Group Sessions
Join your MTB community and increase your skills! We offer group sessions in Christchurch and West Coast, plus sometimes a wonderful weekend away to Middle Hill!
With small group sizes and a focus on specific skills and abilities, you are guaranteed to improve your skills and confidence, alongside like-minded people!
All sessions 3 hours. Cost: $120pp (Excludes Koha RIdes)
Available sessions:
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Introduction to MTB: An introduction to mountain biking, specifically downhill body positioning, braking and an introduction to cornering, designed to promote confidence on single track or off-road trails. Perfect for those looking to get into Adventure Racing, mountain biking, or looking to embark on one of NZ’s many Great Rides!
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Introduction to Intermediate: This session is a broad overview of the skills needed to make the step up from cycle trails/off road rising onto technical MTB singletrack. Perfect for those looking to for the next step from McLeans Island/Bottle Lake trails.
Intermediate Cornering: A closer look at the corner for intermediate riders - with lots of breakdown on line choice, body position and speed/braking. Lot’s of practice included!
Intermediate Trail Skills: A session that builds a solid toolkit of skills for confidence on all intermediate trails. We’ll focus on line choice, braking, abd body position in a trail context, including how to master rollable drops!
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Recommended level: Confident on Grade 4/Dark blue trails
Bike/Body Separation: A session dedicated to this fundamental skills of stepping up to advanced features and trails. We’ll learn how to move independently of the bike to be confident MTB pilots, leading to more speed, confidence and control on the trails!
Advanced Cornering: This session takes all the elements of corning and steps it up a level! Explore how to retain speed through corners, and approach steep, rooty and off-camber corners.
Advanced Trail Skills: A session focused on bringing together all the elements of riding an advanced trail with ease and confidence. Learn how to use the trail through pumping, popping, and strategic line choice and braking.
Advanced Jumps and Drops: Let’s get the wheels off the ground! A sessions exploring the elements of safe and fun jumps and drops with plenty of practise included!
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Give a little, get a lot. Join us for a guided ride for all levels and get to know the trail network available to you at your local trails. The koha you give goes directly to the local club for trail construction and maintenance efforts. Good on them and good on you!
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Middle Hill and Southern MTB Coaching have partnered together to provide for the ultimate riding weekend away for the girls! Aimed at intermediate - advanced riders, this is a fantastic opportunity to explore Middle Hill, get to know some of their amazing trails and improve your riding skills! Accommodation and dinner included for an all inclusive weekend of sharing the stoke with Wahine!
Included:
2 days packed with skills coaching and uplifts
Seaside accommodation at Kekerengu
Shared dinner and snacks (BYO breakfast and lunch)
Perfect for those wanting to step up and gain confidence on the Middle Hill trails (maybe aiming for the Middle Hill Mudbuster), get some targeted skills coaching, and explore everything the beautiful Clarence Valley has on offer!
Why choose SMTB?
Small Group Sizes
Small groups sizes (maximum of 6) or private sessions, we make sure there is an emphasis on you throughout the sessions!
Experienced and passionate Coaches
All our coaches are qualified, experienced and love what they do.
Adventure Mark Certified
We strive to be the gold standard in Health and Safety and quality instruction. That’s why we’ve chosen to be certified with Adventure Mark as a Certified Adventure Activity Provider.