Great Rock – mountain bike skills

STOP CRASHING

COURSES AT GISBURN FOREST & LEE QUARRY

DATES:

Friday 20th August at Lee Quarry                                   (1 place left)

Friday 27th August at Gisburn Forest                            (2 places left)

Saturday 28th August at 18 Bikes in Hope (Peak District) This course will be on natural trails and will start from the bike shop                                       (2 places left)

Saturday 11th September at Lee Quarry                       (2 places left)

The Dog and Partridge provides all the facilities at Gisburn Forest that we need for the day including parking, cafe and pub as well as being able to accommodate you if you are traveling from further afield and need to stay the night.

COST:  £60 per person (in a group of 6 maximum)

To book please contact  ed@great-rock.co.uk or   07545 228209

Stop Crashing is all about:

Cornering

Braking

Active Body Position and Timing

Looking Ahead

Singletrack

Rocks

Trackstands

Manuals

Wheelies

Rear Wheel Lifts

Fed up of going over the bars or freezing up when the descents get rocky? Not sure if you’re using the brakes too much or at the wrong time?

Stop Crashing is for the mountain biker who wants to get the essentials of riding right. Confidence can be built or restored by mastering some of the basics that might have been missing from your riding. Balance, steering and good active body position on the bike will bring more flow to your riding and will lay the foundations for smoother and faster riding which is more fun. Winner!

We’ll spend time on the basics like trackstands, manuals, wheelies and rear wheel lifts and we’ll see how to apply these skills and make them into an everyday part of your riding technique by riding on the trails. It’s not just about traffic lights posing you know. The skills you will learn will help you to stop crashing!

This course will help if you are fairly new to mountain biking or if you have been riding for years and want to have a refresher of the basics. Bad habits are spotted and alternatives put into practice. We also have a look at bike set up and can make equipment recommendations. If you feel like you’re stuck and need that little extra progression to help you take it up to ‘another level’ then this course will suit you.

Building mountain bike skills means building confidence so Great Rock Skills sessions are relaxed, with the chance to go at your own pace and with plenty of time to practice and ride. Run by skills coach, mountain bike guide and Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine regular Ed Oxley, groups will have a maximum of six participants with plenty of time for individual attention.

photo Sim Mainey

“Many thanks for last Saturday. Taught me a lot. The real benefit to me was that I knew I had the ability to ride stuff like the staircase, but I just didn’t have the knowledge. You’ve now given me the knowledge. Now all I have to do is master those damned manuals!!! It’s surprising how much difference the proper technique makes to a ride, thanks for showing us that.” Frank

photo www.matthew-hunt.com

Upgrade Yourself and Stop Being Shit!

Get in touch if you want to know more, or if you want to book a private one to one or group mountain bike skills day ed@great-rock.co.uk or 07545 228209