Session basics
Session Level 1
Bike safety & maintenance | Learning the ‘attack position’ and dynamic weight shifting | Correct gear selection | Effective braking | Emergency Breaking | Negotiating small trail obstacles incl. skinny's, bridges, rocks, roots, smaller drops | Bike Balancing | Bike-body-separation | Vision and Mind | Pumping | cornering foundation
Session Level 2
Ratcheting, tight corners | Front wheel lift | understanding switchbacks | Negotiating rock gardens, sand, roots | Fast cornering flat bends and berms Cornering on gradient | Learning to jumps small drop offs, steps and ramps
Session Level 3
Front wheel lift, manual | Efficient and smooth riding | Look-Lock_LL | Negotiating steep technical terrain incl. rooty and rocky up & downhill | Riding bigger drop offs and ramps | Slow speed drills incl. endos, side hops, static hop | Fitness training for improved endurance and speed.
Session Level 4:
Rear wheel lift | Learn bunny hop | manual |
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Cone work:
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Level pedals
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Breaking control
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Bike body separation
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Balance to track stand
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Ratcheting
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Tight corners
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Power pedal sprints
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Rear wheel awareness
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Obstacles
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Skinny’s, (balance, ratcheting, approach)
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Ramp, (power and position)
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‘Overhang’ (balance and control)
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Moon bridges (gearing, approach, level pedals)
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Bottle lift platforms (balance, control, speed, spatial awareness)
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Wheel lift pipes (understanding front wheel lift)
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Roll downs (body position)
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Sidewinders - cone drop (bike width awareness)
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Rider requirements
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A working bicycle, serviced with working gears and brakes: front and back
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Tyres pumped
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Helmet that fits and can fasten
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Closed shoes
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T-shirt
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Comfortable pants/riding shorts
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Big smiles