Core Skills Mountain Bike Course – 1 Day

The 1 Day Core Skills Course is one of our most popular mountain bike skills courses.

If you are relatively new to mountain biking, or a little more experienced and feel you lack the skills and confidence to really enjoy your biking, this is the course for you.

On the mountain bike core skills course we will teach you the basic MTB bike skills to get out on the trails tackling technical terrain with confidence and commitment.

We have our very own coaching trail here in the Lake District where you can learn away from the actual trails, allowing for a great learning environment.

Following training, you will see an immediate improvement in your riding and experience a boost in confidence. You’ll understand how changes in your body position, footwork, and where you are looking, can affect the way your bike behaves on the trails. You will also leave with the ability to tackle steeper terrain, corner with greater control, and negotiate small trail obstacles with ease.

So what are the Core Skills?

Bike Set-Up – Getting the bike to work for you, looking at the saddle, suspension and brake set up.
Weight Shift and the Cone of Movement – The bike moves, not you! Allowing freedom of movement is where riding really starts.
Track Stands – Stabilizing the bike. This is one of the most important skills to learn to progress your riding.
Manual Front Wheel Lifts – The ability to lift the front wheel over an obstacle using body position and weight shift.
Power-Assisted Front Wheel Lifts – The ability to lift the front wheel at slow speed over an obstacle.
Rear Wheel Lifts – The ability to lift the rear wheel over an obstacle.
As well as teaching the core skills, we will give you a thorough breakdown and understanding of climbing, descending, and braking.

Is This Course For Me?

This course is not for complete beginners. To get the most out of the course you should have a little experience of riding MTB’s.

If you are unsure whether this is the course for you please do not hesitate to contact us for a chat, we will be happy to help.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for a chat, if you are unsure whether this course is for you.

Instructor Ratio: 1:6 maximum – we keep our training ratios low to ensure our tutor can spend the time required with each person on the course.
Course Cost: £130
Course Venue: Whinlatter Forest Park

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We can also provide Private Coaching. Please click here for more information.

If you would like to find out more about our Core Skills Mountain Bike Course please contact us or e-mail bookings@cyclewise.co.uk We will be very happy to help.

Core Skills Mountain Bike Course Reviews

 Can you pass on my sincere thanks to Nick Watson for a fantastic day of coaching? I’ve been mountain biking for about 10 years but found the course extremely useful in improving technical skills as well as general advice about bike setup and handling. Nick’s style and approach were absolutely spot on and it is clear that he has a true passion for Mountain Biking. Overall it was a thoroughly enjoyable day. Nick is a real credit to your business.

Excellent Day, with lots of laughter and fun. I can’t wait for the next course.

I have had a fabulous day, the course was exactly what I needed and now feel so much more confident to tackle things I would usually avoid. Cheers Ed, you were so patient and made the day so enjoyable.

The instructor was excellent – all set up at the right level, with great explanations, and demos. Had a great time.

Ed has been a really great instructor. Personable, knowledgeable & thorough. Thank you for a great day.