Our entire staff of instructors is descending on Rocky Knob Bike Park near Boone, NC for a full weekend of skills clinics, laughs, learning, fall leaf peeping, and good times.
Sign up for one clinic or pick and choose “tapas” style and choose a few.
Click on each title for more information and registration.
Schedule of Events
Saturday October 5th
9:00am Women’s Fundamentals Gain control and confidence on the trail. This clinic is targeted for beginners who are looking to level up their bike control, feel more confident, and tackle more terrain safely. Get started with intentional skill application!
9:00am The “Steeps” clinic Want to tackle steeper terrain with more control? Develop front brake control, intentional body positioning, and dynamic strategy for steep rock slabs or techy loose chutes.
9:00am Intro to Jumping This clinic is designed to introduce you the skills needed to evaluate the size and shape of any jump and understand how to tweak your skill application based on your speed. “Press” and “Absorb” are the elemental skills. We’ll teach you how to do each one, when and how much to apply them. Let’s make YOU the driver in control of taking flight.
1:00pm Coaches Clinic Part 1 Are you a coach wanting to expand your mountain bike skills instruction knowledge and ability? Maybe you’ve already taken the PMBIA Level 1 instructor course or are a NICA coach and are looking for more curriculum, example lessons, and content? Join us for this 2-session (Saturday and Sunday afternoons) for a professional development opportunity you don’t want to miss!
1:00pm Intermediate Jumping If you are already clearing basic table-top jumps and want to work on precision for different shape ramps/lips or want to start to adding some movement / style / tricks to your jumping, join us for this clinic to help you jump better!
Sunday October 6th
9:00am Fundamentals Gain control and confidence on the trail. The all-gender version of this clinic is targeted for beginners who are looking to level up their bike control, feel more confident, and tackle more terrain safely. Get started with intentional skill application!
9:00am Cornering for Jumbo Shrimp Trail This Rocky Knob classic trail is full of corners that are tricky to navigate with speed and control. In this clinic, we’ll break down the cornering components needed to be able to tackle Jumbo Shrimp with confidence and control.
1:00pm Women’s Intro to Jumping Have you been eyeing all the new jumps popping up at bike parks in the region and wonder “How do you even start doing that?” Rather than just launching down the trail and hoping for the best, wouldn’t be awesome if you had a plan and understanding of the elemental skills needed to jump in control?
1:00pm Coaches Clinic Part 2 This is the second part of the 2-day coach development workshop.
Meeting Location:
Rocky Knob Bike Park
285 Mountain Bike Wy, Boone, NC 28607
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We're bringing our entire coaching staff! (Click on the links to learn more about each one)
Josh Whitmore - Head Coach, PMBIA Level 3
Kristian Jackson - Rocky Knob Trail Boss and PMBIA Level 4
Whitney Houck - PMBIA Level 2 "Air Instructor"
Tiffany Litsey - PMBIA Level 2 "Air Instructor"
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MTB Skills Factory aims to provide the highest quality and most professional skills instruction possible.
We keep our group sizes small with a max of 6 in each group. Rather than run a group of 12 with 2 instructors, we'll split into 2 smaller groups when numbers for a clinic exceed 5 or 6.
You can expect dedicated and professional instruction from industry leaders. Check out our testimonials
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Required for this lesson:
A bicycle in good working order. You can bring your own bike (regular mountain bike or eBike)
Helmets are required, full-face or half shell are acceptable
Water and food to last the duration of your lesson
Closed toe shoes (no sandals, flip-flops, or crocs)
Optional (but highly recommended) equipment:
Knee Pads
Gloves
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Sign up for 2 or more clinics to receive $30 off each one!
Use discount code: RIDEMORE20 when registering for each clinic separately
