Updated: 4/05/2019
Where skills are learned and friendships formed. R.McNee
Women's MTB Skills Weekend
June - Saturday 22 & Sunday 23
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Women's MTB Skills W'end - October 2018
Cycle Education is excited to be running another Women's MTB Skills Weekend this June 22 & 23.
Based on feedback from our previous camps, now our 6th camp, we are offering diverse and highly developed session plans for small groups of like minded riders. Designed for the experienced riders, the adventurous women or the nervous nellies wanting to gain confidence. Our skilled coaches have hundreds of coaching and riding hours and love to impart their knowledge and skills to our clients.
Testimonials - 2019 March camp:
Based on feedback from our previous camps, now our 6th camp, we are offering diverse and highly developed session plans for small groups of like minded riders. Designed for the experienced riders, the adventurous women or the nervous nellies wanting to gain confidence. Our skilled coaches have hundreds of coaching and riding hours and love to impart their knowledge and skills to our clients.
Testimonials - 2019 March camp:
- Chelsea: What a supportive environment it was!! The coaches were so knowledgeable, patient and encouraging.
- Renee: The instructors were so encouraging with excellent advice & suggestions for improvement.
- Anon: Coaches listened to what I wanted to learn & riding with other like-minded women.
- Naomi L - I had such a wonderful time at the recent women's moutain bike skills weekend. Such a lovely groupo of women, so well organised, great speakers and social additions to the weekend but most o fall amazing, highly skilled and incredibly supportive coaches! (Facebook)
FULL COST: $310.00 (payable in two payments)
Dates:
Saturday 22 June at Stromlo Forest Park
Sunday 23 June at Majura Pines, Mount Majura Vineyards
Time: 9:30am to 3:30pm, optional social hour till 4:30pm
Max: 18 participants or 1: 6 coach ratio
NOTE: To register someone under 15yrs please contact Raynie at info(@)cycleducation.com.au. Fees do not include social hour drinks or accommodation, see below options.
Designed for a variety of skills:
Riders who want to improve their confidence and skills riding a variety of dirt trails for both firetrails and single track. The weekend is not designed around MTB racing however the information provided will enhance your overall mountain biking knowledge. The February course will have a greater emphasis on skill development and working obstacles and of course the end of day socialising.
All participants must have a real mountain bike with minimum front suspension that has had a recent tune-up (no hybrids please). We suggest either a hardtail or dual-suspension mountain bike. An Australian Safety Standard approved cycling helmet and a sense of adventure and humour.
COSTS INCLUDE
NOT INCLUDED
- A $100.00 deposit at the time of online registration
- Remainder of $210.00 payable prior to commencement of weekend
Dates:
Saturday 22 June at Stromlo Forest Park
Sunday 23 June at Majura Pines, Mount Majura Vineyards
Time: 9:30am to 3:30pm, optional social hour till 4:30pm
Max: 18 participants or 1: 6 coach ratio
NOTE: To register someone under 15yrs please contact Raynie at info(@)cycleducation.com.au. Fees do not include social hour drinks or accommodation, see below options.
Designed for a variety of skills:
- novice - you have ridden on the dirt a few times, still trying to understand gears, braking, basic body positioning for obstacles.
- intermediate - you can ride the green trails and some blue trails. You have a tendency to over brake and loose momentum.
- high intermediate - you are confident to ride most blue trails but need to smooth your riding skills over obstaces: jumps, drops, rock obstacles - you would like to imporve your cornering and descending.
Riders who want to improve their confidence and skills riding a variety of dirt trails for both firetrails and single track. The weekend is not designed around MTB racing however the information provided will enhance your overall mountain biking knowledge. The February course will have a greater emphasis on skill development and working obstacles and of course the end of day socialising.
All participants must have a real mountain bike with minimum front suspension that has had a recent tune-up (no hybrids please). We suggest either a hardtail or dual-suspension mountain bike. An Australian Safety Standard approved cycling helmet and a sense of adventure and humour.
COSTS INCLUDE
- Qualified mountain bike coaches
- Two days (9:30am to 3:30pm) of learning MTB skills and dirt techniques: be smoother, quicker, safer!
- *Bike Maintenance session with FIT's Cath Spratly
- *Nutrition presentation by NourishMeant's Mim Pollack
- Accredited Sports Medicine First Aiders
- Lunch for both days
- Snacks for both days
- Information handouts
- Certificates
- Spot Prizes
- Fun, Frivolity & Friends
NOT INCLUDED
- Social hours drinks: Mount Majura Vineyards & The Handlebar
- Cycling Jersey
- Accomodation
ACCOMODATION
Alivio Tourist Park - www.aliviogroup.com.au ph. 02 6247 5466 offering a 20% discount for the weekend
(click here for: Accommodation Code).
Alivio Tourist Park - www.aliviogroup.com.au ph. 02 6247 5466 offering a 20% discount for the weekend
(click here for: Accommodation Code).
EXAMPLE OF SKILLS TAUGHT
Using a variety of trails across the Stromlo and Majura MTB Park the following items will be covered.
Using a variety of trails across the Stromlo and Majura MTB Park the following items will be covered.
- Core body positioning, balance, movement, and vision
- Basic bike set-up
- Effective braking
- Differences between cornering and turning
- Line selection
- Where to position pedals/feet when riding and coasting
- How to mount/dismount correctly
- Switchbacks
- Steep climbing
- Steep descending
- Wheel lift
- Positioning, balance, maneuvering, braking, and shifting
- Line selection
- Riding step-ups – when to do mini-wheelie and how
- Riding off smaller drops
- Tight exposed switchbacks with obstacles
- Loose rocky climbs and descents
- Off-camber cornering
- High speed descending
- How to ride efficiently, even when out of shape
- How to conquer an object/obstacle by using focal points - roots, rocks, logs, switchbacks, bridges, gully’s
- Games based activities and warm-ups
Testimonials:
- Great weekend Raynie, super organization. Thanks to all of the coaches and to Bike Culture and #physiosports as well. Great food, company and coaching....and LOTS of FUN (Karen B.)
- Such a great weekend!! Ladies were awesome! (Trish T.)
- Thank you so much for an excellent weekend. The coaches were fantastic and it was great to meet such a wonderful group of ladies. (Rowena B.)
2017 & 2018 images from Mount Majura Vineyard and Majura Pines MTB Trails.
