseley – and for good reason! View the trail riding profile Locate on Google Maps Glentress, Scottish Borders (new for 2011) We’re now coaching in Glentress after requests from many regular clients. The flexible and progressive skills areas, huge variety of trails and great local services make this a coaching destination second to none. Due to the popularity of Glentress it does get very busy at weekends, so most courses here will be run on Fridays, when the trails are quiet. If you’re heading for a weekend of mountain biking these Friday skills days will get you off to a flying start! Locate on Google Maps Swinley Forest, Nr Bracknell (new for 2011) This purpose built mountain bike trail centre is located within Windsor Forest, which is owned and managed by the Crown Estates. The biking here covers a wide range of styles and levels, with fire roads and open trails for novices, flowing singletrack for intermediates and a range of twisting trails, rollers, jumps and drops for more advanced riders. All located within an hour of London, with easy access from the south and west too. Locate on Google Maps  “We chose Chris Ford and the CycleActive instructors for our Olympic Talent Team Camp because of their infectious enthusiasm and unique brand of skills coaching. The training was pitched at exactly the right level for our riders who all made real progress during the weekend.” Chris Furber, British Cycling Olympic Talent Coach. “Just a few hours spent training with Chris Ford of CycleActive made me realise how much I have to learn… After a morning cycling with Ford I was flinging my bike and body round sharp corners and slippery descents, and climbing hills I wouldn’t even have attempted the day before.” Alison Hamlett, Editor, Triathlete’s World magazine
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Price (per day): £95 per person £75 for a second day on the same weekend £70 per person for a group of 4 or more who book together Bike rental: £25-£40 per day Duration: 1 day The biking: 1 day, centre based Fully guided Fitness grades 1-3 Skill grades A-D Group size max. 8 What’s included: Full day of professional instruction Pre-course information pack Feedback and action plan Video feedback and online review Cannock Chase, The Midlands Locate on Google Maps 2011 25 Nov – Singletrack Skills 1 26 Nov - Singletrack Skills 2 27 Nov - Jump, Pump and Drop 2 3 Dec – Jump, Pump and Drop 2 4 Dec – Singletrack Skills 3 2012 14 Jan - Singletrack Skills 1 15 Jan - Singletrack Skills 2 17 Feb - Singletrack Skills 1 18 Feb - Singletrack Skills 2 19 Feb - Jump, Pump and Drop 2 3 Mar - Singletrack Skills 2 4 Mar - Jump, Pump and Drop 2 7-Apr - Singletrack Skills 1 (Bank Holiday) 8 Apr - Singletrack Skills 2 (Bank Holiday) 9 Apr - Jump, Pump and Drop 2 (Bank Holiday) 28 Apr - Singletrack Skills 1 29 Apr - Singletrack Skills 2 12 May - Singletrack Skills 1 13 May - Singletrack Skills 2 2 June - Singletrack Skills 1 (Bank Holiday) 3 June - Singletrack Skills 2 (Bank Holiday) 4 June - Jump, Pump and Drop 2 (Bank Holiday) 23 June - Singletrack Skills 2 24 June - Jump, Pump and Drop 2 21 July - Singletrack Skills 2 22 July - Jump, Pump and Drop 2 25 Aug - Singletrack Skills 1 (Bank Holiday) 26 Aug - Singletrack Skills 2 (Bank Holiday) 27 Aug - Jump, Pump and Drop 2 (Bank Holiday) 8 Sep - Singletrack Skills 2 9 Sep - Jump, Pump and Drop 2 22 Sep - Singletrack Skills 1 23 Sep - Singletrack Skills 2 20 Oct - Singletrack Skills 2 21 Oct - Jump, Pump and Drop 2 10 Nov - Singletrack Skills 2 11 Nov - Jump, Pump and Drop 2 1 Dec - Singletrack Skills 2 2 Dec - Jump, Pump and Drop 2 Malvern Hills, Worcestershire Locate on Google Maps 2012 21 Jan - Singletrack Skills 1 22 Jan - Singletrack Skills 2 18 Feb - Singletrack Skills 2 19 Feb - Singletrack Skills 3 17 Mar - Singletrack Skills 1 18 Mar - Singletrack Skills 2 19 May - Singletrack Skills 1 20 May - Singletrack Skills 2 16 June - Singletrack Skills 1 17 June - Singletrack Skills 2 4 Aug - Singletrack Skills 1 5 Aug - Singletrack Skills 2 8 Sep - Singletrack Skills 1 9 Sep - Singletrack Skills 2 6 Oct - Singletrack Skills 1 7 Oct - Singletrack Skills 2 10 Nov - Singletrack Skills 2 11 Nov - Singletrack Skills 3 1 Dec - Singletrack Skills 1 2 Dec - Singletrack Skills 2 Ae Forest, Scottish Borders Locate on Google Maps 2012 21 Jan - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 12 Feb - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 17 Mar - Jump, Pump & Drop 3 15 Apr - Singletrack Skills 1 11 May - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 22 June - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 21 July - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 11 Aug - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 9 Sep - Singletrack Skills 2 21 Oct - Jump, Pump & Drop 3 3 Nov - Singletrack Skills 2 9 Dec - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 Glentres, Scottish Borders Locate on Google Maps 2012 22 Jan - Singletrack Skills 2 11 Feb - Singletrack Skills 2 18 Mar - Singletrack Skills 1 14 Apr - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 5 June - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 (Bank Holiday) 15 July - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 12 Aug - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 8 Sep - Singletrack Skills 1 20 Oct - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 4 Nov - Singletrack Skills 3 8 Dec - Singletrack Skills 2 Swinley Forest, Near Bracknell Locate on Google Maps 2012 27 Jan - Singletrack Skills 1 28 Jan Singletrack Skills 2 29 Jan - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 10 Feb - Singletrack Skills 1 11 Feb - Singletrack Skills 2 12 Feb - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 6 Apr - Singletrack Skills 1 (Bank Holiday) 7 Apr - Singletrack Skills 2 (Bank Holiday) 8 Apr - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 (Bank Holiday) 9 Apr - Singletrack Skills 3 (Bank Holiday) 5 May - Singletrack Skills 1 (Bank Holiday) 6 May - Singletrack Skills 2 (Bank Holiday) 7 May - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 (Bank Holiday) 2 June - Singletrack Skills 1 (Bank Holiday) 3 June - Singletrack Skills 2 (Bank Holiday) 4 June - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 (Bank Holiday) 5 June - Singletrack Skills 3 (Bank Holiday) 20 July - Singletrack Skills 2 21 July - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 22 July - Singletrack Skills 1 25 Aug - Singletrack Skills 1 (Bank Holiday) 26 Aug - Singletrack Skills 2 (Bank Holiday) 27 Aug - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 (Bank Holiday) 7 Sep - Singletrack Skills 1 8 Sep - Singletrack Skills 2 9 Sep - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 5 Oct - Singletrack Skills 1 6 Oct - Singletrack Skills 2 7 Oct - Jump, Pump & Drop 2 23 Nov - Singletrack Skills 1 24 Nov - Singletrack Skills 2 25 Nov - Jump, Pump & Drop 2
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