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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
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Our next MIAS Mountain Bike Leader course
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MIAS Level 2 Mountain Bike Leader course
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 Skills – mixed, ladies only or kids groups
Trail Skills – mixed, ladies only or kids groups
The Obstacle Course – mixed, ladies only or kids groups
Technical Cross Country Riding in rough terrain – mixed 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