It depends… if your biking MAD 7 and a half year old who races and has ridden half of the trail centres in the UK wants to attend an 8-11 session. That will be fine.

However if your 7 year old is a bit less confident and rarely cycles, they may struggle with elements of the session and will have a better experience if they can wait for a year.

If you are in any doubt, get in touch via the “contact us” section.

Biking
Gloves and riding glasses are advised, but ultimately down to personal preference/parental judgement.

Helmets (either full face or normal) to be worn during the session, to fit well and be in suitable condition.

A snack and a water bottle, with some method of carrying them.

Climbing
All equipment is provided by us, however if you have your own climbing shoes, harness, helmet and chalk bag you are welcome to use it as long as they are in suitable condition.

You will normally receive an email 48 hours before the event notifying you of any cancellation or postponement. In case of any cancellation we can offer either a full refund or transfer onto another course at a later date.

Fundamentals
aged 8-11, able to confidently ride a bike in a park/towpath type terrain or harder. Must be able to cycle well and confidently brake in easy terrain.

Trail Skills
Aged 9-13, able to roll hub height drops, ability to brake on steeper terrain, upto riding trail centre red routes.

Junior Advanced
Aged-11-15, able to ride most trail centre red routes with ease or above in the UK (not just LUBP), Able to perform wheel lifts to get over obstacles, ride steeper terrain and have a higher level of control over the bike. For those looking to progress on jumps, steep trails and highly technical trails.

We do differentiate within a session, so even though you may be in a “fundamentals” session you could be in the top half of the session working on slightly more advanced techniques and trails.

Biking: No unless agreed otherwise, often its a bit of a distraction to your child and could stop them mixing with the group, arrangements can be made for those who may need parental assistance for whatever reason.

Climbing: Yes a guardian is required to accompany, although its up to you as to how close you want to accompany, you could be at the base taking photos and offering support, or walking the dog around the crag.

Treks and Runs: No unless otherwise specified.

A specific junior mountain bike, which your child could ride for upto 2 hours in off road terrain.
The brakes must work well
Suspension isn’t required (frog/isla bikes)
Knobbly mountain bike tyres are essential (not smooth).
The gears must function and be suitable to the childs ability, can they ride up a steep gradient if required?
Handlebar end plugs must be fitted.
Pedals: whilst plastic pedals will be ok initially, please consider buying some mid-range pedals with metal pins, they will improve grip through the pedals and greatly improve your experience and ability.

Junior Advanced.

A higher quality specific mountain bike, typically £350+.
Look for things like air sprung suspension, hydraulic disk brakes, quality gears, quality pedals, suitable geometry for modern mountain biking (not a hybrid)

Please ensure it is in a serviceable condition before attending.

Yes we can! Please get in touch via the “contact us” button.

Yes this is fine, but please let one of our team know beforehand.