BMA Skills Clinic - 2-Day On the Trail

WHO THIS CLINIC IS FOR

You’ve been mountain biking long enough to be comfortable on singletrack trails. You know how to shift and brake and are comfortable at a trail area like Betasso. You want to get better at getting up, over and down natural trail features like rocks, roots and logs.

DESCRIPTION

BMA's 2-Day On The Trail MTB clinic combines all of BMA's skills classes into 2 clinics. On Thursday evening, we'll meet at Valmont Bike Park to go over Fundamental MTB Skills. Saturday, we'll take what we learned to the trail!

Thursday, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Meet at Valmont Bike Park at the picnic shelter on the skate park side of Valmont Bike Park (see map below) for a 5:30 pm start. We'll cover topics such as body position, bike-body separation, braking, climbing and descending, cornering, and wheel lifts.

Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Meet at the Observatory trailhead at the West Magnolia trail system in Nederland for a 9 am start to finish around 1pm. From the Peak to Peak highway, turn west at Magnolia road and follow Haul Rd for 1 mile. The parking lot will be on the left (see map below). We'll ride around the trails in the area applying the skills we covered on Thursday to on-trail features and also work on tactics to ride the trail more safely and efficiently.

This is an intermediate class.

Maximum 6 students. No matter how you ride your bike, you're about to ride it better!

COST

We love to ride and we know that you do too so we try to keep our expenses low and then pass that savings onto our members. Our goal is to make our clinics accessible to everyone and to grow Boulder's awesome cycling community. Not a member? Sign up now and save!

BMA Members: $175

Non-Members: $215

IMPORTANT INFO

All participants MUST:

• Wear a properly fitted helmet at all times while riding
• Wear closed-toe shoes
• Bring water and weather-appropriate clothing (layers are a great idea)
• Ride a trail-ready bike that is in good working order and fits you

Gloves and additional padding are encouraged.

Minimum age to participate is 14 years old. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian who remains present and responsible for the minor at all times. Drop-offs are not permitted.

If a rider sustains a head impact or is suspected of a concussion, they will be removed from riding for the remainder of the clinic.

For permitting, planning, and payment purposes, you must sign up if you plan to join us.

BMA has a 24-hour cancellation policy. No refunds or credits will be given with less than 24 hours notice.

Send us an email if you have any questions - [email protected]

Valmont meeting location

West Magnolia Meeting spot - On the Trail clinic meets at the Observatory trailhead at West Magnolia (39.9468157,-105.518013). From the Peak to Peak highway, turn west at Magnolia road and follow Haul Rd for 1 mile. The parking lot will be on the left.

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