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• L1 Total off-road beginners

  For complete novices & experience seekers

  • Discover Mountain Biking Experience
  • Singletrack Foundations New

• L2 Rookies, roadies & returners

  For riders looking to learn the essentials

  • Singletrack Fundamentals
  • Singletrack Fundamentals for over 50's
  • Singletrack Refresher New

• L3 Intermediate & improvers

  For regular weekly mountain bikers

  • Singletrack Improver (Part I)
  • Singletrack Improver (Part II) New

• L4 Advanced & rookie downhill

  For experienced technical trail riders

  • Singletrack Advanced (Part I)
  • Singletrack Advanced (Part II)

Singletrack Refresher

Rediscover the joy of riding singletrack

Book your place today

View available dates and book this course online £85.00 | Buy course as a gift £85.00 | Saturday 15th August 2020 09:30 £85.00 | Saturday 19th September 2020 09:30 £85.00 | Saturday 17th October 2020 09:30 £85.00 | Saturday 21st November 2020 09:30

Perhaps it's been a while since you last railed a corner or sailed off a drop, and somehow you seem to be braking in all the wrong places these days. Maybe you've forgotten everything from the last time you received coaching or maybe you've never had any coaching before.

In either case it's sometimes best to refresh those first principles and iron out the bad habits that can develop over time. Our Singletrack Refresher coaching course will upgrade your existing skills to get you tackling technical trails the way you used to back in the day.

After this half day refresher you'll see an immediate improvement in your riding and a return of that lost confidence. You'll be able to tackle steep terrain with poise and control, without constantly reaching for the brakes, you'll corner like you're on rails and see off those pesky obstacles with increased confidence.

Course outline

The skills taught and practised on the Singletrack Refresher course include:

• Bike Set-up
  Pre-ride checks
  Tyre selection and pressures refresher
  Saddle height check and dropper questions answered
• Mind Skills
  Relaxing on the bike and staying loose
  Riding within yourself to stay in control
• Body Position & Movement
  The Ready Position
  Dynamic weight shift
• Speed Control
  Effective braking
  Making friends with speed
  Maintaining speed over obstacles
• Trail Obstacles
  Tackling large rocks and roots with confidence
  
• Cornering
  Technique for flat and off-camber corners
  Finding lost grip on loose surfaces
  Carrying speed through corners

Is this course right for me?

Please read the following description. If this sounds like you, then you're perfect for this course:

If you have little or no regular off-road riding experience (less than one year), we strongly suggest that you join a Level 2 Singletrack Fundamentals course

• You regularily ride off road (at least once a month) on blue and red graded singletrack trails at a trail centres or similar venues
• You have your own mountain bike (we have bikes available to hire if your bike is not available)
• You can already ride on narrow singletrack trails with small rocks, roots and steps
• You participant in formal exercise at least twice a week and at least one of these sessions is technical mountain biking
• You can ride moderately steep terrain at a steady pace
• You can ride for at least three hours comfortably
• You are aged 18 and over unless accompanied by an adult also participating on the course

If this sounds beyond your current skill and fitness level, please choose our Singletrack Fundamentals course instead or have a look at our choosing the right course FAQ page.

Typical programme

Although the course is flexible it will usually keep to the following programme:

• 08:45-09:00 Arrival at course venue
• 09:00-09:30 Introductions, equipment check and bike set-up session
• 09:30-09.45 Warm-up ride into the forest
• 09:45-13:00 Singletrack skills coaching and practice
• 13:00-14:00 Lunch break back at start point (bring a packed lunch)
• 14:00-16:00 Optional singletrack ride
• 16:00-16:15 Review and next steps

At the end of your course you will receive

• Personalised Feedback
  to remind you of your performance on your course
• An Action Plan
  your coach will tell you what you need to do after your course to consolidate your new skills and progress your mountain biking into the future
• 30 Days Free Support
  if you have any questions about what you've learned or need any other advice

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