Beginner Mountain Biking Course

Have you always wanted to try the exciting sport of mountain biking but don't have a bike and/or feel a little intimidated?

Or maybe you have a bike but its been so long since you've rode that it is sitting in the garage collecting dust.

Check out our popular women's beginner mountain biking course!

This program will follow the same model as our popular trail running courses: guided and coached rides at beginner friendly trails across the front range paired with clinics featuring expert guest speakers.

------> These are SMALL group sessions, we cap at 8 participants. 

In this 6 week program we will cover: 

  • Pacing, hill technique and fitness for mountain biking

  • Wildlife, safety on the trails, trail etiquette, right of way and sustainability.

  • Proper shifting and breaking technique

  • Gear for mountain biking, how to change a flat, correctly size/adjust your bike and more bike maintenance basics

  • How to handle steep grades, technical terrain, switchbacks, water bars, etc

When?

Monday (6pm) OR Wednesday (6pm) OR Saturday mornings (9am). Plan on 90 minutes- 2 hours for each class. 

Spring session: Mid May-end of June

Summer session: Mid July-Late Aug

Fall session: Late Aug-early Oct

*Program includes one coached ride a week and opportunities to join your classmates on social rides between sessions to practice what you've learned!

More program details:

  • We will meet and explore a different trail each week!  (along the c-470 corridor between Golden-Littleton)

  • Access to follow-up documents, resources and our growing community where our members organize regular social rides

  • All L2S programs are beginner centric and designed to be inclusive and provide an atmosphere of encouragement.  ALL sessions will include at least one L2S "trailblazer", women with experience mountain biking and familiar with local trails to help make sure all participants feel safe and included (no one left behind)!

  • Make new friends your level to ride with!

  • Bike rental is NOT included in the course fee. 

*L2S members save 15% on all programs and attend special events/clinics free or at cost!  Learn more about joining our community now here!

Register now here spots are limited!

Women's beginner mountain biking course
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Your Coaches and Trailblazers


  • Coach

    Megan Chapman is a Colorado Native, who grew up playing volleyball in Colorado Springs. She wasn't too outdoorsy until she moved away from Colorado and picked up running, hiking, and camping while going to school in Western NY and living in the Philly suburbs. She moved back to Colorado in 2016 and picked up mountain biking a few years later after visiting a friend in Vermont. She took the L2S Beginner Course in 2018 to give her a good foundation and hasn't looked back since.

  • After years of road, trail and ultra running left her body more angry than happy, Jen enrolled in the Life’s 2 Short’s Women’s Beginner MTB Series with Coach Leah in Fall of 2020 and has been hooked ever since. With a love of learning and progression, Jen takes advantage of clinics, lessons and skills sessions in order to grow her confidence and technique. In Summer 2023, she completed BICP Level 1 Mountain Bike Coaching Certification Program and has been coaching at clinics with with L2S as much as she can.

  • Head Coach

    Leah is our program head coach and BICP level II certified instructor with a thirst for downhill riding and passion for helping beginners gain confidence on the trails to shred bigger lines and find joy in her favorite sport!

  • An outdoors enthusiast, Ale is an avid hiker, backpacker and mountain biker. Taking on big adventures like backpacking the entire Kokopelli trail to bagging most of Colorado’s 14ers.

    In Summer 2022, she completed BICP Level 1 Mountain Bike Coaching Certification Program and has been coaching at clinics with with L2S as much as she can.