MTB U Evening Skills Sessions in the Don Valley - Masters Level
Our MASTERS Level program is designed for intermediate mountain bikers with 1-3 years of mountain biking experience.
Courses take place on Wednesday nights on the Don Valley trails in Toronto, with 5-course series starting on May 30 and July 11.
After each session, we'll head to the café at Gears Bike Shop for snacks, a few drinks, and socializing with other Riders.
Sessions start at 6:15 pm at Gears Bike Shop in Leaside at 109 Vanderhoof Ave.
Bonuses include: free maintenance workshop, discounts at Gears, and discounts on Sacred Rides trips
COURSES/MODULES
- You & Your Bike: review bike set-up, suspension set-up basics, tire pressure, slow speed skills, wheel lifts over obstacles
- Braking/Cornering: Using your brakes properly, how to enter and exit a corner properly, switchbacks, reading trail traction
- Climbing/Descending: proper body positioning for climbing and descending, gearing, weight transfer, shifting on a hill
- Trail Reading and Technical Riding: choosing lines, preparing for technical sections, riding technical sections and trails
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Stunt Riding and Small Jumps/Drops: How to ride basic 'North-Shore' style obstacles (bridges, skinnies, teeter-totters, etc...)
and ride over jumps and drops.
