RideCraft MTB Skills Coaching
Things To Do Bright, Alpine, Victoria
Based in the beautiful mountain bike Mecca of Bright, Victoria, with majestic Mystic Mountain Bike Park right on their doorstep, RideCraft MTB is a local family-owned and operated business, offering private and group mountain bike coaching and guided rides for riders of all levels.
Their coaches are highly qualified under the globally-recognised Professional Mountain Bike Instructors Association (PMBIA), and are incredibly passionate about helping riders gain confidence, improve their mindset, and find the joy in riding in Victoria’s beautiful High Country!
Services
$200
Their popular Women’s Specific MTB Skills Clinics are coming to Big Hill, Mt Beauty!
The Beginner MTB Skills Clinics (three x two-hour sessions) run weekly for three weeks on Saturdays: May 4, 11, and 18, from 9am-11am.
This course is female-led by an experienced and qualified MTB instructor, and is open to women only.
This course is ideal for those new to mountain biking or even those who have been riding for a while but are keen to go back to basics and learn the fundamental skills that will help make you a more confident rider.
This is a progressive course, where each session builds on the previous one so you can build a strong and stable foundation of skills to improve your confidence and your riding!
Skills may include body position, climbing technique, gearing, braking, and terrain awareness.
Disabled Access
Carpark Non SmokingFrom $180 to $280
Want to ride Mystic like a local?
They are incredibly lucky to call Mystic Park – one of Australia’s premier mountain bike parks – their backyard, and they know it like the back of their hands.
Hit Hero and Shred Kelly but then head out and find some other hidden gems in Mystic’s 70 kilometres (and some other nearby trails!).
They would love to show you the ropes! Their guides are highly trained in MTB instruction, first aid, and are the absolute pros when it comes to local knowledge!
So if you know your brake lever from your bottom bracket, and your dropper from your derailleur, why not skip the skills and maximize your time on the trails with a personalised Guided Ride with one of the friendly, experienced guides!
Suitable for Beginner to Advanced Intermediate riders
Disabled Access
Carpark Family Friendly$375
Have you dialled your skills on a variety of trails and feel ready to take the next step? Do you feel like it’s time to get airborne but don’t know where or how to start?
Then RideCraft MTB’s Air Time 101 Jumps Course is for you!
Learn the fundamentals of getting air under your wheels and landing safely back down on the trail.
Air Time 101 will be coached by PMBIA Level 2 instructor Ash Gray – an experienced mountain bike coach with a long riding and racing history.
Air Time 101 is for riders at an Intermediate-to-Advanced level only. Check out the pre-requisite skills below, or go to our ‘Rider Levels’ page for more info.
Air Time 101 includes learning:
– The anatomy of a jump
– Pressure control and using it to get air
– Safe landing techniques
– How the size, shape and speed of various trail features affect your air time and the required techniques to deal with them
Disabled Access
Carpark Family Friendly Non SmokingFrom $220 to $250
Take your riding to the next level with a private MTB skills session.
You’ll have a highly-qualified coach all to yourself for these 3 hour sessions so you’ll get personalised feedback, and get the most out of your time on the trails.
These sessions are fully-customisable to your specific riding goals. Do you have a specific skill or trail feature you want to work on? This is the one for you.
Suitable for Beginner to Advanced riders (including jumps and drops).
Disabled Access
Carpark Family Friendly Non SmokingFrom $250 to $460
Grab a group of mates and hit the trails with us! Take your riding to the next level with a MTB skills session just for you and your gang – these sessions cater for between 2-8 riders.
You’ll have a highly-qualified coach all to yourself for these 3-hour sessions so you’ll get personalised feedback, and get the most out of your time on the trails.
These sessions are fully-customisable to your specific riding goals. Do you have a specific skill or trail feature you want to work on? This is the one for you.
Suitable for Beginner to Advanced riders (including jumps and drops).
All riders should be at a similar ability or have a similar goal for the session.
Disabled Access
Carpark Family Friendly Non SmokingUnlock the secrets to confident and efficient cornering.
Dial in your cornering skills, boost your confidence on the trails, and find your flow with our Cornering Masterclass.
The Masterclass will be coached by PMBIA Level 2 instructor Ash Gray – an experienced mountain bike coach with a long riding, racing and coaching history.
Whether you’re an Intermediate rider looking to improve your foundation skills, or an Advanced rider aiming to refine your technique, the Cornering Masterclass offers personalised guidance and expert instruction to get you ripping turns and railing berms in no time.
Disabled Access
Carpark Family Friendly Non Smoking$200
Their popular Women’s Specific MTB Skills Clinics are coming to Big Hill, Mt Beauty!
The Intermediate MTB Skills Clinics (three x two-hour sessions) run weekly for three weeks on Saturdays: May 4, 11, and 18, from 9am-11am.
This course is female-led by an experienced and qualified MTB instructor, and is open to women only.
This course is ideal for those who have had some skills coaching before and are confident with basic MTB skills (body position, climbing, braking, etc), or those who have been riding for a while and are keen to start progressing to more technical terrain. Riders should be regularly riding green and blue trails, and be comfortable riding a variety of trails and terrains
This is a progressive course, where each session builds on the previous one so you can build a strong and stable foundation of skills to improve your confidence and your riding!
Disabled Access
Carpark Non SmokingFrom $220 to $400
Think mastering an e-MTB is just the same as a regular analogue bike? Think again!
E-MTBs allow you to go a lot faster and a lot further, making it more important than ever to have good bike skills and technique.
Their E-Bike MTB Skills Sessions are led by qualified MTB instructors with specialised e-MTB coaching certifications through the Professional MTB Instructors’ Association. And they’ll help you take your riding to the next level
These sessions can be booked as private 1:1 skills sessions, or get a group of your mates together and enjoy the ride!
You’ll have a coach all to yourself for these three hour sessions so you’ll get personalised feedback, and get the most out of your time on the trails.
These sessions are fully customisable to your specific riding goals. Do you have a specific skill or trail feature you want to work on? This is the one for you. Just let us know when you book in!
Suitable for Beginner to Advanced riders (including jumps and drops).
For groups of two plus riders, all riders should be at a similar ability or have a similar goal for the session.
Disabled Access
Carpark Family Friendly Non SmokingFrom $130 to $400
Help your Junior Shredder take their riding to the next level with a private, 1:1 skills session.
They’ll have a coach all to themselves for these two-hour sessions so they can set the agenda, get personalised feedback, and get the most out of their time on the trails.
These sessions are fully-customisable to their specific riding goals. Do they have a specific skill or trail feature you want to work on? This is the one for them.
Suitable for Beginner to Advanced riders (including jumps and drops).
Disabled Access
Carpark Family Friendly Non SmokingFrom $150 to $280
Are you keen to have a go at mountain bike riding – in a safe and fun environment? Have you always wanted to get your wheels on the dirt but don’t know how to start?
Then their Mountain Biking for Beginners is the one for you!
This session is suitable for Beginner riders (who can already ride a bike). And it’s ideal for those new to mountain biking who want to learn some basic skills and get their wheels on the dirt.
Their professional instructors will guide you through the best way to get started safely, and take you out to experience some of Victoria’s best Beginner MTB trails.
These sessions can be private 1:1 skills sessions, or get a group of your mates together and enjoy the ride!
You’ll have a coach all to yourself for these two hour sessions so you’ll get personalised help and feedback, and get the most out of your time on the trails.
Disabled Access
Carpark Family Friendly