British Cycling Mountain Bike Leadership Level 3 Training

Experience Required

You will need to: Be at least 18•years•old or over Be well practised and fully qualified in the Level 2 Mountain Bike Leadership Award (or TCL or MBL Awards as appropriate Be a fit and committed mountain biker prepared to ride all day in challenging, up to black•graded terrain. You should be able to do this with energy in reserve in order to demonstrate appropriate levels of fitness Be a skillful rider, competent at negotiating the typical trail features found in Level 3 terrain, where obvious line choices and rollable options are often not available. Required techniques include step•up, bunny•hop and drop•off skills Be comfortable with reading a map, taking bearings and creating flow in a trail environment Have a working knowledge of the variety of mechanical systems on current mountain bikes and a desire to increase this knowledge Be proficient in all areas of mountain bike leadership, as well as demonstrating that you're highly•skilled mountain bike rider through your logbook Hold a current two-day outdoor First Aid certificate. Read more at https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/mtbleadership/article/coa20130903-coaching-static-content-Level-3-Mountain-Bike--MTB--Leadership-Award-Pilot-Course-FAQs-0 You can now hire a Mountain Bike - subject to availability at the time of enquiry for Plas y Brenin. The cost is £35 per day. Please contact us via e-mail to info@pyb.co.uk to make your enquiry.