• L1 Total off-road beginners

  For complete novices & experience seekers

  • Discover Mountain Biking

• L2 Rookies, roadies & returners

  For riders looking to learn the essentials

  • Singletrack Fundamentals
  • Fast-track Singletrack Skills

• L3 Intermediate & improvers

  For regular weekly mountain bikers

  • Singletrack Improver

Singletrack - Foundations

Learn the basics of off-road riding

So you'd like to learn the basics of riding off-road but are unsure where to start. Well look no further than our Singletrack Foundations course

We'll get you moving in the right direction; from selecting the right gear to knowing how to brake safely, we'll give you the skills to get riding off-road for the first time in safety and with confidence.

Course outline

The skills taught and practiced on the Singletrack - Foundations course include:

• The safe mountain bike
• Getting to know your mountain bike
• The 'Ready position'
• Correct gear selection
• Effective braking
• Negotiating small trail obstacles

Typical programme

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

• 09:45-10:00 Arrival at course venue
• 10:00-10:30 Introductions, equipment check
• 10:30-10.45 Warm-up ride into the forest
• 10:45-13:00 Singletrack skills coaching and practice
• 13:00-13:15 Review and next steps

Is this course right for me?

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

• You're new to mountain biking, may have never tried riding off-road or have tried just once or twice
• You can already confidentally ride a bike, but may not know how to use your gears or brakes correctly
• You can already ride comfortably on the road or smooth off-road trails such as tow paths, forest roads or easy bridleways
• You participate in formal exercise at least once per week, though not necessarily on a bike
• You can ride on flat or moderately steep terrain at a steady pace
• You can ride for at least an hour comfortably
• You are aged 18 and over unless accompanied by an adult also participating on the course

If this sounds sounds a little too basic, please choose our Singletrack Fundamentals course instead or have a look at our choosing the right course FAQ page.

Kids & adult bikes available for hire

We have a small number of superb Specialized Hotrock kids bikes available to hire in additional the a large fleet of adult bikes if your group is short of a bike or two.

Bike Hire Pricing Per Day

Specialized Rockhopper/Hardrock	For heights 5' 0" - 6' 5"	£30.00
Specialized Hotrock	For smaller kids aged 5 - 10	£20.00

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