
This intermediate skills course is designed to take the fundamental mountain bike skills and apply them to on-trail objectives and will also learn the next-level of intermediate skills. With this course, students will learn skills that will improve their riding of technical trail sections, banked turns, rollovers, small jumps and drops, and technical climbing. After a skills assessment, instructors will choose trails and trail segments to best demonstrate and practice each skill. The focus of this course is to improve riding technique and to improve each rider’s technical riding ability in a safe and encouraging environment. The day will be completed with a short tour of trails in the Town of Breckenridge trail system where students can practice their newly learned skills.
In this course, riders will learn, practice, and hone the following skills:
- Pre-ride bike inspection
- Mountain biking trail etiquette
- Fundamental skills refresher
- Climbing – technical climbing, dismount, restarting.
- Shifting – ratcheting or clutching
- Descending (including dismount techniques)
- Front wheel lifts
- Rear wheel lifts
- Level lift or bunny hop
- Roll down
- High speed cornering
- Small jumps and drops (for certain groups – based on average riding level)
DETAILS
Difficulty: This is course designed for the beginner mountain biker or intermediate rider looking learn new technical skills. *
*Newer riders are encouraged to take Dirt 101 prior to Dirt 201. Course Series discounts available.
Full-day (8 hours)
Duration:Guides: 1 instructor for every 5 students
:30am
Meeting Time: 8Meeting Location: Carter Park – Town of Breckenridge
Professional, experienced local instructor. CAG can provide rental bikes for an additional fee.
What We Provide:Water, Lunch, Snacks, Appropriate clothing for a full day in the great outdoors. See Mountain Biking Equipment List.
What You Need:View full equipment list here.
RATES
- Mountain Biking:
- 1 person
- 2 people
- 3 people
- 4-5 people
- 6+
- Half-Day
- $265
- $160
- $135
- $110
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- Full-Day
- $330
- $200
- $175
- $150
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- 2-Hour
- $75
- $75
- $75
- $75
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