9.30am - 11.30am - Female only Bike Maintenance session

11.30am - 12.30pm - Social ride

12.30pm - 1pm - Post ride cuppa & cake

A 2 hr workshop for fellow female riders wishing to learn about basic bike maintenance and trail side repairs, such as;

• Pre-ride safety checks

• How to clean your bike effectively and which products to use

• Puncture repairs (tubes and tubeless)

• Chain repair

• Basic trailside repairs

After the session there will be an optional social ride for riders who have previously been on the Intro to MTB course or are already confident riding the trails at Ashton Court or similar. Finishing off with the chance to grab a coffee / lunch for those that would like.

Please note that bike hire is not included for this course. If you wish to join the social ride after the course you will need your own bike or to hire one from Pedal Progression prior to the day.

9.30am - 11.30am - Female only Suspension set up workshop based both in the workshop and on the trail.

11.30pm - 12pm - Post session coffee & catch up

A hands on session to teach you how to get your suspension set up for a dialled ride: In this session you will get familiar with the compression and rebound settings of the suspension system on your bike. You'll learn how to do a basic set up including the pros and cons of different adjustments and how you would tailor the set up to different rides and terrain. You'll get a chance to test ride your settings and discuss outcomes with a mountain bike coach.

• Overview of the suspension system, what it does and how it works and main adjustments. 

• Compression and sag set up (on your bike)

• Rebound set up (on your bike) 

• Ride and adjust to get dialled 

Please note that bike hire is not included for this course and you will need to bring your own or hire one.

9.30am - 11.30am - Female only Gear indexing introduction workshop

11.30pm - 1pm - Social ride and coffee catch up

Learn how to trouble shoot most common issues of a cable operated gear system: You'll learn how to diagnose problems in your gear setup and how to fix (or decide if you want to try and fix!). You'll have time to experiment on your own bike to get familiar with what you ride and discuss the sometimes unique set up of individual makes and models. 

• Overview of the component parts of the gear system 

• Limit screws - what do they do and how to set them up

• Cable tension - what does it do and how to adjust

• B tension - what does it do and how to adjust 

Please note that bike hire is not included for this course. If you wish to join the social ride after the course you will need your own bike or to hire one from Pedal Progression prior to the day.