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Its hubby's 40th birthday soon. He has asked for a mountain bike skills course. He does lots of biking and would assume he is at least intermediate if not advanced. We live in Yorkshire. Any advice on good companies & location? Just a day or weekend? Thanks for your thoughts.


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 7:57 pm
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There's a bloke on here who goes by the user name Jedi. Never see a bad word posted about his courses. Hartfordshire way I think. Sure someone will be along in a mo with some personal recommendation for him.


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 8:03 pm
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Yep - ukbikeskills.co.UK.

Personal experience - transformed my riding in 5 hours of Tony ( the "jedi" mentioned above) assessing how I ride, then gently taking away the bad bits. You learn a ridiculous amount, without even realising it.

Well worth the 4 or so hours each way for me.


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 8:14 pm
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Ed Oxley from Great Rock is a fair bit closer to your neck of the woods, and is also very well recommended from what I've heard.


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 8:15 pm
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Surely [url= http://www.great-rock.co.uk/ ]Ed Ox[/url] would be better....and by better I mean location wise.

http://www.great-rock.co.uk/courses/


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 8:16 pm
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Yorkshire, gotta be ed Oxley. Gandalf but without a white horse.


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 8:16 pm
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Yes, mine got a day with Ed Oxley a couple of years ago.


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 9:20 pm
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www.prorideguides.com

Best £80 I ever spent, can't recommend Alex enough


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 9:23 pm
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Another vote for Ed Oxley - did his Alpine prep course last year - great day out and tidied up a lot of my bad biking habits.

http://www.great-rock.co.uk/


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 9:39 pm
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Totally agree with covertbaz, If Yorkshire based then definitely have a look at ProRide Guides, they teach at Stainburn and Hamsterly, they coach anyone from beginners to Racers as well as being Pro Enduro racers themselves!


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 10:03 pm
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Ed is superb, and he's in Yorkshire. Lovely bloke as well as a great teacher.


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 10:32 pm
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I've got a second day with Stu at forestfreeride in a couple of weeks. Good coach in a good location for riding.


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 10:37 pm
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Another vote for Ed Oxley. Top bloke and good teacher.


 
Posted : 25/08/2013 10:42 pm