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At last it seems the weather is warming up and the trails are drying out. The time is right to brush up your mountain skills ready for the summer.
In this mountain biking focused issue we are delighted to announce the launch our new backcountry mountain bike leadership skills and beginners mountain bike skills courses.
We have also introduced bike hire in The Surrey Hills for those looking to try mountain biking for the first time. Finally we would like you to meet the lovely people who make up our coaching team.
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 New Backcountry Mountain Bike Leadership courses
Following hot on the heels of our all new Adventure Race Skills Coaching Programme, we have now added our long awaited Backcountry Mountain Bike Leadership courses to our range of mountain bike skills courses.
Our Backcountry Mountain Bike Leader Skills courses are a modular approach to giving you the skills required to lead your mountain biking friends into the wilderness and mountains of The British Isles in confidence and safety.
Our highly experienced British Cycling qualified coaches will help you become an ace navigator, an expert trailside mechanic and give you the leadership skills to take your buddies out for a ride in the hills safe in the knowledge that, if things do go wrong, you are equipped to deal with any eventuality.
For more information please visit our Backcountry Mountain Bike Leadership Programme pages. |
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 New beginners mountain bike skills courses
In response to the many requests for a beginners mountain bike course, we are extremely pleased to add our new Core Skills - Foundations course to our mountain bike skills course programme.
Core Skills - Foundations will give off-road novices the skills required to leave tarmac behind for the very first time. We'll help you get to know your mountain bike and teach you gear selection, safe riding position, safe braking and take you out on the trail after learning how to negotiate small trail obstacles.
Following training you'll will have the confidence and skills to go off-road on your own. After a little practice you'll then be ready to return for our Core Skills - Fundamantals course to take your mountain biking to the next level.
For more information please visit our Core Skills - Foundations page. |
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 Mountain bike hire
You know it's Spring when our new hire bike fleet arrives and very nice they all are too. Our fleet consists of 2010 Specialized Hardrock Pro mountain bikes that are perfect for riding The Surrey Hills.
The Hardrock Pro has a lightweight aluminium frame, RockShox suspension forks, a super-slick Shimano drive chain and hydraulic disc brakes for smooth, controlled, powerful stops. We upgrade the standard pedals to DMR V8 pedals to give you a stable platform to ride upon.
We also hire Exposure night lights, Camelbak hydration packs (pre-filled with energy drink from our friends at Torq Fitness) and Specialized helmets and gloves.
For more information please visit our Bike Hire page.
If there's any other equipment you think you might need, just drop us a line, we may be able to help. Call us on 0800 756 6999 to discuss your needs with our team of experts. |
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 Meet our coaching team
During the winter we embarked on a recruitment drive to find the best outdoor professionals the UK has to offer.
Our expanded team of coaches and guides now enable us to offer our widest range of courses ever, with more dates and venues too.
But don't just take our word for it, why not pop over to our web site and hear what they have to say about themselves. You'll also see a photo of them in action and their big toothy grins.
For more information please visit our Coaching Team page. |
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 Surrey Hills Mountain Bike Guides news
The trails are definitely drying out in The Surrey Hills aided by the porous greensand geology that makes our local hills such a great place to ride in. Forestry operations are gradually coming to an end and finally some of the closed trails will soon be re-opened.
Join the 1000+ people who follow our trail conditions updates on Twitter.
Peaslake Mountain Bike Orienteering Race
What better way to test your skills against our local trails in The Surrey Hills than to enter the Peaslake Mountain Bike Orienteering race on Sunday 25th of April.
 Mountain bike orienteering is a race where twenty or so checkpoints are placed alongside bridleways, forestry trails and purpose built mountain bike trails, each with an associated score. The objective is to visit as many checkpoints as possible within the allotted time and score the highest points possible.
As well as being a lot of fun, the race raises money for The Peaslake School Trust. The school is unique because they operate as a free school, receiving no government or other official support, aside from early years funding.
If you are interested in competing head over to the Peaslake MTBO web site for more information. |
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 Love to Ride? Open group mountain bike rides in The Surrey Hills
If you're looking for a friendly bunch of people to ride with? Why not try Love to Ride.
Love to ride are a group of mountain bikers based in and around the beautiful Surrey Hills. They ride every week on Tuesday nights all year around and also on Thursday nights in the summer. They ride mainly singletrack, but also love to ride cross country in the warmer months.
Please drop by the Love to Ride web site for more information. |
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