Foundation Ride.

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.

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.

Chill Ride.

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

Chill Plus Ride.

Skills / Experience Required: Feel like you have mastered chill ride skills and want a bit more milage 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.

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

Modrrt Ride.

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.  

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

Modrrt Rowdy Ride.

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. 

Can ride Greens lick.

Rowdy Ride.

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 2 feet, steep technical climbs, and maybe just a little bit of friendly competition. 

Endurance Required: Ability to ride 15+ miles.

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