New course – Gravel, get riding anywhere

We’ve got a new course in a new genre of cycling – gravel cycling!

Well we say new, but honestly gravel riding is more like the original cycling – just riding your bike wherever you like. Many kids learn to ride everywhere – roads, cycle paths, gravel tracks, bridleways, towpaths – anywhere the whim takes them and that’s basically what gravel riding is.

So this course is to get you riding anywhere, comfortably and safely and able to enjoy it to the fullest. We cover:

  • Setting up your bike – making it comfortable and efficient for you
  • What to take with you – tools, spares, food and drinks
  • Riding on roads – we will cover road safety and how to get confident and comfortable riding with traffic
  • Riding on other surfaces – how to tackle different surfaces like gravel, grass, bumpy trails and dirt. You will learn cornering, ascending and descending, as well as small trail obstacles
  • Trailside maintenance – how to fix things that go wrong on your bike while you’re out, so that you can get home. Things such as punctures, broken chains and things coming loose on (or snapping off!) your bike

This is a one day course and costs £100 per person. It can be run in mixed or ladies only groups and can also be run as a course with parents and 11+ year old children.

We are now taking bookings for our first date on Saturday September 7th 2024.
Check out the event page here for more details.

Late launch Essential MTB Skills course

We got some late breaking room in the schedule, so we are putting on an MTB Essential skills course next Thursday 9th May at 10.30am at the Croft Trail.

The course lasts for 2.5 hours and will cover bike setup, body position and fundamental skill such as cornering, descending and riding rough ground small obstacles.

Cost is £50 a person, with a 10% discount available for existing clients and members of Swindon Cycling clubs.

See the event page here for full details

Third 2024 MIAS Mountain Bike Leader course added

The course will take place on the Marlborough downs and you will learn route planning, skills coaching, leadership and guiding skills, enabling you to guide groups in technical terrain. It will also qualify you to teach the skills required to ride at that level. These include front wheel lifts, rear wheel lifts, bunny hops, drops and trail obstacles. 

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Second 2024 MIAS Mountain Bike Leader course added

Our second MIAS Level 2 Mountain Bike Leader course in 2024 will be in April 2024
The course will take place on the Marlborough downs and you will learn route planning, skills coaching, leadership and guiding skills, enabling you to guide groups in technical terrain. It will also qualify you to teach the skills required to ride at that level. These include front wheel lifts, rear wheel lifts, bunny hops, drops and trail obstacles. 

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Our next MIAS Mountain Bike Leader course

Our next MIAS Level 2 Mountain Bike Leader course will be in February 2024
The course will take place on the Marlborough downs and you will learn route planning, skills coaching, leadership and guiding skills, enabling you to guide groups in technical terrain. It will also qualify you to teach the skills required to ride at that level. These include front wheel lifts, rear wheel lifts, bunny hops, drops and trail obstacles. 

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MIAS Level 2 Mountain Bike Leader course

Very happy to announce our first MIAS Level 2 Mountain Bike Leader course!
The course will take place on the Marlborough downs and you will learn route planning, skills coaching, leadership and guiding skills, enabling you to guide groups in technical terrain. 
As a special intro offer for our first course, we will be doing the 2 day course for a one off special price of £200 – saving you £75 off the full price!

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Our Courses

We run a variety of courses to help you make the most of your Mountain Biking and general riding too.

MTB Courses

Essential MTB Skillsmixed, ladies only or kids groups

Trail Skillsmixed, ladies only or kids groups

The Obstacle Coursemixed, ladies only or kids groups

Technical Cross Country Riding in rough terrainmixed or ladies only groups

Kids Courses

Learn to ride

Essential Skills

MTB Skills

Advanced MTB Skills

National Standard Road safety (equivalent of Bikeability Levels 1 & 2)

Holiday Courses

After school clubs

Online Courses

Navigation and Map Reading

Leading MTB Rides

Adult Road Safety courses

Riding safely and confidently on roads

Heavy traffic and more complex road layouts