Farmer John’s Bikepark

Designed for 11-16 year olds, this course focuses on the key skills and techniques to ride manmade flow trails with jumps, drops and berms.

This course and venue is not suitable for beginner mountain bikers. I have a beginners MTB course here

The course caters for intermediate and advanced riders, with the group being split between two coaches.

Jumping & Flow Skills

• • Pumping: Learn how to pump to gain more speed on trails and master your jumping technique
  • Soaking and squashing: Learn how to manage speed and grip
  • Jumping: Build on the core movement skills of jumping, managing momentum to clear jumps
  • Cornering & berms: Develop cornering skills to carry more speed through berms
  • Descending skills: line choice & braking

Advanced Jumping Skills

• Improving jumping technique to clear & safely land longer & taller jumps at a range of speeds.
• Carrying speed over jumps downhill/enduro racing.
• Turning over jumps – riding hips, scrubbing, transferring on jumps.
• Linking berms and jumping in/out of berms
• Riding gap jumps & step downs

Prequisites

The trails we will be riding are red graded trails, with the main features being jumps, northshore, small drops & berms. There may be non-rollable features such as gap jumps or drops on the trails, with rollable options.

Riders must have experience of riding red graded MTB trails. Competent BMX racers may also attend.

Mandatory Requirements

• A mountain bike in full working order
• Downhill approved (good quality branded) full face helmet
• Other protective clothing or equipment that you would normally use for a MTB ride.
• Knee pads are required from 1st June 2025
• Flat pedals/shoes are required
• A completed rider information and consent form. Follow the link at checkout

Location and meeting point

Farmer Johns Bike Park, 57 Cote Green Rd, SK6 5EN

Farmer John’s Bikepark Entry Requirements

Farmer John’s Bike Park is a privately owned venue, which im not affiliated to.

• There is an entry fee to the venue which isnt included in the cost of this sessions. This is £12 for non members or £2 to members.
• You also need your own good quality full face helmet to ride there. There arent ones to hire.
• Parents/guardians need to complete a waiver on site when you sign your child into the venue.

Read the information on Farmer Johns website: https://fjmtb.com/

Terms and conditions for booking: https://rideabout.co/terms-conditions/