That shiny new bike stood in your hallway is designed for one thing and one thing only – bombing down rocky trails and effortlessly getting you to the top of the next one! Get on your bike with Will4Adventure now …
The Peak District National Park is famed among cyclists for having some of the most spectacular mountain biking in the UK. Will4Adventure’s mountain biking courses aim to open up the area to anyone wishing to begin mountain biking or improve their existing MTB skills. Using highly experienced, knowledgeable local guides, our MTB courses are designed to teach and develop for you some new skills and show you some cracking good rides to boot! .
- Mountain Biking – taster day
- Mountain Biking – Improvers
- MTB Skills +
- Navigation Day for Mountain Biking
- Outdoor First Aid for Mountain Bikers
Mountain Biking – Taster Day
Ideal for beginners looking for a new experience in the outdoors – this course introduces you to the fundamentals of mountain biking. The day will incorporate a ride of a moderate distance taking in some wonderful Peak District trails.
- Off road ride of around 10 miles
- Looking at how to check the mechanical safety of your bike
- Bike adjustment for most efficient riding position
- Correct riding position for ascent and descent
- Braking and weight distribution
- Route reading
Location: Peak District National Park – Ladybower
Price per person: £60 (plus £20 for bike hire if you don’t have your own bike)
Course numbers: 2-6
Instructor/client ratio: 1:6
Alternatively, book yourself and up to 3 of your mates onto this…for £150
Mountain Biking – Improvers’ Day
Improve your days of riding with safer and more efficient technique by joining us on our intermediate improvers’ course.
- Recap on what you know
- Up to a 20 mile ride
- Mechanical trouble shooting
- Bike set up for differing riding styles
- Body movement for faster riding
- Front wheel lift (power assisted and unassisted)
- Real Wheel lift (power assisted and unassisted)
- Faster cornering
- Route selection and route reading
Location: Peak District National Park – Hope
OS Maps: 1:50 000 Landranger Series Sheet 110, 1:25 000 Dark Peak Area OL 1
Price per person: £70 or book a taster day and an improvers’ day and get £20 off! (Let us know if you need to hire a bike)
Course numbers: 2-4
Instructor/client ratio: 1:4
Alternatively, book yourself and up to 3 of your mates onto this…for £150
MTB Skills +
This two day course pairs up what you know on the bike with what you don’t know on the mountain. So as well as taking your riding technique that bit further we also introduce the wilderness element with a large focus on mountain bike navigation.
- Recap on what you know
- Up to 2 x 20 mile rides
- Bike set up for faster riding
- Braking at speed
- Body movement for hard descents and ascents
- Front wheel lift (power assisted and unassisted)
- Real Wheel lift (power assisted and unassisted)
- Faster cornering
- Nutrition discussion
- Mountain navigation
- Emergency procedures
Location: Peak District National Park – Hope
Price per person: £120 (Let us know if you need to hire a bike)
Course numbers: 2-4
Instructor/client ratio: 1:4
Alternatively, book yourself and up to 3 of your mates onto this…for £300
Navigation Day for Mountain Biking
Navigation is a black art for most people: add to the equation speed and a bit of fast down-hill adrenalin and before you know it you’re well and truly lost. Improve your route finding and map skills on one of our bike navigation days …
- Understand how to use map symbols and scales
- Orienting the map to the ground
- Know how and when to use different navigational strategies – handrails, collecting features, speed / distance / time
- Develop an eye for contours, match major landforms like hills and valleys to their map representation
Location: Peak District National Park – Ladybower
OS Maps: 1:50 000 Landranger Series Sheet 110, 1:25 000 Dark Peak Area OL 1
Price per person: £70
Course numbers: 2-4
Instructor/client ratio: 1:4
Alternatively, book yourself and up to 3 of your mates onto this…for £150
Outdoor First Aid for Mountain Bikers
Essential life saving courses for remote areas. Our two day Outdoor First Aid course is designed for outdoor professionals with a heavy emphasis on the sorts of injuries and scenarios that you as a mountain biker could face. If you spend a lot of time out on your bike the numbers game would suggest that it’s only a matter of time before you’ll need these essential skills.
Location: Peak District National Park – Youlegreave (weekend courses) Sheffield (week day courses)
Price: £120
Note discounts for early bookings:
8 weeks or more 25% discount = £90
6 weeks or more 15% discount = £102
4 weeks or more 10% discount = £108
Course fee includes first aid manual and first aid certificate valid for three years.
Package
- Interactive hands on practical training indoors and out
- Use of recommended first aid kit
- Easy to follow individual course booklet
- An accredited, recognised certificate valid for 3 years
Course Dates
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- 2015 Dates Coming Soon! (email us to beat the queue)
These dates not convenient for you? Email us and we’ll see what we can arrange!