The introduction to black trails progression sessions have been put together for riders who are confident on blue trails and are ready to take the next step in their mountain biking journey.
This a three-week coaching clinic
Held on Saturday mornings for two hours
(3x sessions)
These sessions will focus on mastering the basics and learning new techniques that will give you the skills and confidence to conquer black terrain. They will be run using a variety of blue and black trails along with the skills area.
Dates
12th August | 19th August | 26th August
(Saturday mornings)
Time
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration
2 hrs
Session One Objective
Improve your technical skills and control on challenging terrain
Revisiting the basics
Practicing body positioning, weight distribution, and braking techniques
Master corners
Practice navigating tight technical corners turns by using proper body positioning, braking techniques, and line selection
Session Two Objective
Improve your ability to drop and pump for gaining speed and maintaining momentum on the trail
Learning and experimenting with different drop styles
Explore different drop styles, such as lunge drops and jumping drops, to expand your skillset, and know when the appropriate place to use each technique is
Develop pumping skills
Practice utilizing terrain features such as rollers, berms, and dips to generate speed and maintain momentum without pedalling
Learn technical manoeuvres
Practice advanced techniques such as wheel lifts to overcome trail obstacles like rocks and roots and improve bike control
Session Three Objective
Improve your trail riding techniques and line selection for optimal flow and efficiency
Work on line selection for technical sections
Identifying the smoothest and most efficient line choices for technical descents, and obstacles such as rock gardens.
Practice obstacle negotiation
Learn techniques for clearing rocks, roots, drops, and other common black trail obstacles
$150.00
(Includes all three sessions)
