Tristan got in touch, as a relative newcomer to MTB riding he was keen to get some skills instruction so that he didn’t develop any bad habits and was wanting to become more confident on the bike too. We started by having a chat about his riding goals and then had a look at his bike set up. After we made a few small changes to the positions of the controls we then moved on to the ‘M check’, as someone quite new to riding Tristan was keen to know a good pre ride check routine that would enable him to spot any potential problems with his bike.
Moving onto the trails we did a skills check, then we had a quick chat on what we would be doing. We then moved on to body position on the bike, footwork and looking, before hitting the berms, where a little more encouragement on looking was required.
Then we went on to look at manuals and lifting the front and rear wheels over trail obstacles, which Tristan picked up really well.
The sun was out and the trails were dry and dusty, so we decided to do a few more sections of singletrack before heading back to the car park for coffee and cake.
A really enjoyable session,
Jimbo








