RIDE LIKE A GIRL

MTB SKILLS CLINICS

WE HELP YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN, SO YOU CAN CONQUER IT

Our ‘Ride Like a Girl’ MTB skills clinics are dedicated to empowering women to face their fears, to help them believe in themselves and accomplish more than they thought possible on their bikes!

At our all-inclusive ladies skills clinics & guided rides we provide professional knowledge, lots of fun and laughs and an environment that’s safe, encouraging and supportive.

Our qualified instructors have a deep and comprehensive understanding of how to help you become the best mountain biker you can be.

Whether you are a mother, daughter, professional athlete, beginner, weekend warrior or anywhere in-between, we welcome you with arms wide open to join us as we ride with supportive friends and help sharpen your MTB skills.

We offer mountain biking skills clinics for beginners who want to be introduced to the sport and also more advanced riders who want to level up their skill set in the saddle.

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Our MTB Skills Course & Clinics

PART 1 – LADIES MTB SKILLS CLINIC

Core Fundamental Skills

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PART 2 – LADIES MTB SKILLS CLINIC

Next Level Fundamental Skills

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PART 3 – TECHNICAL SKILLS RIDE

Find Your Flow on a Technical Skills Ride

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PRIVATE SKILLS COACHING

Customized Skills LessonS

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OUR GOAL FOR YOU

We want you to walk away with a newfound confidence within yourself, a new set of skills and a deeper understanding of mountain biking. Our hope is that you will be inspired to take what you’ve learnt and experienced and share that with other women so that together we can get more girls on bikes.

OUR MISSION

We know mountain biking can be scary and intimidating, but we’re here to help you see past that fear and experience the fun. As professional instructors we give you the tools to stay safe on your bike, fuel you to challenge yourself and believe that if you follow the steps you can achieve what you put your mind to on your bike and have fun while you do it.

HOW WE DEFINE SUCCESS

We are all vulnerable, we all fail and we all make mistakes. None of us are perfect. So together we try, fail and try again, remembering that we are always striving for progression, not perfection, and that progression is achieved by practice. This is what makes you a successful mountain biker.

WHAT MTB CAN TEACH YOU ABOUT LIFE

To find a newfound confidence within yourself, the courage to take on the unknown and the strength to stay strong through challenges.

Come join us and be surrounded by other women that are willing to learn and cheer you on.

Get ready for lots of laughter, encouragement and tons of fun on your bike!

Some Skills You Will Learn

Courses Taught by Certified Instructors

Our skills clinics are taught by certified Bike Instructor Certification Program (BICP) coaches. BICP is the preferred skills provider for the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA). We collectively share the vision of changing lives through mountain biking and setting the global standard for mountain bike skills training and instruction.

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“Super proud of the girls this weekend, they were all riding gnarly terrain with confidence by Sunday arvie. Here is @natalie_latheron getting some air.😃 On Saturday morning she was a MTB rider that hated rocks and drops, by Sunday arvie she was looking for gnarly lines to practice her new skills. This weekend was a game changer.”💪 ~[ @jono_slayer ]
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🌳🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🐒 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🌳.... 😆🤘 #ridelikeagirl #mtbskills #mtbgirls #moreskillsmorefun #mtbwomen

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#TeachableTuesday >>> 💥Technical Climbs💥
In this video I demonstrate a climb with roots. It’s so easy for that front wheel to get bounced around or caught up on the roots stalling us. To avoid this we make use of the ❗️Crouched Climbing Position❗️👉 Get your chest low to the bar, deep bend in your elbows with elbows out and your hips hovering just above the tip of the saddle. By getting your chest low to the bar it keeps that front wheel in control for steering and direction. In addition, with your hips hovering just above the tip of the saddle you are now able to make slight shifts back and forth to keep equal traction / weight on both wheels.
Gearing & cadence is also important for technical climbs. Often we make the mistake of not matching our cadence with our gear selection. We see a steep climb and immediately we try power our way up there in a easy gear, the wheels tend to spin out and we loose control. 👉 I this video I do this climb in my ⚙️ easiest gear ⚙️ and focus on a slow cadence with good form and technique. This really gives me a good opportunity to make the climb.
Where you look is where you go... 👀 Look far ahead up the climb to where you want to be. Very often we get caught up looking just past our front wheel focusing on what’s beneath you. Eyes up, chin up 👆your bike goes where your eyes go! 🎬 In the first part of this video, notice how my front wheel bounces up on last root. As my front wheel hit the root I powered down too hard with my pedal stroke which caused it to come up. I immediately got my chest low and over the front to maintain traction again, allowing the back wheel to roll over.
In the second part of this video my front wheel looses control. My chest was not low enough and I did not have enough weight over the front causing that front wheel to become light and loose direction. In the second attempt same error and my cadence was too strong and I was looking at the root right infront of me.❌ Steep technical climbs are dynamic in so many ways and require a deep understanding... catch the rest on our FB Page [link in bio] #ridelikeagirl #mtbskills #mtb #mtbwomen #womensmtb #mtbskillscoaching #mountainbiking #girlsonbikes

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#TeachableTuesday >>> 💥Learning to Jump💥 ☝ When learning to jump, approach with less speed and focus on your form and technique first before progressing with more speed. ➡ Here are the progressions when learning to jump: - Start with a small/medium (1-4m) table top jump (like in the first part of this video) - Approach with a slow to medium running speed - As you approach get really low (deep bend in your knees and elbows) This is how we load the bike into the jump and increase the pressure through our feet which generates energy into the bike. Hold this position into the ramp transition.
- As the front wheel touches the lip (edge of ramp) unweight/explode upwards by pushing up through your feet and standing tall (arms extend) ❗Do not pull up on the bars❗ Rather think of allowing the bike to come up. 🤔 Think of a loaded spring> if you push it down it explodes up💡 - Focus on landing flat on the table top with both wheels and absorb your landing by bending your knees & elbows. - When you are comfortable with this, approach with more speed/explosiveness to get more clearance & focus on landing a bit further. - As you start progressing (getting closer to the landing), start thinking of clearing the whole table top. Think about matching the landing with both wheels landing together (When you get really confident you will land front wheel first ever so slightly - this is good - but be cautious!) For this you will need more speed - fast running pace / enough to clear the distance of the jump - LOOK for the landing. - To match the landing (downward slope) we have to think of placing the front wheel down so that both wheels match the angle of the transition landing. (If we don’t do this we will land back wheel first.) A nice way to think of this is to extend your arms and legs down and forwards and “place” the wheels on the ground.
- Always absorb your landing by bending your knees and elbows. They act as shock absorbers too!
- From here you can progress to bigger jumps and gap jumps... you’ll need lots of speed and be confident!
Happy flying.... 😃🚴‍♀🧚‍♂💨 #ridelikeagirl #mtbskills #mtbskillscoaching #mtb #moreskillsmorefun #moregirlsonbikes #ridebikesbehappy

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