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Upcoming Courses

Sun Sep 19th,9:30am
Norm's Jumps Course - September

Sun Sep 19th,9:30am
Jess' "Confidence Booster" September

Fri Sep 24th,4:30pm
MTB Weekend Skills Retreat - Sep 2010

Sat Nov 13th,9:30am
Forrest All Levels Nov 2010

Sun Nov 21st,10:00am
Lysterfield - All Levels - Nov 2010

Sun Dec 12th,10:00am
You Yangs All Levels Dec 2010

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What clients say?

Andrew Ferguson

lots. Its easier to do this stuff with a bit of speed, well at least more than I was doing them at. Hairpins and releasing the front brake, pushing the bike forward over obstacles. Maintaining speed over obstacles/drops by launching
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Claire du Jardin

I just wanted to write and tell you what a wonderful day I had yesterday at Lysterfield! I was one of the 3 omigo's in Norms group. I think people are sick of hearing me talk about it but I just had such a great day! I hung off Norms every word and just had a sensational time, although it may not have always looked like it with me crapping my dacks the whole day! Thanks Norm for your patience and encouragment during the day. I have had a couple of bad falls off my road bike so I have very…
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Mike Sheppard

Go with the flow,body position, don't brake sooo much, Look up, getting over things and so much more.That the trails I ride a not REAL MTB tracks, REAL MTB tracks are so much better (and more challenging)

Ee Ther Wee

Cornering. Trail pumping. Over logs. Are excellent refinement to my mtb techniques. Thanks Adam!

Michael Stephens

looking up more - keep reminding myself of this, keeping my elbows tucked in on climbs - still practicing getting used to this one and the pushing squat to lauch off drops

Mike Sheppard

Go with the flow,body position, don't brake sooo much, Look up, getting over things and so much more.That the trails I ride a not REAL MTB tracks, REAL MTB tracks are so much better (and more challenging)

Marianne Sparks

love the format - Kerry was great - very patient and knowledgeable! Can't wait til June when I can come down to Forrest for a play.

Susan Weymouth

I really enjoyed it, I thought I picked the right group for my ability.I will go out now and practice, the lollies were good too.Thanks for a good day.

Tracey Sandstrom

CONFIDENCE Riding over logs, attack position & smoother lines.

Su-Ann Tan

All instructors have the right attitude. You're friendly and inspire a positive attitude in your participants. Keep up the great job, and all the best!

Jarrod Stonham

Smoother riding over log rolls, holding speed through corners and climbing technical sections and rock gardens properly

Ray Teichert

Heaps. Basic skills - positions, (un)weighting, cornering, small obstacles. Looking where you want to go rather than where you don\'t. Breathing when concentrating (don\'t laugh - this has really helped!)

Andrew MItchell

I had log jumps all wrong. Have to keep off the brakes, get up out of the saddle when cornering and keep the pedals horizontal through the corners. I loved Norms honest and clear approach to instructing. The kinetic thing works really well for most people and gets the message through. Really very well done.

Robyn Bell

Just a quick note to say thanks - and well done! You have found a great niche in the market for a professionally run program, and are doing it extremely well. You have a winning formula - stick with it.

I found the day highly motivating. We laughed, we cried (from the laughter - not from the crashes) and we learnt a lot! Adam is a great instructor who guided us through the day brilliantly.

Liz Mulconry

"I learnt many things, but the two most important: to concentrate on the course, not boys' bums in front of me; and watch out for black boys - they're tough little things!"

Fran Bullen

How to tackle a corner while going down a small hill, so as not to feel afraid of going too fast and coming off.

Annie Simms

I just wanted to send you a quick note to say a huge thank you for 1) the great skills day course on 18th Oct and 2) your fantastic enthusiasm and encouragement at the Surf Coast on Saturday. I had SO much fun on that course and it is in large part due to the things you taught me the previous weekend. I felt confident at every point on the course and so enjoyed the whole thing far more than I would have just a few weeks ago! My favourtie tip, "Keep off the Front Brake!" made all those corners…

Christine Tran

I had a great ride and really enjoyed the challenges of the day. I learnt a lot about technique and also about how much fun mtb-ing can be. Thanks!

Dani Erbs

Brilliant just the way it is. Thanks to Liz for having the patience and making sure that we had a laugh

Genevieve Sutherland

The pace of the course was good and so was Liz

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Learn the correct technique from Professional Instructors.

I had a great ride and really enjoyed the challenges of the day. I learnt a lot about technique and also about how much fun mtb-ing can be. Thanks! Christine Tran

Gain More Confidence with our proven teaching methods.

Got exactly what I was looking for out of the course and can now execute with confidence the jumps I'd been eyeing off for some time. Norm also helped to identify a number of bad habits in my technique which I wasn't even aware of. I also now know how to pull off a move I've seen on MTB videos but which had confounded me in the past. Thanks a heap! Tristan Edis.

Become a better rider. Have more fun, fall off less, go faster!

I could already ride the terrain, but I felt that many of the tips and ideas Jess shared are going to help me ride faster and look better when I'm doing it! Sandra Connor

Our Skills Camps offer the same supportive and professional environment, but with more time to enjoy yourself, great food to eat and the chance to meet great new friends.

The camp was brilliant. Lives up to all the descriptions in everyway, and I am a much happier rider because of it. Neill Pert

MTB Instructors Course - Coming soon!

MTBSkills.com.au is proud to announce that we will soon be offering a much anticipated Mountain Bike Instructors course.

This course will be held over 2 days and will give you the skills required in order to not only work with us, but also to take groups perhaps associated with your club.

With no true certification for instructors in Australia, it is our aim to provide a pathway for would be instructors to gain experience and qualifications in this ever growing industry.
If this sounds like you then please follow the link below and register your interest.

Register you interest in becoming a Mountain Bike Skills Instructor > REGISTER HERE

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Mountain Bike Skills Videos

Check out our new Video segments.
These formed part of season 1 of "Power to the Pedal", which feature on Foxtel.

We had a heap of fun making them, and we hope you will enjoy them too.
Don't forget to add a comment about each video.

Enjoy!

View the videos here > http://www.mtbskills.com.au/mtb-skills-video-segments

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MTB Weekend Retreat - Sep 2010

Fri 24th, Sat 25th & Sun 26th September
4:30pm Fri - 3:30pm Sun.
MTB Skills ANNUAL MTB Retreat
Cost: $475 p.p all inclusive...all you need to do is bring a sleeping bag, pillow and bike!

Forrest "the Church Retreat"
Luxury group accommodation - sleeps 8-10
Fully catered for all meals and linen
2 Days & 2 nights of skills, riding, guest speakers, fun games, riding, and whatever else we can fit in!

Do you need a break with some mates, hone some skills, ride ride and ride some more, love good food and socialising or would love to meet some likeminded people?
"Lock it in Eddie" right away, get your leave pass, ask the boss, take a sickie and set yourself up for a memorable weekend away with you and your bike.

Sign up now with a $50 deposit. Final payment due on 27th August 2010.

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Giant Womens MTB Skills Day

What a day!

giantlogo In conjuction with Giant Bikes Australia, we conducted our first of many Giant Womens MTB Skills days, at Kurrajong MTB park near the You Yangs. With 21 eager participants all equipped with some of the best Giant bikes around, Jess Douglas hit the trails for 2 hours of skills instruction. Jess was helped out by a number of elite Giant sponsored athletes.

The day was aimed at giving people an introduction to our mountain bike skills courses and to bring together liked minded girls to ride their bikes and meet others. Along with skills instruction, there was also a brief intro to bike mechanics. Giant put on a great post ride feed, with Stella (of Giant Brochure fame) cooking up a storm on the BBQ.

MTBSkills.com.au have plans of running more of these introduction days all over the east coast of Australia... so stay tuned for more details. In the mean time, please sign up for our mailing list and check out our current course dates and come along and see just how much correct mtb technique can improve your riding and enjoyment.

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MTB SKILLS Camps and Clinics

MTB Skills Clinics and Camps We have now had over 500 participants through our courses and camps. We have quickly become Australia's #1 provider of MTB Skills courses and camps.

Our philosophy is to teach you the techniques required so that you can develop your own skill, at the same time keeping your safe and improving your confidence.

Most new MTB riders and also some experienced ones, simply lack the confidence in order to correctly "nail" many skills. Read what Norm Douglas has to say about why we started Mountain Bike Skills.

Don't just take our word for it, read what our past participants have to say

If you are new to Mountain Biking, have just started racing, would like to race or maybe you have been riding for some time, and want to learn the correct technique you weren't taught in the beginning, then these are the clinics for you.

Our clinics and camps are NOT pretentious, rather they focus on YOU the cyclist and constantly focusing on how much FUN you can have once you have the skills and confidence. We also have an average class size of 1:5 instructor ratio, meaning that you get a lot of attention and support for the session.

Women are especially catered for, in an environment that certainly doesn't accept that men are always better than women. Jessica Douglas is one of the instructors and is an elite Mountain Bike rider who has over time (along with tears and tantrums), learnt the correct techniqe. Jessica is constantly learning new skills and loves to hit the trails with better riders to continually hone and improve what she already knows and also pick up some tips and hints along the way.

Come and join us in one of our Camps or Clinics to GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE - RIDE FASTER - HOW TO RACE, and JUST HAVE MORE FUN.

Our Camps and Clinics are designed by Mountain Bikers for YOU the rider. We have clinics approxiamately every four weeks and 2-3 Camps per year depending on demand. Read more and sign up for the next clinic now .

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