Do you want your girl/s to enjoy mountain biking like you do?
Do you want your girl/s to experience mountain biking in a fun, supportive, female-led environment?
Do you want your girls to build skills and confidence that will impact them both on AND off the bike?
Join our School Holiday Program and fast track your riding, make new friends and have fun!
One of the best ways to get girls riding more is to create an environment where other girls are riding, where they can socialise and progress with others their own age, in a safe and supportive environment and challenge themselves in their own time.
What makes Dirt Maidens different is our focus on participation, connection and creating a safe and supportive environment, rather than competition and riding bigger and bigger features. Our skilled instructors are experienced in facilitating teamwork and inclusion and building confidence in more timid riders.
We work on skills both in an open, controlled environment and then on a trail ride, with some sessioning of different parts of trail.
Location: Stromlo Forest Park, Canberra
What level is my child?
Level 1
Pre-requisites:
No off road experience necessary.
Can use brakes effectively to slow down and stop.
Can ride on paved surface in a straight line and around corners maintaining balance and stability.
Can change gears independently
Can ride 2-4km with some stops
Bike size and requirements
Mountain bike (knobbly tyres)
Rider can stand over the top tube in front of the seat with feet flat on the ground
Front and rear hand operated brakes (i.e. no back-pedal brakes)
No bar ends or toe clips/straps
Bar end plugs must be in each end of the handlebar.
No kickstand. These can become a safety hazard when riding on mountain bike trails.
Rider can reach end of brake levers with two fingers (index and middle finger).
Trails we ride: Paparazzi, Brittle Gums, Fenceline, Rascals, Fire trails
Riders will usually be at this level for at least 5hours of coaching time if they are a beginner.
Level 2
Pre-requisites:
Can comfortably ride Paparazzi, Brittle Gums, Fenceline, Rascals and lower fire trails at Stromlo.
Can ride all descending trails above standing on level pedals.
Can easily ride 5-6km in one session with some stops
Trails we ride: Evolution Climb, Evolution Corners, Wattle Happen, Cockatoo Switchbacks, Blue Gums, Crim Track, After party, Party Line, Dingo, White Gums, Ring Tail, Breakout, Muckraker, Old Duffy Descent, Lower Luge.
Riders will usually be at this level for 12-18months if riding and having regular coaching
Level 3
Pre-requisites:
Experienced on green and blue mountain bike trails and has ridden a variety of trails and locations.
Can easily ride 8-10km in one session
Bike:
24” or more (usually 26”, 27.5” or 29” depending on rider size).
Front suspension (or fat tyre rigid bike such as a 24” Trek Roscoe)
Trails we ride: all Stromlo green trails, fire trails, blue trails such as Slant Six, Blue Tongue, Little Seymour, Trebuchet, Rollercoaster, Magpie Rock, Double Dissolution, parts of Slick Rock, Pork Barrel, Sunset Boulevard
Max 1:6 ratio.
Sibling discount of 10% for the second child. Please email us info@dirtmaidens.com.au for a code to use at the checkout.
Do you want your girl/s to enjoy mountain biking like you do?
Do you want your girl/s to experience mountain biking in a fun, supportive, female-led environment?
Do you want your girls to build skills and confidence that will impact them both on AND off the bike?
Join our School Holiday Program and fast track your riding, make new friends and have fun!
One of the best ways to get girls riding more is to create an environment where other girls are riding, where they can socialise and progress with others their own age, in a safe and supportive environment and challenge themselves in their own time.
What makes Dirt Maidens different is our focus on participation, connection and creating a safe and supportive environment, rather than competition and riding bigger and bigger features. Our skilled instructors are experienced in facilitating teamwork and inclusion and building confidence in more timid riders.
We work on skills both in an open, controlled environment and then on a trail ride, with some sessioning of different parts of trail.
Location: Stromlo Forest Park, Canberra
What level is my child?
Level 1
Pre-requisites:
No off road experience necessary.
Can use brakes effectively to slow down and stop.
Can ride on paved surface in a straight line and around corners maintaining balance and stability.
Can change gears independently
Can ride 2-4km with some stops
Bike size and requirements
Mountain bike (knobbly tyres)
Rider can stand over the top tube in front of the seat with feet flat on the ground
Front and rear hand operated brakes (i.e. no back-pedal brakes)
No bar ends or toe clips/straps
Bar end plugs must be in each end of the handlebar.
No kickstand. These can become a safety hazard when riding on mountain bike trails.
Rider can reach end of brake levers with two fingers (index and middle finger).
Trails we ride: Paparazzi, Brittle Gums, Fenceline, Rascals, Fire trails
Riders will usually be at this level for at least 5hours of coaching time if they are a beginner.
Level 2
Pre-requisites:
Can comfortably ride Paparazzi, Brittle Gums, Fenceline, Rascals and lower fire trails at Stromlo.
Can ride all descending trails above standing on level pedals.
Can easily ride 5-6km in one session with some stops
Trails we ride: Evolution Climb, Evolution Corners, Wattle Happen, Cockatoo Switchbacks, Blue Gums, Crim Track, After party, Party Line, Dingo, White Gums, Ring Tail, Breakout, Muckraker, Old Duffy Descent, Lower Luge.
Riders will usually be at this level for 12-18months if riding and having regular coaching
Level 3
Pre-requisites:
Experienced on green and blue mountain bike trails and has ridden a variety of trails and locations.
Can easily ride 8-10km in one session
Bike:
24” or more (usually 26”, 27.5” or 29” depending on rider size).
Front suspension (or fat tyre rigid bike such as a 24” Trek Roscoe)
Trails we ride: all Stromlo green trails, fire trails, blue trails such as Slant Six, Blue Tongue, Little Seymour, Trebuchet, Rollercoaster, Magpie Rock, Double Dissolution, parts of Slick Rock, Pork Barrel, Sunset Boulevard
Max 1:6 ratio.
Sibling discount of 10% for the second child. Please email us info@dirtmaidens.com.au for a code to use at the checkout.
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