We meet lots of women who are happy to venture off road but who become uncomfortable when things get steep and technical or their wheels leave the ground. For this, our Girls Only Courses are the perfect antidote. We will teach you the physical skills required to control your bike in any situation and you'll also learn how to think about your riding. When the physical and mental aspects are combined you'll gain the ability to truly ride your bike and not be just a passenger on it ... tightening your grip on the bars, gradually getting further out of control as you go from one near miss to the next.

Just a quick note to say many thanks for a fantastic time last weekend. Debs and I were buzzing on the way back and we are both desperate to get out and see if we can apply the new techniques to our regular trails (and show the lads a thing or two of course!). 

Many thanks once again for a truely inspirational weekend.

Liz and Debs

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We train on our own purpose built skills areas which means no one else will be getting in your way, we don't have to waste valuable training time riding from one section to another ... and we're never too far from the kettle.
Whether you're new to riding and want to learn the basic techniques to get you started or feel that your riding has reached a plateau, this course is ideal for you as we tailor the tuition to suit each individual. The comment we hear most often is, "I'd never have ridden that before the course". This could be two days that change the way you ride forever. We can take a maximum of 6 riders and we offer one to one tuition at no extra cost if preferred, just let us know your requirements.

Hi Stuart,
Dave, Manoj and me went to Whinlatter today to put our new learnt skills in to practice.
I must be getting better as I only fell off twice. On a serious note I'd like to thank you for what you showed us. I didn't think I'd remember it all but I did. I got over things that I wouldn't have gone near this time last year.
cheers
Lee

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Went to Coed y Brenin early on Saturday morning and did the MBR trail.
Put my new skills into effect and was much more confident and managed to ride nearly the entire course.

Cheers for your advice, it was really helpful and I was able to use it on the trail, you can't do better than that really!

I reckon me and some mates will be up again next spring so will discuss with them re hopefully booking you for a cross country ride.

Take it easy.

Mark.

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Throughout the morning you'll learn the skills required to plan a route, find the hidden trails on your doorstep, relocate when you get lost and gain the confidence to just get out on your bike and explore. During the afternoon you'll get the opportunity to devise a route, compile a route card, work out how long the ride should take and what we might encounter on the way. Then there's only one thing left to do ... put it into practice with a ride into the hills! We'll provide maps, route cards, compass, romer etc on the day.

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We'll look at everything required to enable you to look after your bike whether at home or on the trail. Or even build up your dream bike from a bare frame. Apart from the satisfaction of doing your own maintenance and repairs you'll also save yourself a fair sum of money by not having to take your pride and joy to the bike shop every other week. We understand that not everyone has access to every bike specific tool ever made so we'll explain how to improvise in certain situations. The course is designed to be very much hands on so feel free to bring your own bike. You may as well start as you mean to carry on!

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Whilst riding and bike handling technique obviously play a major part, navigation, trail repairs and emergency procedure can be as equally important when riding out in the mountains. We'll spend a day looking at the fundamental riding techniques that go to make a good all round rider. Riding out in the hills on natural trails is often more difficult than tackling a trail centre. The actual riding may not be anymore technical but in the hills you've got to decide whether something is rideable or not ... and you've got to decide quickly! In this environment learning to anticipate and react to these quickly changing situations and without hesitation is the key to riding confidently and safely.

On day two we'll deal with navigation, trail side repairs and how to cope with emergency situations. A practical knowledge of all these things can mean the difference between an enjoyable epic ride in the mountains or a disaster that you'd much rather try to forget.

The last day is when everything comes together. We'll take a ride out into the hills, you'll get the chance to try out some of the things you've learned over the previous two days including the opportunity to navigate.

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As well as a tiny population, the area benefits from a very large network of bridleways, old drovers roads and various tracks and trails. Let us take you out into the hills, valleys and mountains so you can experience the fantastic riding for yourself. There's also a few 'secret' bits we'll take you to if you ask nicely. We know that there are as many different types of rider as there are bikes so we try to make our guiding as flexible as possible. Anything from a steady ride out into the hills on forest roads and bridleways to a 80-90k 2 day ride through the mountains with an overnight camp is possible.

You don't have to be super fit or a brilliant technical rider to benefit from our guiding service as we can tailor the route to suit any level of rider, the only thing we can't do is flatten the hills!

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Forest Freeride taster days are designed for people with no previous off road riding experience but who would like to give mountain biking a try. With our expert tuition and purpose built skills areas, you might be surprised by just how far you can progress in a day. We'll supply bike and helmet, all you'll need to bring is your lunch. Taster days are run all year round, after all it's mountain biking and you can't let a little rain put you off.

During the morning we'll run through the basic riding skills required to get you riding safely. We'll cover various aspects including:

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We'll set off around midday on day one and return mid afternoon the following day, spending the night high up in the hills. Combining riding with bivvying is something which is steadily gaining in popularity. However, not everyone is blessed with an ideal location or perhaps they don't have the equipment or the knowledge to go it alone ... that's where we come in. We'll supply you with a bivvy bag for the trip, so the only extras you'll need above what you'd usually carry are a sleeping bag, a little more food and a sense of adventure.

This year we're also running Girls Only Bivvy trips for women who fancy something a little on the wild side :-)

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Course Dates:

Monday 2 August - Friday 6 August

Monday 20 September -
Friday 24 September