Skills / Experience Required: Basic balance and control of the bike including braking and changing gears. Experience riding on paved and gravel surfaces 

Endurance Required: Ability to ride at least 3 miles on gravel or paved surface in 45 minutes. Your current fitness routine includes biking, running, or other cardio at least once per week.

After participating in our pre-ride clinic, you understand the concept of neutral position, ready/attack position, braking (one finger/gentle pressure) and level pedals.

Looking to ride with other Foundation-level riders? Join the Foundation GroupMe. Download the app on your phone or open the site in a browser, click the link and start riding.

Black, Indigenous, and all women—including trans, femme, non-binary, and cisgender—of color are welcome to join this affinity ride group. This group will be a no-drop participant driven pace. Beginners are welcome and encouraged. Bikes are offered as often as they are available and will depend on availability.

Skills / Experience Required: Basic balance and control of the bike including braking and changing gears. Experience riding on paved and gravel surfaces 

Endurance Required: Ability to ride at least 3 miles on gravel or paved surface in 45 minutes. Your current fitness routine includes biking, running, or other cardio at least once per week.

After participating in our pre-ride clinic, you understand the concept of neutral position, ready/attack position, braking (one finger/gentle pressure) and level pedals.

Looking to ride with other BIPoC riders? Join the BIPoC Affinity GroupMe. Download the app on your phone or open the site in a browser, click the link and start riding.

Silver Shredders is for those women 50+ who want to ride with other women in the same age group. This ride group is in the Chill Plus to Modrrt range, but is no-drop so it will be adjusted accordingly. All 50+ women are NOT required to ride with this group and can choose any ride group they prefer or might be better suited to their ability.

Skills / Experience Required: You have mastered Chill ride skills and want a bit more mileage and challenge! You are comfortable with a moderate pace on blue technical (Intermediate) trails with roots/loose rocks, tight single track, and rolling drops.

Endurance Required: Ability to ride at least 10-14 miles (depending upon terrain) in 2 hours with a few short breaks.  Your current fitness routine includes 2–3 cardio workouts per week including riding your bike at least four times a month.

Can ride most of the Bent Creek trails, blue trails in DuPont, Lake James, and Tsali.

Chill

Skills / Experience Required: Beginner Ride skills, plus some practice of neutral position, ready/attack position, braking (one finger/gentle pressure) and level pedals. Experience riding on paved, gravel surfaces and some experience on green technical XC single track (including small roots and rocks)

Endurance Required: Ability to ride at least 5 miles on green XC single track in 1.5 hours with a few short breaks. Your fitness routine includes biking, running, or other cardio at least 2 times per week.

Can ride trails like Boyd Branch, Campground Connector and Explorer Loop.

Looking to ride with other Chill-level riders? Join the Chill GroupMe. Download the app on your phone or open the site in a browser, click the link and start riding.

Chill Plus

Skills / Experience Required: Feel like you have mastered chill ride skills and want a bit more mileage and challenge! Comfortable at slower speeds on blue technical (Intermediate) trails with roots/loose rocks and tight single track.

Endurance Required: Ability to ride at least 7 miles in 2 hours with a few short breaks.  Your current fitness routine includes 2–3 cardio workouts per week including riding your bike at least once a month.

Can ride trails like Hardtimes Connector, Explorer/Pine Tree Loop, Deerlake Lodge and Powerlines.

Looking to ride with other Chill Plus-level riders? Join the Chill Plus GroupMe. Download the app on your phone or open the site in a browser, click the link and start riding.

Modrrt

Skills / Experience Required: Can ride, balance, change gears, and brake without thinking about it at higher speeds and on steeper terrain. You are ready for new challenges, like drops up to one foot and getting over a 6” obstacle.

Endurance Required: Ability to ride at least 10 miles in 2.5 hours with a few short breaks. Your current fitness routine includes cardio 2–4 times per week including riding your bike at least once a week on average or every chance you get! 

Can ride any route to 5 Points and come back down Ingles or Little Hickory at a faster pace with little stopping.

Looking to ride with other Modrrt-level riders? Join the Modrrt GroupMe. Download the app on your phone or open the site in a browser, click the link and start riding.

Modrrt Rowdy

Skills / Experience Required: Can ride all blue XC (more difficult) trails and some black technical XC (most difficult) trails. Able to handle drops up to 18”, roots, rocks, and steeper terrain at higher speeds. Your tires leave the ground. Able to get over moderate obstacles up to 10” off the ground.

Endurance Required: Ability to ride 12–15 miles within 2.5 hours with very few breaks. Your fitness routine includes lots of cardio, including riding your bike 3+ times per week! 

Can ride Green’s Lick.

Looking to ride with other Modrrt Rowdy-level riders? Join the Modrrt Rowdy GroupMe. Download the app on your phone or open the site in a browser, click the link and start riding.

Rowdy

Skills / Experience Required: Ready to get rowdy on any trails—green, blue or black!  Ready for a fast pace, intense, challenging ride with jumps, drops greater than two feet, steep technical climbs, and maybe just a little bit of friendly competition. 

Endurance Required: Ability to ride 15+ miles in 2–3 hours. Your fitness routine includes lots of cardio, including riding your bike 3–5 times per week. (They say you’re supposed to take recovery days—ugh!) Three hour rides are doable and fun!

Can ride fast and hard on any Bent Creek trail. Prefer Pisgah trails like Black Mountain, Avery Creek, Daniel Ridge, Kitzuma, etc