From your Coach on the structure of the day……

Arrive in plenty of time for a 09:30 start with riding kit on

gates open at 8am.

Your day with us always begins with signing on and a safety brief.

Your coach will talk to the group and ask questions about what kind of riding they have done – what they want to do, and if there’s something in particular they each want to get out of the day.

The format of the day is then explained.

A bike is then put on a stand and the group is asked to gather around.

We then work our way down the bike, starting at the handlebars – finishing with tyres.

The coaches assistant will sit on the bike and demonstrates different riding positions and ways to help conserve energy, all beneficial for all types of riding disciplines.

We also talk about tools and spares to carry – suitable clothing- riding etiquette.

This is usually completed in around 30 mins.

We then get on bikes and ride a small loop of varying terrain. This is observed by your coaches and allows them to assess each rider’s abilities very quickly.

We then start going through a program of relevant bike techniques – skills – exercises.

Every exercise is demonstrated by your coach first and the group are asked to find a space to practice the exercise, this allows your coaches to walk amongst the trainees and give 1:1 guidance.

All of the exercises coached can be made easier or harder depending on the trainees abilities.

We then break for lunch usually around 45 minutes, please bring your own lunch and suitable drink.

After lunch we have a quick warm up on the same loop we did in the morning, followed by 5-6 trials sections which are set to the groups abilities (set up by your coaches during your lunch).

Each section will contain at least 2 or more of the skills you have began to learn.

This is a unique way off coaching and satisfying for everyone involved, this is the fun part for your coaches watching you pull things together and of course a little banter to help the day and trainees relax a bit.

We usually have around an hour left after the sections, this is where we can go back to any of the exercises or do something different.

The day will end around 15:30 -16:00

We talk about:

• Handlebars setup
• Levers position
• Riding position
• Suspension + sag setup
• Tyres v Tubes v Tubliss v Mousse
• Tools + Spares
• Energy – Hydration

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING OR BEGINNING TO LEARN PENDING

ON ABILITY :

• Clutch control
• Throttle control
• Gear choices
• Weighting the pegs
• Preload-rebound and working with it.
• Picking your bike up
• Putting your bike down
• Hill climbs techniques – up and down.
• Don’t be a revving Rodney – showing different techniques to get over obstacles.
• Lifting the front end
• 180° turns
• Pivot turns
• Ruts
• PRICE £75 per rider
• Mininum age 18
• Tyre restrictions: No tyre restrictions at this venue.

For enquiries and bookings contact: ridentrain@gmail.com