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HHYCC Saturday session skills

Improvers

Intermediate

· Bike set-up
· Body position and balance
· Basic control skills
· Braking techniques
· Using gears
· Cornering/Turning
· Negotiating and jumping obstacles
· Climbing techniques
In the Saturday sessions our coaches teach the riders the following skills....
· More advanced turning techniques
· Further balance skills
· Wheelies & bunny hops
· Further climbing skills
· Effective use of brakes - when to brake when not to
· Off-camber skills (riding on a bank)
· Using your body
· Switchbacks (theory we don't have long enough hills!)
· Hillside techniques
· Racing skills including overtaking, sprinting, mounting and  dismounting
· Cyclo cross skills
... And  how to have even great fun through riding and racing
Gear 1 & 2 Beginners and Improvers

Gear 2 and beyond - Intermediate / Advanced
10:00 - 11:00

11:00 - 1pm
Coaches will assess your suitability for the 11o'clock session
For first timers and those new to MTB riding...
For those who are capable riders and are ready for more...
Come and meet Little Bob - you'll be down him in no time!
Go up Little Bob - and down Big Bob!