Intermediate: Singletrack Essentials

Description Intermediate: Singletrack Essentials. With our Introduction to single track Course, you can get to grips with the more challenging trails you really want to ride for starting your journey into harder red graded trails. Held on the more technical, traditional trails of Glentress (not the new flow trails) If you want our flow trails course, click HERE. This improver  course is an introduction to furthering your skills if you want to ride more challenging singletrack. Think rocks, roots and flatter corners. We’ll look at ways to find grip by moving the bike underneath you and promoting a range of movement between you and your bike. We’ll help you with the thought process to identify creative lines on the trail and carrying momentum through more complex sections of joined up features. The course will start at 9:30am and will typically run no later than 3:00pm. (5 hours) Minimum age is 16. Parental consent is required for anyone under the age of 18. To see or download the joining instructions and further details for this course click HERE SKILLS COVERED IN OUR INTERMEDIATE SKILLS COURSE. Body position for rougher terrain and where finding grip and traction becomes more difficult. Wheel lifts, used for weighting and unweighting your bike to find grip when the terrain becomes challenging. More advanced cornering techniques and lower body movement. For use on switchbacks and rougher corners with no support. How to identify places to brake and how to brake effectively when you get there. Using line choice to join up features on the trail for maintaining flow. This course lasts around 5 hours. At the end of our Introduction to singletrack course you’ll have a solid structure to your riding for long term development and improvement. Above all we’ll get you thinking about, working on and developing your riding. If you have any questions about this course, please contact us. We’ll be happy to help!