Advanced Mountain Bike Skills Course at Rivington Hall Barn, Rivington, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 7SB and Healy Nab – weekends, 9am start.
ALL COURSES ARE LIMITED TO 6 RIDERS.
This mountain bike skills course is aimed at confident riders that want to improve their bike handling capabilities, someone who is comfortable riding at trail centres but perhaps finds themselves unable to keep up with their friends on the descents.
Perhaps you find yourself taking the chicken run on the lumps and jumps or would like to hit that berm harder? If so this MTB skills course is for you. This advanced mountain bike skills course has been designed for anyone who wants to take their riding to the next level.
Lift the front wheel off the floor of some sort without any assistance from the pedals. Able to perform a basic bunny hop. Able to ride a black trail with confidence. Had both wheels off the ground over either a jump or drop. Have some Experience riding natural terrain
Please note riders under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent / guardian.
Course content:
- Body position and timing
- Braking
- Cornering
- Line choice
- Looking ahead
- Technical descending
- Steps and drops
- Berms
- Pumping the trail
- Front wheel lifts
- Jumps, an introduction
- Carrying speed over rough terrain
- Bunny hops
The Advanced MTB Skills Course will last approximately 4-5 hours with a short break.
If you have any questions please get in touch via the Contact Us page
Once payment has been received you will receive confirmation of your booking via email and we will also send you forms separately (emergency contact details etc.) to complete and hand over to an instructor prior to the course. For health and safety reasons it is vital that the information requested is provided prior to commencement of the course.
