Riding with Speed and Flow: 3 Week Grade 4 Skills Program

Sat Aug 17 2024 at 09:00 am to 11:30 am UTC+10:00

Nerang Velodrome | Nerang

Balance MTB Skills Coaching
Publisher/HostBalance MTB Skills Coaching
Riding with Speed and Flow: 3 Week Grade 4 Skills Program
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Riding with Speed & Flow is aimed at riders who are looking to advance their riding technique and mental confidence to ride with more speed and handle challenging obstacles with flow in the Nerang Mountain Bike Park. During this course you’ll work on progressing your existing skills including cornering, jumps and drops, combining your core mountain bike skills to learn more advanced techniques such as bunny hops, as well as on your mental discipline to improve your riding confidence at speed. Specific skills and techniques include:
• Skills to ride technical corners, ascents, descents smoothly with speed and flow.
• Techniques to handle larger and more technical drops confidently and at speed.
• Progression of jumping techniques including the introduction of small gap jumps and focusing on purposeful landings to be able to jump safely and with confidence.
• Advancement of wheel lift techniques to handle technical features more effectively.
• Working on your mindset to focus on the present and increase your confidence in your bike and yourself while riding.

Full details of the program can be downloaded at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10aHha72jiWfL3yqOpHi9rTjjVN0YG9q8/view?usp=sharing
Times and dates for the sessions are:
• Session 1: 9:00am Saturday 17 August 2024
• Session 2: 9:00am Saturday 24 August 2024
• Session 3: 9:00am Saturday 31 August 2024
To be able to participate in this program you must be able to do the following:
• Ride a mountain bike on intermediate blue trails for at least 15km.
• Demonstrate a base level ability of Core Skills including:
o Lifting your front wheel using the manual technique.
o Being able to lift your rear wheel without relying on clipless pedals.
o Mountain bike cornering technique.
o Jumping small jumps with confidence.
o Handling small drops.
• Have an open mind to learning new skills and techniques.
You'll also need the following:
• A serviceable mountain bike designed for off-road use;
• A helmet that meets Australian safety standards;
• Spare tubes, tyre levers and a portable pump;
• Water.
This course will be limited to 6 participants only. Price for this program is $210.
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Nerang Velodrome, 1 Hope St, Nerang QLD 4211, Australia,Gold Coast, Queensland, Nerang

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