Astounding Adventures | May Newsletter

Many of you will have already tried brushing up your mountain bike skills with one of our Singletrack School mountain bike skills workshops. The good news is that we are now running more than ever before.

We've increased the number of available course dates for the summer and we've also added a brand new workshop Mastering Steep Terrain; for all those who get nervous when the world seems to tip on end.

This months competition is an opportunity to win yourself a copy of the brilliant new Good Mountain Biking Guide and it's your last chance to get an update on Jessica Weston's attempt on The South Downs Double 24 Hour Challenge.

See you on the hill soon!

Danielle Sheridan
Principal - Astounding Adventures

New Workshop | Mastering Steep Terrain

Do you find yourself losing your nerve when the trail dips steeply downhill ahead? Are you phased when a steep descent is littered with rocks, roots and steps? Do you find yourself pushing up more hills than you ride?

If this sounds like you then perhaps our brand new Mastering Steep Terrain Workshop might be able to help. With our help get confident on steep descents, tricky switchback corners and angled drop-offs.

Other mountain bike skills workshops

Don't forget that as well our new Mastering Steep Terrain Workshop we also have a selection of other skills workshops covering some of the most common areas for improvement including roots, cornering, hops and drops and energy management.

• Hops & Drops
• Mastering Cornering
• Pumping & Flow
• Tackling Roots
• Bike Set-up & Trailside Repairs

Spring Bank Holiday | Family Cycling Courses

It only seems like a couple of weeks ago when we were running loads of kids courses in the Easter break and now Spring Half-Term is almost upon us!

If you're looking for a cracking half-term family day out, why not bring your gang along for a mountain bike skills day in The Surrey Hills.

We'll provide everything you need to get you out on the trails enjoying some off-road fun; bikes and equipment can be hired if you don't already have your own.

Sessions can last as little as two hours, but we can also keep you entertained for a whole day with a combination of basic skills training and expert guiding around some of the finest trails in the South of England.

So, to solve the problem of what to do with the kids this half-term, just call our team of experts free on 0800 756 6999.

• Kids Skills - Foundations course
• Private family mountain bike lessons

Competition | The Good Mountain Biking Guide

This month we have a fantastic new competition to win a copy of the brilliant new Good Mountain Biking Guide.

This 640 page book is chock full of superb trail centre and back country routes across the whole of England and Wales.

It's a huge resource to help plan on where to go mountain biking and what you can do when there.

To enter the competition, just head over to our Facebook page and tag yourself on one of the sample pages of the guidebook in our photo gallery.

Note: You must click 'Like' below before you can tag yourself.

South Downs Double | 24 Hour Challenge

It's less than two weeks before Astounding Adventures mountain bike coach Jessica Weston is set to ride the 100 mile South Downs Way in both directions in 24 hours. In the process she hopes to be the first woman to do so.

Jessica's training is now complete and she's now taking it relatively easy prior to the big day. Some last minute back problems are niggling her but she says, "It's now or never!"

If you'd like to ride The South Downs Way, perhaps at a more leisurely pace, we recommend Jessica's sponsor Cicerone Press' latest book Mountain Biking on The South Downs.

Get 25% off the new book at www.cicerone.co.uk with the code CICERONE. Offer ends 31st July 2011.

Don't forget to please show you support for Jessica's challenge and Cancer Research UK by sponsoring her.

• Sponsor Jessica via Just Giving
• Jess On A Bike
• The South Downs Double

Community | MB Surrey Hills

With the popularity of mountain biking in the South-East growing at a sometimes alarming pace there has been a lot of negative attention on mountain bikers in recent weeks. Some is justified, but most is not.

Mountain bikers are not the most organised bunch but, with the help of MBSurreyHills, you'll be able to get the very latest information on the access debate on their Facebook page.

While you're there you can also get the very trail conditions updates courtesy of Surrey Hills Mountain Bike Guides.

So, if you'd like to keep up-to-date with the goings on in The Surrey Hills, North Downs and beyond, just click 'Like' below to get regular updates popping up in your Facebook feed.

Community | Facebook Page

Did you know we have several very active Facebook pages where you can get up-to-the-minute news, read and leave reviews, upload your photos and start and join discussions?

• Astounding Adventures Facebook page
• Singletrack School Facebook page
• Surrey Hills Mountain Bike Guides Facebook page

May/June Availability | Mountain Biking Courses with Places

Please note that, dependant on coach availability, we run additional parallel courses when demand is high.

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