SKILLS/FITNESS
RATING

no special skills are required other than being able to safely ride a bicycle

you can ride on easy rolling singletrack and double jeep tracks.

you can manage your speed

you can manage your balance

correct body position and actively adapting it to the trail is required, as well as braking techniques on unpaved surfaces

basic cornering skills, good line choice and visual focus (knowing where to focus when looking ahead) are helpful

basic jumping skills will increase the fun

you can manage your balance uphill and downhill on loose gravels, rocks and roots.

you feel confident in riding singletrack with few roots and rocks, on dry terrain

you can ride with a little exposure at times and would like to improve your skills.

automated ability to constantly adapt your body position and confident brake control in steeper terrain and on varying trail surfaces is required

corners can become so narrow that accurate line choice and visual focus is needed

advanced and confident jumping and dropping skills are required

lifting the front and/or rear wheel will be helpful to overcome obstacles

you can go down a drop above 30 centimeters 

you rarely walk uphill or downhill

you like the technical challenge and you would like to improve your skills

you are confident in riding with little exposure

fully automated, precise and instinctively fast adapting of body position and brake power are mandatory

excellent balance is a prerequisite

corners may be so tight that pivoting on the front wheel becomes necessary

jumps and drops can be much bigger and higher so expert skills and a very high level of confidence are required

obstacles may be so high that confident bunny hop and drop skills are helpful

you like the challenge and enjoy riding narrow technical singletracks

you are able to climb technical trails with roots, steps, rocks

you are confident in any condition, terrain and exposure

professional downhill, freeride, slope style and/or bike trial skills are absolutely necessary

you come from another planet

you fly downhill over rocks and drop off doing 55 tricks still unnamed in one single jump.

please pass you way, we are just humans