Women's Beginner MTB Clinics

[liznotter]

We still have a couple of spaces available for the Beginner Women's MTB clinics at Princeton Sports. They will be held the next three Wednesdays (each session builds on the previous ones) at 6 pm at the Princeton Sports Columbia Location (http://www.princetonsports.com/loca.htm).

Let me know as soon as possible if you are interested in attending. There is no charge.

Here's what we plan on covering:

Wednesday July 19 at 6 PM - Beginner Women Clinics: Lesson 1
Go over equipment: parts of the bike, different kinds of pedals, tires, tools to have on every ride
Rules of the trail: yielding, etiquette, safety
Hydration/nutrition
Parking lot.... cones for cornering and braking. Feathering brakes. Clipping in and unclipping (if participants have clip-less)

Wednesday July 26 at 6 PM - Beginner Women Clinics: Lesson 2: Rockburn Park
Bike handling in the real world, attacking obstacles
Momentum
Climbing and descending

Wednesday Aug 2nd 6 PM - Beginner Women Clinics: Lesson 3: Rockburn/Avalon
Obstacles
Lifting the wheel
Bunny hops
Roots and rock gardens, on the trail
Apply lessons from previous sessions on trail ride

[gomogo]

Hey Liz,

Other summer plans mess up the first two classes, but I'd love to get them if you offer them later.

mo

[mrsjones]

I'd really like to attend one of these but no way that I can get from Baltimore to Columbia by 6:00pm. Do you know of any plans to do this sort of clinic in the Baltimore area?

[liznotter]

That's a possibility. Princeton Sports, who is sponsoring the clinics, has a store in Baltimore. I'll ask.....

Liz

[mrsjones]

The Princeton Sports on Falls Rd is right by my house; that would be awesome. Thanks!

[Ursula]

I'm new to this site, and am sorry to see I missed the last series of introductory classes. :( If you all plan any more in the future, I would love to hear about them. . . Also, if you or someone you know would be interested in giving me a moutain biking class some weekend in the near future (for $), I'd be interested in arranging it.

I ride my moutain bike often and have good endurance, but don't have much off road experience unless you count the C&O canal.

[liznotter]

I'm new to this site, and am sorry to see I missed the last series of introductory classes. :( If you all plan any more in the future, I would love to hear about them. . . Also, if you or someone you know would be interested in giving me a moutain biking class some weekend in the near future (for $), I'd be interested in arranging it. Ursula,

I'm afraid we don't have any other introductory clinics scheduled, but I would be happy to give you a couple of lessons (no charge :) ). I have races the next couple of weekends, but can ride after work. Or weekends after September 9. Where are you located?

Liz

[Ursula]

Hi Liz:

That's nice of you to offer. I'd love to coordinate something. I live in Bethesda near Cabin John. And you? Depending on location, weekday evenings could be an option. Otherwise, we could try for some weekend after your races end.

I was thinking of trying Fairland Regional Park or Little Bennett tomorrow on my own. Do you recommend one over the other for a first try?

thanks,
Ursula

[liznotter]

I've never been to Fairland, but I think Little Ben would be a good ride, based on your previous post. Not too technically difficult, but with some nice climbs. Print out a map and take it with you, the signage is pretty good.
I'll PM you about possible lesson times.
Liz

[Mrs. Outlaw]

I've never been to Fairland, but I think Little Ben would be a good ride, based on your previous post. Not too technically difficult, but with some nice climbs. Print out a map and take it with you, the signage is pretty good.
I'll PM you about possible lesson times.
Liz

I second Liz's recommendation to hit up Little Bennett. The trails are pretty well marked and there's a map that you can access through the "Where to Ride" section. Keep an eye out for horses, as LB has more equestrian traffic than MTB. Fairland isn't as well marked and I don't think there's a map available. Have fun!

Julie

[Ursula]

Thank you all for the recommendation. Little Bennett was a blast and very quiet for a weekend. I really enjoyed myself and hope to get out again next weekend for another try. :o