MTB Skills Factory
About Us
We offer Mountain Bike Skills Instruction through Private Lessons, Group Clinics, and Instructor Training in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Mission
MTB Skills Factory aims to inspire and empower riders through intentional skills instruction, focused practice, and thoughtful analysis/feedback.
Goals
Deliver quality mountain bike skills training that:
- Increases confidence on the bike
- Is fun and playful, yet methodical and precise
- Empowers riders through intentional skills application
- Builds supportive and inclusive community
- Is welcoming of all abilities, backgrounds, and goals
- Is "Mom Approved"!
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Reviews
Trip: 4hr Private Lesson - DuPont State Park - with Coach Whitney
Guide: Whitney H.
Absolutely a learning experience! Great 4 hour session and we learned a ton. Whitney did an exceptional job of teaching my wife more basics and yet still challenge me to tune in some of my fundamentals after years of riding. We are looking forward to taking additional sessions with Whitney when our time permits. For now it’s practice practice practice!!!
By Joe W. on December 10, 2024
Trip: 3hr Private Lesson - DuPont State Park - with Coach Tiffany
Guide: Tiffany L.
Tiffany was a great instructor and she checked off every goal I had for my son‘s first mountain biking lesson.
By Dicky D. on November 18, 2024
Trip: 3hr Private Lesson - Kanuga - with Coach Josh Whitmore
Guide: Josh W.
Joshua has great experience and he’s a great inatructor. He gave me some great advice to improve my jumping cornering and also helped me reinforce some fundamentals. I’ve taken other courses and private lessons and he has been the best by four.
By James M. on November 09, 2024
Trip: 3hr Private Lesson - Kanuga - with Coach Josh Whitmore
Guide: Josh W.
Josh offers a well constructed class with easy to follow and practice steps. The progression of the instruction builds skill upon skill to elevate riding, cornering and jumps. I will be back to continue honing my skills as a rider.
By Greg F. on August 15, 2024
Trip: 2hr Private Lesson - Kanuga - with Coach Josh Whitmore
Guide: Josh W.
I'm thrilled! The foundational lessons have been incredibly enlightening. I'm eager to see how they'll propel my skills forward. Looking forward to the next level of learning!
By Giovanni P. on August 06, 2024
Trip: Women's Cornering Clinic Gateway Trails
Guide: Whitney H.
Really fun and learned a lot! Whitney was an excellent instructor and navigated the mix of skill levels easily. The personalized instruction was top notch even in the group setting. If you're on the fence - do it! You won't regret it.
By Anna R. on August 05, 2024
Trip: All Gender Cornering Clinic Gateway Trails
Guide: Whitney H.
Great! Whitney is a wonderful instructor. She offered great insight, both on the group level and individual level. Also we had fun!
By Mark J. on July 31, 2024
Trip: All Gender Cornering Clinic Gateway Trails
Guide: Whitney H.
By Richard C. on July 29, 2024
Trip: 3hr Private Lesson - Pisgah - with Coach Whitney
Guide: Whitney H.
Whitney was great and she worked with me on several skills. Whitney is really good with breaking down information into digestible pieces. She also spent a lot of time with me as a new challenge came up on the trail and helped me practice better riding techniques by tweaking little things that I would not have realized on my own. Scheduling the one on one lesson was so valuable and I recommend MTB Skills Factory to any rider at any riding level. Having a professional observe my riding and challenges has provided me with a better perspective and wealth of information to take to the trail.
By Camilla C. on July 20, 2024
Trip: 3hr Private Lesson - Chestnut Mountain - with Coach Tiffany
Guide: Tiffany L.
I’m a novice and Tiffany was great teaching us the basics of body positioning and control. She was very patient and encouraging. I would not hesitate to schedule another session with her on future trips here.
By Cheri L. on July 16, 2024
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