MTB SKILLS Camps and Clinics PDF Print E-mail

MTB Skills Clinics and CampsMountain Bike Skills camps in Geelong, Otways, You Yangs MTB park and Surf coast region of Victoria, from beginners to race ready riders.

Our philosophy is to "improve your confidence". Most new MTB riders and also some experienced ones, simply lack the confidence in order to correctly "nail" many skills. Read what Norm Douglas has to say about why we started MTB Skills Clinics.

If you are new to Mountain Biking, have just started racing, would like to race or maybe you have been riding for some time, and want to learn the correct technique you weren't taught in the beginning, then these are the clinics for you. Our clinics and camps are NOT pretentious, rather they focus on YOU the cyclist and constantly focusing on how much FUN you can have once you have the skills and confidence. We also have a maximum of 10 participants at each course and 2 instructors, meaning that you get a lot of attention and support for the session.

Women are especially catered for, in an environment that certainly doesn't accept that men are always better than women. Jessica Douglas is one of the instructors and is an elite Mountain Bike rider who has over time (along with tears and tantrums), learnt the correct techniqe. Jessica is constantly learning new skills and loves to hit the trails with better riders to continually hone and improve what she already knows and also pick up some tips and hints along the way.

Come and join us in one of our Camps or Clinics to GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE - RIDE FASTER - HOW TO RACE, and JUST HAVE MORE FUN. Our Camps and Clinics are designed by Mountain Bikers for YOU the rider. We have clinics approxiamately every four weeks and 2-3 Camps per year depending on demand. Read more and sign up for the next clinic now .

 
MTB Skills Camp #2 October 2008 - Bigger and better PDF Print E-mail

Announcing our next Camp - Mid October 2008

  • Have you been looking for a good excuse to get away for a weekend?
  • Do you love to ride and own a mountain bike?
  • Are you keen to hang out with a bunch of likeminded people?
  • Do you want to learn new skills, try new things and generally enjoy riding more?
  • Do you have a spare weekend on the 17th, 18th and 19th of October?

 

 

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Guided Tours

Jessica Douglas, is available for mid week or weekend tour guiding around the Forrest Trails.

Due to Jess’ vast experience, she can take you to whatever trail that suits your ability both technically and physically.

If you are looking to get the most from your stay in Forrest, or want to be taken on an all day epic then drop us a line for a quote.

Prices are as follows:

Quick Tour ( 2-3 Hours) around some of the best tracks at Forrest up to 3 people $90
Additional people $20 per head
Longer Tours or Skills sessions $POA


Jessica will not only be able to show you around Forrest but might also improve your skills, if you can keep up.

Just contact Jess using our Contact Us form and let us know what dates you will be in Forrest

See Jessica riding through the Forrest Trails here

 

Next Courses Dates

Sat, Aug 2nd, @9:30am - 03:30PM
Women's Full Day - Lysterfield
Sat, Sep 6th
Forrest MTB Skills Course
Sat, Sep 20th, @9:00am - 02:00PM
You Yangs Full Day Clinic
Fri, Oct 17th
MTB Skills Camp #2 October 2008 - Bigger and better
Sat, Nov 22nd, @9:00am - 04:00PM
Forrest All Day Clinic

What our clients say

  • Just a quick note to say thanks - and well done!  You have found a great niche in the market for a professionally run program, and are doing it extremely well. You have a winning formula - stick with it.

    I found the day highly motivating.  We laughed, we cried (from the laughter - not from the crashes) and we learnt a lot!  Adam is a great instructor who guided us through the day brilliantly.

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  • I just wanted to write and tell you what a wonderful day I had yesterday at Lysterfield! I was one of the 3 omigo's in Norms group. I think people are sick of hearing me talk about it but I just had such a great day! I hung off Norms every word and just had a sensational time, although it may not have always looked like it with me crapping my dacks the whole day! Thanks Norm for your patience and encouragment during the day. I have had a couple of bad falls off my road bike so I have very big fear of hurting myself again. I imagine it takes real patience to teach a pack of scared over analytical chicks how to do that stuff and your patience never appeared to waiver.

    I will be sure to do more of your sessions, they are great value and I came away with so much knowledge yesterday so thank you and keep up the great work! It's very obvious you guys love what you do. I think you will be seeing a bit more of the 3 omigos!

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  • I think you have tapped into a sleeping giant. As an outside looking in, your business sense seems spot on, you both have the knowledge and respect of the mountain bike community. Could you improve this clinic? I gave this a lot of thought, and couldn\'t come up with anything, so no!! I haven\'t stopped talking about it. I will recommend you guys to my riding mates who are looking to improve their skills. Good luck with it all.

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  • Norm had some great phrases that were excellent visual/verbal markers to improving technique. Although I still don\'t understand SLOW DOWN. Can you think of something for that one?

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  • "I learnt many things, but the two most important: to concentrate on the course, not boys' bums in front of me; and watch out for black boys - they're tough little things!"

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  • "It was better than I imagined it would be. Despite the testing weather, I had an asbolute ball. It was great to meet so many people who love mountain biking and were there to simply mountain bike. No work discussions. No thoughts about stresses at home. All of that was left behind and all I cared about was enjoying the moment."

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  • Got exactly what I was looking for out of the course and can now execute with confidence the jumps I'd been eyeing off for some time. Norm also helped to identify a number of bad habits in my technique which I wasn't even aware of that were without doubt the reason for some previous nasty falls. I also now know how to pull off a move I've seen on MTB videos but which had confounded me in the past. Thanks a heap!

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  • Learnt heaps! the main thing, how to transfer weight while on the bike to get over obstacles, go over boulders and get down steep decents etc..Thanks

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  • Yes. Smooth cornering & hill descent, riding over small/medium log obstacles without the lost of momentums. Mono-hops and even basic jumping skills also.

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  • Learnt heaps, generally speaking the course improved my confidence but specific learnings included learning how to turn tight corners whilst travelling up hill, log roll overs and smoother riding on tight single track.

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