About Us

Welcome to the Team! They are all dedicated mountainbikers and between them have ridden just about everything in Yorkshire worth riding – and that’s most of it! They ride somewhere everyday and they want to help you have as much fun as them.
All of our coaches are experienced mountaineers as well as being OTC or MIAS qualified mountainbike instructors, with first aid training and public liability insurance.

Claudia...

has been riding mountain bikes since she was six! She was invited onto the British Talent Team in 2005, was third in the National Championships, took a win in a section of the International Polaris and in 2007 finished second in the UK Women’s Trek Marathon Series riding for Stif Mountain Bikes of Leeds. But most of all she prefers just to be out riding the hills with other bikers. Claudia can help you setup your bike for comfort and performance. She is an inspirational rider and MIAS instructor who will give you the confidence to achieve the skills you need.

Julie...

has walked, skied, climbed and ridden for her own enjoyment for years and now wants to share that with some of you girls who have waited a year or two to pluck up the courage to buy a mountain bike – and now want to learn where and how to use it. She also does a pretty mean lunch and drives the backup Land Rover!

Andy...

is a qualified personal trainer and nutritionist. Having worked as a sports scientist and performance analyst for the past 8 years, he is currently a professional tutor in a university sports department. He is a mountain leader, MIAS instructor and BCU coach. He rides locally nearly every day and participates in mountain marathon events throughout the UK.

Dave...

has been a biker for more than forty years. He is a MIAS coach/instructor assessor for all levels, directs the MIAS training and assessment courses as well as enjoying the guiding and skill development days. He is an outdoor professional working as a consultant to the industry and is a mountain leader assessor, BCU coach/assessor, Alpine ski leader, sailing instructor and Approved CycleTrainer for Leeds City Council. Dave holds the IOSH Certificate, is a mountain bike Technical Adviser and is able to guide those working for local authorities and commercial providers through risk assessment and risk management strategies.