In this 90 minute small ladies only group session, you will learn
- How to carry out a bike check to ensure your bike is safe and roadworthy
- How to set the saddle and controls comfortably for the rider
- How to fix a puncture
There will also be a chance to ask questions at the end on other bike maintenance queries you might have.
We urge you to bring your own bike on the day so that you can work on it.
This course is free of charge to the public. You need to book a place, which you can do through Eventbrite.
In this 2 hour small ladies only group session, you will learn
- How to carry out a bike check to ensure your bike is safe and roadworthy
- How to set the saddle and controls comfortably for the rider
- How to fix a puncture
- How to adjust the brakes and change brake blocks
- How to adjust the gears
There will also be a chance to ask questions at the end on other bike maintenance queries you might have.
We urge you to bring your own bike on the day so that you can work on it.
This course is free of charge to the public. You need to book a place, which you can do through Eventbrite.
In this 3 hour small group session, you will learn
- How to carry out a bike check to ensure your bike is safe and roadworthy
- How to set the saddle and controls comfortably for the rider
- How to fix a puncture
- How to adjust the brakes and change brake blocks
- How to adjust the gears
- How to rejoin a broken chain
We urge you to bring your own bike on the day so that you can work on it. Please note that the lift is out of order at the venue, so if bringing your own bike you will need to carry it up one flight of stairs.Â
This course is free of charge to the public. You need to book a place, which you can do through Eventbrite.
There are some simple things you can do at home to keep your bike running smoothly.
Continue reading “Home Bike Maintenance Tips”
Our second MIAS Mountain Bike Leader Level 2 course in 2026 will be in March on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th.
This is the perfect course for anyone wanting to working in mountain biking and is a standard qualification for many outdoor activity companies. It is recognised internationally and domestically and is an ideal qualification for teachers or leaders in organisations like the Scouts looking to deliver mountain biking activities.
Check out our Q&A page for more information on MIAS courses. Â
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.Â
The 2 day course will run over the weekend of 7th and 8th March 2026 at Liddington Village Hall and will cost £280, which includes your MIAS registration fees and log book.
We are running a mid week MIAS Mountain Bike Leader Level 2 course in the Easter holidays in a new location – Princetown, Devon.
This is the perfect course for anyone wanting to working in mountain biking and is a standard qualification for many outdoor activity companies. It is recognised internationally and domestically and is an ideal qualification for teachers or leaders in organisations like the Scouts looking to deliver mountain biking activities.
Check out our Q&A page for more information on MIAS courses.  The course will take place in the epic Dartmoor national park 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.Â
The 2 day course will run on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th April 2026 at Princetown Community Centre. The course costs £280, which includes your MIAS registration and log book. Discounts are available for members of the armed forces, Blue Light cards, teachers and members of cycling clubs.
We have released our first MIAS MTB Ride Leader Level 1 & 2 courses for 2026. We’ve got 2 to start with, including a new course locations – Princetown in Devon.
Click the links above to view all the details on the individual events.
Continue reading “New 2026 MIAS Mountain Bike Leader courses”
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.Â
Continue reading “Half Term MIAS Mountain Bike Leader course added”
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.
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
