Mountain Bike Skills Courses & Coaching

group courses | prices & dates | ladies days
7stanes weekends | 1:1 days | rider reviews | a guide to course contents

Dalby Red

Discover an amazing new sport, or seriously improve your existing bike skills. If you suspect your bike’s capable of much more you’re almost certainly right …a bit of coaching & there’ll be no need for your mates to leave you behind on technical trails again!

Beginner Courses

Start the sport with confidence. You’ll learn skills like:

  • correct use of gears
  • safe braking
  • riding position
  • small drops – no need to go over the bars!
  • cornering
  • rough ground
  • climbing & descending
  • cornering

Intermediate/Advanced Courses

Add to your existing skills:

  • manuals & wheelies
  • rear wheel lifts & bunny hops
  • bigger drops – still no need to go over the bars!
  • air – you can learn, not just hope for the best!
  • steep, tight berms
  • picking a line in the tech stuff
  • descending with speed
  • advanced cornering – fine tuning

It goes without saying that the above is just a guide, and the courses aren’t limited. If the group learns fast, then we’ll cover a bit more. If you’re booking as a ready-made group, the course can be tailored to your needs

Winter Skills Courses

Winter’s either coming soon or here already, depending on your point of view! It’s an ideal time for a bike skills course – many people find winter conditions a bit daunting. A winter course will give you the skills to ride with confidence when the conditions are less than ideal and come the summer nothing will hold you back!

Whatever level you’re at, with a skills course or some 1:1 coaching you’ll see rapid improvements to your riding & confidence

Group Courses

Courses are held at Dalby Forest* We’re flexible though, so if you want a course on your local trails, then feel free to get in touch for a price

Contact us to book a place on a course or book online. If you’re a ready made group (3 to 8 people), we can sort out a date that suits your group

Dalby Forest Red Route

*the Dalby trails have been improved recently; enough to host a round of the World Cup!
…if you needed another reason to do a course at Dalby

Link to nice comments from previous customers!

One to One Skills Days

1:1 tuition suits some people better than a group course, and is tailored exactly to where you’re riding is at. They’re available any time we’re free, please contact us for dates. If you’re booking as a gift we can send you a Chasing Trails gift voucher

Ladies Skills Courses

Get your bike skills up to scratch in an all female group. Guaranteed to be a fun day, no men allowed …and if you usually ride with blokes, leave them for dust on the next ride and listen for the inventive excuses!

Next ladies course date here. Book online or contact us to pay by cheque. If you’ve already got a group together (min 3, max 8), feel free to get in touch for a date if the advertised one doesn’t suit

MTB wheelie

7stanes 2 day skills courses

Kirroughtree mini-slab
Spend an amazing couple of days honing your bike skills with one of our skills breaks. You get to ride a couple of the world famous 7stanes trail centres

The riding’s awesome whatever your riding skill, and accommodation & food is included

Dalbeattie drop off


If you’ve already got a group together you can book one of the advertised dates or contact us for a date that’s good for you

If you’re an individual or a pair, then book a place on one of the advertised dates. You can book online or send us a cheque

Price & dates

(2 nights accomm, 2 days riding, food included)

See the checklist to make sure your bike is up to scratch. If you don’t have your own, we have bikes, helmets & gloves available

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