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Mountain Biking Skills at Blankets Creek with Dynamic Cycling Adventures - Atlanta

Mountain Biking Skills at Blankets Creek with Dynamic Cycling Adventures

Cantonmoderate

Difficulty

moderate

Duration

1 day

Fitness Level

Participants should be in moderate physical shape, able to handle short technical sections and sustained pedaling.

Overview

Level up your mountain biking at Blankets Creek with a focused skills clinic designed to boost confidence and technique. Perfect for riders ready to tackle more technical trails.

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1 Day Core Skills Clinic: Blankets Creek - Canton GA

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About This Adventure

Join our fundamentals clinic to enhance your mountain biking skills, regardless of your experience level. Over two days, you'll learn essential techniques, including body positioning, braking, and cornering, before hitting the trails to practice. Connect with fellow riders and coaches, culminating in a celebratory toast to your newfound skills.

Improve your skills and ride with confidence!

Our fundamentals clinic is appropriate for all skills and abilities. It’s the ‘foundation’ of mountain biking.

Friday Evening:

Join other participants and your Dynamic Cycling coaches at a local venue for a meet and greet.

Saturday Morning 8:30am – 12:30pm:

It’s all about becoming a more dynamic rider. We start by dialing in the fundamentals.
• Stability through proper body position and developing our range of motion.
• Operational controls learning how to modulate our brakes while on trail (trail braking), • Emergency stopping techniques • Proper shifting techniques.
• Cadence and vision and how to read a trail.
• We continue to build on these fundamentals as we learn our ‘ACE’ gear, reading the trail with the ‘now and next; and introduce maneuvers such as a ‘peek n push’ and cornering.
• We end our morning session on different types of corners; applying the fundamentals we learned. We further develop proper body position and angulating the bike, modulating our speed and looking through corners.

Saturday Afternoon (1:30pm- 4:30pm):

We hit the trails!!! Practicing what learned. Sessioning features on trail is essential to becoming a better rider. • We find features that we can allow us to further develop our fundamental skills; rock gardens, rock rollers & steeps, technical climbs/descents, and more! • We practice cornering on trail; Using the different style corners available on trail and how to flow through corners without braking.

We finish back in the parking lot to wrap up the day. After our wrap up we head back to the meet and greet location to have a toast with our new riding buddies.

On trail coaching and sessioning is dependent on the trail network and features available.

Adventure Tips

Wear Appropriate Footwear

Use sturdy mountain biking shoes for better grip and control during technique drills.

Hydrate Well

Drink plenty of water before and during the clinic to stay energized and focused.

Arrive Early

Get to the trailhead early to gear up and warm up before instructions begin.

Practice Body Positioning

Focus on your stance and body leverage during drills for better maneuvering.

Local Insights

Wildlife

  • White-tailed deer
  • Eastern gray squirrels

History

Blankets Creek has been a popular biking destination since the early 2000s, with continuous trail improvements enhancing the riding experience.

Conservation

The area supports local efforts to maintain sustainable trail use and minimize habitat disturbance.

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Recommended Gear

Mountain Biking Helmet

Essential

Critical for safety and protection during trail riding and drills.

Gloves

Essential

Improve grip and protect hands from blisters and branches.

Hydration Pack

Carry water and small tools while on the trail.

Protective Eyewear

Shield your eyes from dirt, bugs, and sunlight.