Red/Black Trail Drops with Katy Curd - Forest of Dean Mountain Biking Trails, Coleford

A female-only advanced coaching session with Katy Curd, run by Tribe Adventures and based at the Forest of Dean Cycle Centre, New Road, Cannop, Coleford GL16 7EH. £65.

This is an advanced level course aimed at riders wanting to focus on drops on the Red / Black Trails at FOD. It builds on an already solid foundation of skills and helps you gain a further understanding of how to ride different features with different techniques. The session looks at how to ride a variety of drops into down slopes and how to maintain balance coming into land. The aim is to help you feel confident and controlled no matter what size feature you are faced with.

Schedule: 10.15am meet and greet with the Tribe host and group. 10.30am to 1pm coached session. 1pm to 1.30pm regroup for a quick coffee or lunch.

Over the 2.5 hour session the focus is on:

• Body position
• Drops: breaking down the techniques needed for different drops
• Non-rollable drops: riding drops into down slopes
• Technical landings: how to land safely and smoothly for complete control

Bring your own MTB suitable for the trails (or hire one). It is your responsibility to make sure it is in good working order for the session and to bring any non-standard tools you might need to repair or adjust it.

Source: Tribe Adventures booking page