Ride better: Mountain Bike Skills – next steps - 2 days
  • Plas y Brenin
  • 2 Days
  • 6 People to 1 instructor

Ride better: Mountain Bike Skills – next steps - 2 days

  • Bike
  • Intermediate
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Overview

Whether you're looking to ride more confidently, improve your control on descents or simply enjoy your mountain biking more, developing your riding technique can transform your experience on the bike. Our two-day Ride Better: Mountain Bike Skills – Next Steps course is designed for riders to develop their skills, confidence and ability to handle a wider variety of terrain.

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The Objectives

Whether you're hoping to progress onto more technical trails, overcome particular riding challenges or simply develop greater confidence on your regular rides, this course will help you ride better and enjoy your mountain biking more.

Throughout the course, you'll:

  • Improve your riding position and balance
  • Develop better braking control
  • Improve cornering technique
  • Develop techniques for managing rocks, roots, loose surfaces and other common trail features.
  • Learn how terrain, body position and braking influence traction and grip
  • Improve your ability to anticipate obstacles, select appropriate lines and make decisions while riding.
  • Manage momentum and flow
  • Build confidence and judgement

Itinerary

* Please note: Itinerary is subject to weather and availability.

Day 1 – Building better bike handling skills
We'll begin by discussing your riding experience, confidence and what you'd like to achieve from the course. After a basic bike and equipment check, we'll head to a suitable riding area to review fundamental techniques and identify opportunities for improvement.
Throughout the day, we'll focus on helping you understand how small changes in technique can improve control and confidence.

Day 2 – Developing confidence and flow on the trails
Today we'll build on the previous day's learning and apply your developing skills to a wider variety of trail features and terrain. We'll explore how to read the trail ahead, identify suitable lines and adapt your technique to changing gradients, surfaces and obstacles.
As the day progresses, we'll aim to link different skills together during a trail ride, giving you opportunities to develop smoother, more controlled and enjoyable riding.

We'll finish with a review of your progress and practical suggestions for continuing to develop your mountain biking.

This itinerary is indicative. Riding locations, trail difficulty and activities will be adapted to suit the group's experience, abilities and prevailing weather and trail conditions. Progression will be based on individual readiness rather than pressure to ride increasingly difficult features.

Experience Required

This course is designed for riders who already have some mountain biking experience and want to improve their skills and confidence.

You should:
Be comfortable riding a mountain bike on forest tracks, bridleways or easier off-road trails.
Be able to start, stop, steer and use your gears and brakes confidently.
Have some experience of riding on uneven or loose surfaces.
Be comfortable with gentle climbs and descents.
Have a reasonable level of fitness for two days of off-road riding.

You don't need previous experience of difficult technical trails, jumps or drops.

The course is not designed for complete beginners, but you don't need to be an experienced or highly technical rider.

Available Course Dates

Start the booking process by selecting a course date, then adjust your details to suit your requirements.

Course Start Date
Duration
Cost*
Course Start Date
7th August, 2027
Duration
2 Days
Cost*
Non-Residential:
£190.00
Residential:
£330.00
Course Start Date
9th October, 2027
Duration
2 Days
Cost*
Non-Residential:
£190.00
Residential:
£330.00

*If your course is based at Plas Y Brenin, Capel Curig, residential prices include catering from the morning of your course start date and cover the duration of your course, accommodation starts on the night before your course commences to the morning of the last day of your booking.

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