Our Workshops are designed to enable you to become one with your bike, ride faster, feel safe and in control when riding your favorite trails.
Mountain biking, like any other sport, has a specific set of foundation skills which are not inherent. You can only become a faster rider on technical terrain once you understand the specific cues that allow you to ride smoother over rocks and roots, safer over jumps and drops, faster around berms, and tackle steep sketchy terrain. These foundation skills are not intuitive and not learned from experience. Rather, it needs to be learned through skills drills follow by regular practice.
We will provide you with the tools you need to improve your mental and physical side of mountain biking.
Foundation Workshop Level 1 – 2
Dates:
28 Feb / 21 June @ Bloemendal
TBC @ Tokai
25 April @ Polkadraai
Time:
9h00 – 12h00
(times may shift dep. on heat/wind/rain)
Location:
Bloemendal
Who:
Level 1:
You are new to mountain biking or have not been riding for a while and feel a bit rusty. You are comfortable riding easy to intermediate graded single trail, but you struggle on corners, and don’t feel hundred percent in control on downhills. You want to make obstacles your friend.
Level 2:
You have attended our Level 1 workshop or have over 1 year of riding experience but feel you lack basics and have plateaued in your riding. A strong foundation is needed to move to intermediate and advanced level trails.
Price:
R890 / 3 hours (incl. VAT)
You Learn:
Foundation Level 1:
- Getting to know your mountain bike
- Bike safety & maintenance
- Learning / Revisiting the ‘ready & neutral position’ and dynamic weight shifting
- Correct gear selection and effective braking
- Bike Balancing and Bike-body-separation
- Vision and Mind
- Pumping
- Cornering foundation
- Timing & coordination
Foundation Level 2:
- Review Level 1 content (as shown above)
- Basic front wheel lift
- Negotiating small trail obstacles incl. A- frames, bridges, rocks and smaller drops
- Fast cornering flat bends and berms
Program:
Time may shift and is weather dependent
8h45 Meet/bike prep
9h00 Bike drills open field
11h00 Practicing trail features
12h00 Return to parking
What’s Included:
- BICP certified instructors
- Intimiate 1:6 coach group ratio
- Photos and videos of your progress
- Skills that will last a lifetime
- Please note that your trail pass is not included
Rocks, Drops, Jumps and Cornering Workshops
(Intermediate – Advanced Level)
How often do you swerve to avoid an obstacle and wish you had the skills and confidence to just send that drop or smash that rock garden? We’d like to get you to that place, and we have the toolkit necessary to guide you gently and effectively towards all your MTB goals.
We offer three types of Intermediate level workshops focusing on the following areas:
- Cornering
- Drops
- Rocks
- Jumps
Cornering Workshop – Switchbacks & Berms
Dates & Location:
4 April @ Hoogekraal
6 June @ Contermanskloof
Time:
15h00 – 18h00
(times may shift dep. on heat/wind/rain)
Skill Level:
You should be able to ride ‘intermediate’ or ‘blue graded’ trails but normally take the chicken runs. We’ll be revisiting foundations, but it is expected of you to know correct weight distribution, ready/neutral position and basic cornering techniques.
Ideally you have attended our Foundation workshop for optimal progression.
You learn:
The techniques behind cornering in order to ride smooth and efficiently through
• Berms
• Tight turns (switch backs) – on steep terrain up and down
Program:
14h45 Meet/bike prep
15h00 Bike drills open space
16h00 Trail application
18h00 Return to parking
What’s included:
- BICP certified instructors
- Intimiate 1:6 coach group ratio
- Photos and videos of your progress
- Skills that will last a lifetime
- Please note that your trail pass is not included
Price:
R890 / 3 hours (incl. VAT)
Drops Workshop
Dates & Location:
23 May @ Hoogekraal
Time:
15h00 – 17h00
(times may shift dep. on heat/wind/rain)
Skill Level:
You should be able to ride ‘intermediate’ or ‘blue graded’ trails but normally take the chicken runs. We’ll be revisiting foundations, but it is expected of you to know correct weight distribution, ready/neutral position and basic cornering techniques.
Ideally you have attended our Foundation workshop for optimal progression.
Price:
R690 / 2 hours (incl. VAT)
You learn:
How to roll smaller drops and step downs and get airborne at higher speed. You will be introduced to correct techniques that will help you ride down any drop at low or high speed with confidence and finesse.
Program:
Time may shift and is weather dependent
14h45 Meet/bike prep
15h00 Bike drills open space
15h45 Trail application
17h00 Return to parking
What’s Included:
- BICP certified instructors
- Intimiate 1:6 coach group ratio
- Photos and videos of your progress
- Skills that will last a lifetime
- Please note that your trail pass is not included
Jump Workshop and Monthly Trail Practice
(Intermediate – Advanced Level)
Date & Location
Introduction to Jumping Level 1
7 March @ Bloemendal 3-5pm
23 May @ Hoogekraal 9-11am
TBC @ G-Spot, Stellenbosch 2-4pm
Level 2 Jump Practice
7 March @ Bloemendal 3-5pm
23 May @ Hoogekraal 9-11am
TBC @ G-Spot, Stellenbosch 2-4pm
Time:
9h00-11h00 / 15h00 – 17h00
(times may shift dep. on heat/wind/rain)
Who:
Introduction to Jumping Level 1:
This is for you, if you
- are new to jumping, like to get your wheels off the ground and understand the techniques to clear jumps (table tops, gaps) and step downs (drops),
- you have experience with airtime, but don’t really know what you are doing and like to progress to bigger jumps
We advise that you are an intermediate rider with at least 1 year riding experiencing or you have attended our foundation l2 and Intermediate level workshops before.
Level 2 Jump Workshop:
This is for you, if you
- are an intermediate to advanced rider who has attended our level one jump workshop
- are comfortable tackling small to medium sized tabletops and jumps and would like to progress to the next level.
- would like to attempt pallet jumps and improve your technique on small to medium sized jumps and obstacles
Price:
R690 / 2 hours Workshop
You Learn:
Introduction Level:
- Basic adjustments to your bike to improve handling of your bike on jumps
- How to get airborne using the correct technique
- Judging speed according to the size and style of the jump
- Correct landing technique, how to land smoothly
- How to pump and generate speed using your body and natural elements on the trail
- Understanding the full embodiment of flow to immediately improve your riding.
Intermediate Level:
- You will practice jumps in your favourite trails and progress from smaller to medium size jumps.
- Our Level 2 course won’t do open space drills and you are expected to have a basic understanding on how to get airborne correctly.
Program:
Time may shift and is weather dependent
14h45 Meet/bike prep
15h00-15h30 Skills practice open field/bike park (Level 1)/ Jump practice inside the trails (Level 2)
15h30-17h00 Jump practice inside the trails
17h00 Return to parking
What’s Included:
- BICP certified instructors
- Intimiate 1:6 coach group ratio
- Photos and videos of your progress
- Skills that will last a lifetime
- Please note that your trail pass is not included
E-Bike Workshop
(Foundation-Intermediate Level)
Date & Location
Foundation Level 1 & 2
28 Feb / 21 June @ Bloemendal
TBC @ Tokai
25 April @ Polkadraai
Time:
9h00 – 12h00
(times may shift dep. on heat/wind/rain)
Who:
Foundation Level 1:
This is for you, if
- you are new to mountain biking or have not been riding for a while and feel a bit rusty.
- you are comfortable riding easy to intermediate graded single trail, but you struggle on corners, and don’t feel hundred percent in control on downhills. You want to make obstacles your friend.
Foundation Level 2:
This is for you, if
- You have attended our Level 1 workshop or have over 1 year of regular riding experience and feel comfortable on intermediate level trails but normally take chicken runs.
- You feel you have plateaued in your riding and want to build on your foundation skills in order to ride intermediate level trails.
- We’ll be revisiting foundations, but it is expected of you to know correct weight distribution and ready/neutral position.
- Ideally you have attended our Foundation workshop L1 for optimal progression.
Price:
R890 / 3 hours (incl. VAT)
You Learn:
Foundation Level 1:
- Getting to know your E-Bike
- E-Bike safety & maintenance
- Learning neutral/ready position’ and dynamic weight shifting
- Correct gear selection vs cadence, and effective braking
- Bike balancing and Bike-body-separation
- Eye movement and mind
- Pumping to generate speed and keep momentum
- Cornering foundation
- Timing & coordination
Foundation Level 2:
- Brief review Level 1 content (as shown above)
- Basic wheel lifts
- Negotiating trail obstacles incl. A- frames, bridges, rock gardens, smaller drops and table tops
- Fast cornering flat bends and berms, tight switchbacks
- Trails practiced during this course are more challenging, steeper and technical than in Level 1
Program:
Time may shift and is weather dependent
9h00 Meet/bike prep
9h15 Bike drills open field
10h30 Practice trail features such as rock rolls, drops, A-Frames, rock gardens, corners
12h00 Return to parking
What’s Included:
- BICP certified instructors
- Intimiate 1:6 coach group ratio
- Photos and videos of your progress
- Skills that will last a lifetime
- Your trail pass is not included