Private Lessons in Pisgah National Forest

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Mountain Bike Private Lesson for Intermediate to Advanced Level Trail Riding in Pisgah National Forest:

Choose this lesson if you want to work on trail riding skills in Pisgah National Forest. The focus of these lessons is helping you progress your ability by intentional skill application. Tackle bigger terrain with more confidence!

Example Lessons:

  • Specific coaching for features on Pisgah trails, like Black Mountain, Bennett Gap, Avery Creek, etc.

  • Strategies for tackling advanced obstacles including rocks, roots, rollers, steps, drops, slow tight turns, on black and double-black rated trails.

  • Refinement of body position to stay centered and have better range of motion and traction

  • Being more aggressive and pro-active in difficult terrain

  • Weighting and un-weighting the bike for features

  • Better braking for increased control, stability, and traction

  • Better cornering through body position, braking, line choice, rotation, etc.

  • Coaching and feedback for individual obstacles and features

Lesson Duration: You can choose 3hr or 4hr duration for this lesson.

Head Coach / Owner - Josh Whitmore
PMBIA Certified Level 3 Instructor

Coach - Tiffany Litsey
PMBIA Certified Level 2 Instructor

Coach - Whitney Houck
PMBIA Certified Level 2 Instructor

Meeting Location:

We can ride anywhere in the Pisgah Ranger District, just near Brevard NC.
Typically we meet at Sycamore Cycles, just outside the entrance to the forest where there is cell reception and then caravan to the trailhead from there.

Questions: email info@mtbskillsfactory.com or call / text 828.222.0890

Pisgah Trail read for classes
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Cancellation Policy: You can cancel at any time for any reason for a full refund (minus our credit card and processing fees - 5%) up until the day before your lesson. If you cancel ON the day of your lesson, we keep the deposit. You can also reschedule your lesson for no additional cost up until the day before your lesson.