FALMOUTH BIKE TOUR FIELD GUIDE
Two Days of Technical Mastery at Blackstrap Hill Preserve
A two-day clinic (approximately 14 hours of professional coaching) that teaches stability, cornering, jumps and drops and on‑trail sessioning — a concise guide to what to expect.
Two Days of Technical Mastery at Blackstrap Hill Preserve.
Set in Falmouth, Maine, Dynamic Cycling Adventures' 2 Day Clinic at Blackstrap Hill Preserve compresses roughly 14 hours of professional coaching into focused morning drills, trail sessioning and a measured jump/drop progression, with time built in for a Friday meet-and-greet and a post-ride beverage to close the weekend.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Foundational bike handling and flow
Saturday morning is devoted to fundamentals — stability and body position, trail braking, emergency stops, proper shifting, cadence and vision — culminating in cornering work that ties those elements together.
On-trail sessioning across varied features
Afternoon sessions focus on putting skills into practice on trail features such as rock gardens, rock rollers, steep pitches and technical climbs and descents, with repeated sessioning to build consistency.
Jump and drop progression up to defined limits
Sunday emphasizes compressions, timing and coordination through a jump/drop progression: front and rear lifts, level wheel lifts and clearing gap jumps (up to 6 feet) and going off drops (up to 4 feet), plus work on rock rollers and skinnies.
What the day feels like
What the clinic feels like
The clinic alternates coached, drill‑based morning sessions with afternoons spent sessioning real trail features; two days of repeatable progressions and coach feedback are designed to turn discrete technical skills into rideable habits, and the weekend format offers a social warm-up on Friday evening and a wrap at the parking lot with a post-ride beverage.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this clinic is best for
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
A two-day clinic (August 9-10) totaling approximately 14 hours of professional coaching.
Friday evening meet-and-greet takes place at a local venue; daily sessions start at the preserve and conclude back at the parking lot for a final wrap and post-ride beverage.
Saturday mornings concentrate on fundamentals with afternoons on-trail; Sunday morning focuses on jump and drop progressions followed by playful afternoon sessioning; on-trail feature work depends on available trail features.
The two-day clinic repeats the content of the operator’s one-day clinics packaged over a weekend to provide more instruction and practice time.
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Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is the clinic?
The clinic runs over two days and provides approximately 14 hours of professional coaching.
When does the weekend begin?
The weekend includes a Friday evening meet-and-greet followed by Saturday and Sunday skill sessions (August 9-10 on the provided schedule).
What skills will I learn?
Instruction covers stability and body position, trail braking, emergency stopping, shifting, cadence and vision, cornering, and jump/drop progressions with specific practice on rollers, rock gardens and technical features.
Will I get to practice jumps and drops?
Yes — Sunday includes a jump and drop progression that covers front and rear lifts, level wheel lifts and practice to clear gap jumps up to 6 feet and drops up to 4 feet, as the trail features allow.
Is on-trail sessioning guaranteed for every feature listed?
On-trail coaching and sessioning are dependent on the trail network and features available; coaches will select features at the preserve for sessioning accordingly.
How does the two-day clinic differ from a one-day clinic?
The two-day clinics are identical in content to the one-day clinics but packaged together to provide more instruction time — they are the operator’s most popular clinic.