Today I have been working for Wet and High Adventures on the first of two day introduction to mountain biking course for Beth and Sion.
We met at the Cannop Cycle Centre in the Forest of Dean. I chose this venue for the range of trails to introduce various skills.
During the day we cycled the Green family trail taking in the short blue graded sections for added skill development, the two short blue graded training trails and some of the Blue graded Verderers Trail using the short cut back to the centre.
Its been a while since Beth and Sion have been on a bike so it took a short while for them to regain their confidence.
We covered:
Pre ride checks
Correct bike fitment
Appropriate PPE and its use
Body position (uphill, downhill and flat ground)
Dynamic weight shift
Gear selection
Effective braking
Trail centre use and etiquette
A really good day in the sunshine. The plan for tomorrow is to stay at Cannop and ride the full blue graded Verderers trail and the red graded Freeminers trail.
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