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A school holiday program is a great way to see what we are all about.
Our Morning Mountain Bike Clinics are a fun way for kids to build confidence, develop their skills and spend more time riding during the school holidays.
Led by professional coaches, each clinic runs multiple age and skill groups, catering for everyone from newer mountain bikers through to advanced riders. Simply book your preferred location and date and our coaches will allocate your child to the most suitable group on the day.
2.5 Hours of Coaching
A fun, structured morning session with professional mountain bike coaches.
Ability-Matched Groups
Multiple groups run at each clinic, allowing riders to be grouped by skill first, then age and stamina.
Skills Development
Coaching tailored from Beginner through to Advanced riders.
Trail Riding
Plenty of time on the trails putting new skills into practice.
These clinics cater for Beginner through to Advanced riders, but children need some basic riding ability before attending.
All riders must be able to:
Important: These aren’t learn-to-ride sessions and aren’t designed for parents to follow the group. If your child still requires direct parental support or supervision, a private session will be more suitable.
Note: Riders don’t need to select their exact skill group when booking. Multiple groups run at each clinic and Bike On coaches will allocate riders to the most appropriate group on the day.
Every Bike On session follows the same shape, whatever the level.
It starts with a warm up ride. Coaches use it to see how everyone is riding on the day and to settle riders into their groups.
Then one focus skill. The coach introduces a single skill, shows where it gets used on the trail and why it matters, and riders practise it somewhere controlled until it starts to feel natural.
Then out on the trail. The rest of the session is spent riding, putting that skill to work on real trails with a coach alongside giving feedback as they go.
Most of every session is spent riding. Skills are taught so they can be used, not drilled in a car park.
A great confidence boost
“My daughter had such a great morning. The coaches matched her with the right group and she came away more confident, with new skills and a huge smile.”
Emma
He can't wait for the next one
“My son absolutely loved the clinic. It was relaxed and fun, but he learnt so much in just one morning. He’s already asking when he can book another one.”
Rachel
Perfect for different skill levels
“We booked both of our kids even though they ride at very different levels. They were placed into separate groups and both had a fantastic experience. The coaches were brilliant.”
Danielle
Every session runs with multiple coaches and multiple groups, so your child rides at a level that suits them rather than at the pace of the strongest kid there. Groups run at six to eight riders to a coach, which is small enough that every rider gets watched and spoken to individually in every session.
All Bike On coaches hold PMBIA qualifications, the international mountain bike coaching accreditation. PMBIA uses a skills based method that breaks riding into its fundamentals and consolidates one at a time. It is the method behind everything we run, from a first afternoon on the trails through to the Advanced Development Program.
All coaches also hold current first aid certification and a Queensland Working with Children Blue Card.
We do our best to let friends ride together, but we will not put a rider into a group they are not ready for. Riders can usually drop back a level if they ask.
Bike On is built as a pathway rather than a class. A rider who starts in an after school group at seven has somewhere to go every year after that, and none of it has to be racing.
Nobody is pushed down any of these. Riders move when they want to, and plenty ride for fun the whole way through.
Lifestyle
Where most of our riders end up, and a real destination rather than a consolation prize. Riding for fun, riding with mates, road trips, holidays, trail building. A sport they will still be doing at forty.
Intro to race
For riders who get curious about the competitive side. Race focused lessons, coaching on the actual race trails beforehand and support on the day, so a first race is not a leap into the unknown.
Performance race
For riders who are serious about it. Race focused programs, strength and conditioning, pre race trail visits, race day support, and sponsorship for some.
Instruct
Riders who get far enough can sit their PMBIA Level One, take casual work with us as a junior MTB instructor, and go further from there. Several of our current coaches started here as students. It is one of very few junior sports where a teenager can turn the thing they love into a recognised qualification and a paid job.
Typically suited to ages 5–17. There is no strict age limit, and other ages may be suitable. Please contact Bike On before booking if you're unsure.
Bike Requirements
Compulsory Equipment
Strongly Recommended
Important. Unsafe bikes cannot be used, and parents cannot give permission for their child to ride a bike we consider dangerous. Riders without water, a way to carry it, and a spare tube that fits their bike will not be permitted to ride. There is no refund or credit where a rider cannot take part because of their bike or gear. See our Booking Terms and Conditions.
Term programs and monthly memberships. Term programs are priced on roughly 7 of 10 weeks running. We aim to run all 10, and we ride in the rain when it is safe. Storms or unsafe trails mean we postpone, change or cancel, and the notice goes up in the parent portal. There are no credits, refunds or make-up lessons for sessions cancelled for weather or missed for any reason, and we do not move riders between groups. If an unusually high number of sessions are cancelled, we look at it across the whole term and holiday period, not month by month. Full details are in our Booking Terms and Conditions.
School holiday programs. We ride in light rain. If we cancel a day because of weather or unsafe trails, the notice goes up in the parent portal. If you paid for the day, you can choose a credit or a refund. If your rider chooses not to come because of the weather, there is no credit or refund. Our standard change and cancellation terms apply to everything else. Members book included days through the parent portal, and should only book days their rider will attend. See our Booking Terms and Conditions.
Your child needs a trail worthy geared bike with two working hand brakes and tyres with tread on them.
If you are about to buy one, talk to us first. We would rather spend five minutes helping you choose than see you spend money on a bike that will not do the job. If you need something to ride in the meantime, we hire mountain bikes at 50% off the standard rate for program riders, collected from our Noosaville shop.
Most riders arrive not knowing anyone. Groups are small, riders spend the whole session riding together, and making friends is one of the main reasons families stay with us for years. It is a good fit for kids who do not love team sport but still want to be part of something.
Tell the coach. Group placement is a judgement made in the first session and we fully expect to adjust it. Moving a rider up or down is routine and nobody makes anything of it.
We ride in the rain. Sessions are only called off when the weather or the trail is genuinely unsafe. Every cancellation is posted on the session card in the parent portal and emailed to every address registered against your child’s account. When the weather is uncertain, we decide by about 3:00pm. Our shop staff see the same information as the portal, so please check the portal rather than calling. Make sure the portal has the right email addresses, including both parents if that suits you. Absences are also recorded through the portal. See our Booking Terms and Conditions.
Mountain biking involves speed, roots, rocks and the occasional trip over the bars. A standard helmet meets the requirement, but a full face also protects the jaw and face. It is a strong recommendation rather than a rule, except on road trips where it is compulsory.
Contact us. Multiple coaches run at most sessions, so an extra place can often be found, and we keep a waitlist.
If you have a Bike On monthly membership, yes, for up to two days per week of the school holidays. After School members can book standard school holiday MTB programs. Weekend members can also book shuttle days and road trips. Book through the parent portal, subject to availability, and only book days your rider will attend. Programs with accommodation or third party providers are excluded, and term bookings paid in full do not include holiday programs. See our Booking Terms and Conditions.
All Bike On coaches hold PMBIA qualifications, the international mountain bike coaching accreditation, along with current first aid certification and a Queensland Working with Children Blue Card.
Every rider needs an Australian Standards approved helmet, enclosed shoes, water and a way to carry it, and a spare tube that fits their bike. Riders without water or a spare tube will not be permitted to ride.
For a full day program, also pack plenty of extra water, snacks and lunch. For the Hinterland Shuttle Day, add swimmers and a towel for the rock pool swim at the end of the day. See our Booking Terms and Conditions.
Yes, for the Morning Clinics. Several groups run at every clinic and our coaches place each rider in the group that suits them on the day. The shuttle days are for Upper Intermediate and Advanced riders only.
All our coaches hold current first aid certification. For minor knocks, we look after your child and let you know at the end of the session.
If your child needs to stop riding, we will contact you and work out the next step together. For anything serious, we get the situation under control first, including calling emergency services if needed, then contact you as soon as practical.
Morning Clinics run at Noosa (Tewantin National Park), Parklands Trails, Victory Heights (Gympie) and Sugar Bag Road (Caloundra). Shuttle days start and finish at the meeting point shown with each date.
Every program has a listed start time. Aim to arrive 15 minutes before it so your rider is ready to go. Full details are in your booking confirmation.
We ask parents not to, even from a distance. Riders focus and progress best when it’s just them, their group and their coach, and a parent in sight pulls attention away for everyone, coach included. If your child isn’t ready to ride without you close by, a private session is the best place to start. Parents following a group will be politely asked to ride elsewhere.
Yes. We are a registered Play On! Sports Vouchers provider (the Queensland Government program that replaced FairPlay). Contact us for details on how to redeem yours.
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