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 Post subject: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:51 pm 
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Can anyone recommend a MTB skills course/training? Looking at a single day covering berms, drop offs, small jumps etc, ideally not too far from Essex but happy to travel 2 hours ish.

Thanks

Jay


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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:08 pm 
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Speak to Tony (Jedi) at UK Bike Skills.

http://ukbikeskills.co.uk/

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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:35 pm 
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Another vote for http://ukbikeskills.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/ukbikeskills/

the set up he has there is perfect for what you are after.


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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:52 pm 
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I might as well give a third vote for jedi, though i have not been plenty of friends have. I did do hadleigh one ages ago (before it was open) and while it was good at a very starter level it did not progress enough for larger and faster features

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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:06 pm 
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I know tom dowie does skills courses at chicksands


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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:56 am 
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Uk Bike skills all the way!

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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:34 am 
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Uk Bike Skills would be perfect for what you want


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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 12:56 pm 
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Thanks, I call them :-)


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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:38 pm 
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Jgtr wrote:
Thanks, I call them :-)

What's you going on a public day or 1-2-1?

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Jakefh And how you get on with Tom at Chicksands :thumbup:
Ta


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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 3:17 pm 
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I was thinking of this too, so I've booked to see Tom for 2 hours at Chicksands a week Monday.

If he can teach this old dog to jump properly he can teach anyone!

I'll let you know my thoughts after.


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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 3:41 pm 
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Laser wrote:
Jgtr wrote:
Thanks, I call them :-)

What's you going on a public day or 1-2-1?


1-2-1 probably, treat myself :thumbup:


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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:48 pm 
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How did you both get on?


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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:45 am 
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I saw Tom last week. I really enjoyed it.

I'm very new to MTB and wanted to work on jumping. Tom took me down the Chicksands 4X to see what basics I had and then tailored our 2 hour session to that.

Tom was relaxed and gave constant feedback and broke things down well. He made sure you only needed to concentrate on one thing at a time and varied what you were doing.

I rode yesterday at Danbury and I felt so much more confident - I wasn't perfecting the technique all the time, but just knowing what I should be doing was a great help.

I'd thoroughly recommend Tom if you can get over to Chicksands.


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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:26 am 
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I haven't been yet, got too much on at moment :-(


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 Post subject: Re: MTB skills training/courses???
PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:30 pm 
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I did a 4 - 1 session with Tony a couple of weeks ago. Better than any ninety quid I've ever spent bike parts, it was great. He's very good at sorting out your bad habits and progressing your jumping etc at a level you're comfortable with.


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