Description
Lets get ridding ladies!!… Cooloola Trail Care Alliance, in conjunction with Bike On is conducting some FREE Women and Girls introduction to mountain bike sessions on the Victory Heights Recreational Trails. These will be provided free of charge as part of the Queensland Government’s Active Women and Girls Program.
If you’ve wanted to try mountain biking but not been sure where to start this is the time as we have newly redeveloped trails and experienced coaches to help you discover the joy of mountain biking!
Coaching in a group environment can be a fun, social way of developing new skills in a low-pressure environment while meeting like-minded riders on the same journey. Don’t be shy you don’t need to be an amazing rider to enjoy these sessions…. In fact that is the point, these are to help you become one!
Please note, although these are free of charge, spaces are capped. Please hold off booking unless you are sure you are attending as it will take spaces from others who may wish to attend. Free programs are often negatively impacted by large numbers of spaces being booked by people who never show, please be considerate when reserving a space.
Introduction to Mountain Biking Sessions
Are you able to ride a bike comfortably but looking to take the next step and try some mountain bike trails… this is the session for you!
Join highly qualified local coach, Rhonda for an introduction to mountain biking. We will discuss basic bike set up, body position for stability and balance on the trails and basic braking techniques for control and safety.
After establishing some of the basics through drills and demonstrations we will move to some of the trails easier trails to put them into practice on the trail.
Ages: We do not have a specific age requirement for this program however children under 12 must be under parental supervision and this is not a learn to ride session but rather a learn to mountain bike session and all participants must already be confident riding a bike with two hand brakes (no foot brakes)
Mountain Bike Development: Corners and “Flow”
Have you done a bit of mountain biking and feel comfortable but would like to feel better in corners or just chasing that elusive feeling of “Flow” … this is the session for you!
Join highly qualified local coach, Rhonda for a session on improving our cornering and “flow” while mountain biking. We will discuss body position for stability and balance through corners as well as braking techniques for more effective cornering and smoother more confident riding.
Bike and Equipment Requirements
The bike must be of a standard that doesn’t represent an unreasonable safety risk when riding on mountain bike trails. A suitable bike be a mountain bike specific bike and will have:
- Functional brakes. NO FOOT BRAKES, the bike must have front and read HAND brakes
- Correctly adjusted and well maintained gears (Bike must have gears)
- Tires with a reasonable amount of tread
- Well maintained and serviced
The following protective equipment is compulsory for this program:
- A correctly fitting Australian Standards approved helmet – We strongly suggest a full face helmet
- Enclosed footwear – We suggest MTB specific footwear
- Knee pads are suggested but optional
While bikes do not have to be super high end, they must be well maintained and in good working order.
Optional Bike Hire
- Standard MTB $30
- Dual Suspension $50
Price includes delivery to program and helmet. Please indicate in the booking notes if you require a bike and we will contact you to arrange.
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