
Skills Clinics
From spring to fall, Pagosa Mountain Sports provides skills and maintenance clinics for biking and paddling. Whether you are wanting to pick up a new sport, improve your skills or learn how to maintain your equipment, Pagosa Mountain Sports has a clinic for you!
Bike Skills Clinics
No matter your bike skill level and interest, Pagosa Mountain Sports clinics will expand your knowledge and riding abilities!
Bring your own bike or rent something from Pagosa Mountain Sports. Bike rentals can be added to cart after clinic reservation.
Women’s Wednesdays – 5:00 – 6:30pm
Gain confidence, ride with other awesome women, and most importantly… have FUN!
- May 21 – Fundamentals
Body Position / Bike-Body Separation, Braking, Climbing & Descending - May 28 – Slow Speed Skills
Ratcheting, Steering, Rock Dodge, Small Circles - June 4 – Wheel Lifts & Step-Ups
- June 11 – Corning Basics
Advanced Bike Skills Series
Informative and dynamic intermediate to advanced skills clinics. All the techniques needed to bring your riding to the next level.
- June 6th – Climbing Clinic
Body position, restarting/dismounting on a climb, switchbacks - June 18th – Step Up and Step Down Clinic
Front and rear wheel lifts and roll downs - July 11th – Descending Clinic
Body position, dismounting on a descent, switchbacks - July 16th – Cornering Clinic
Learn the basics for cornering
Beginner Bike Skills 101
- All the beginner skills needed to get you riding with confidence
- Body Positioning and Fit
- Shifting/Braking
- Beginning Cornering
- Obstacles
- Offered – TBD
Private Lessons (Individuals / Groups)
- Guide, location and skills tailored to meet your needs
- Have a skill that keeps vexing you and need some private instruction to get you over the hump?
- Have a group at the same level wanting to learn the same skills?
- Want a local guide for a riding buddy who can show you the best trails?
- Perfect gift for the bike lover
- Great for family get-togethers, ladies weekends, buddy trips, clubs, birthday parties
Bike Maintenance Clinics
Learn basic bike maintenance directly from the experienced Pagosa Mountain Sports’ bike mechanics!
We will supply tools and bikes if needed but feel free to bring your own equipment so we can show you how to use it.
Clinics are $20 each. Use the Book button below to sign up.
These are important skills to learn. Don’t get stranded on the trail!
- April 2nd: Bike 101 – Learn how to clean and lube your bike, properly air up your tires, do a safety check and take your pedals on and off
- April 9th: Change a Flat Tire
- April 16th: Tubeless Tire Clinic – Learn how to set up a tubeless tire and how to plug it out on the trail
- April 23: Shift and Brake Adjusting
Can’t make those dates? Give a shout and we will see what we can do!
National Forest Service
Pagosa Mountain Sports is an equal opportunity service provider operating under special use permit with the San Juan National Forest. The Civil Rights Brochure is also attached that gives more detailed instructions.