Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for the ride.
- Select clothing, footwear, personal protective and other equipment suitable for the ride and conditions, and check for safe working condition.
- Complete safety and serviceability checks immediately before riding and correct bike deficiencies, as required.
- Stow clothing, personal resources, and food according to access requirements during ride.
- Interpret planned route from activity plans and trail maps to assist in following the route.
- Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures to ensure compliance during activities.
- Confirm protocols for communications between riders and with other trail users.
- Fit and adjust personal protective equipment to ensure comfort and safety.
- Ride bicycles off road in easy trail conditions.
- Mount and dismount bike safely, on both smooth and uneven trail surfaces, while maintaining balance.
- Control speed of bike using techniques suitable for off road smooth and uneven tread, to pedal, change gears and brake.
- Select and adjust cadence appropriate for differing trail surfaces and gradient.
- Adopt appropriate riding rhythm and pace to minimise fatigue, strain and injury and adjust according to trail conditions.
- Maintain appropriate posture, balance and weight shift to efficiently handle and control the bike in a straight line, through bends and corners.
- Ride in bunch formation, where appropriate, and make required adjustments to own pace and place in formation.
- Maintain effective communication with party members and motorists and other users throughout all activities.
- Ensure compliance of self and party members with road rules and etiquette applicable to off road cycling.
- Negotiate hazards, obstacles and gentle gradients.
- Monitor trail for vehicles and other users, select and adjust appropriate riding position to avoid collisions.
- Modify riding technique, posture and body position to account for trail surface obstacles.
- Control line of direction and speed to safely approach, avoid or negotiate obstacles.
- Choose and maintain posture and body position appropriate for negotiating gentle ascents and descents.
- Utilise smooth and timely gear changes to assist pedalling effort when negotiating gentle ascents.
- Select clothing, footwear, personal protective and other equipment suitable for the ride and conditions, and check for safe working condition.
- Complete safety and serviceability checks immediately before riding and correct bike deficiencies, as required.
- Stow clothing, personal resources, and food according to access requirements during ride.
- Interpret planned route from activity plans and trail maps to assist in following the route.
- Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures to ensure compliance during activities.
- Confirm protocols for communications between riders and with other trail users.
- Fit and adjust personal protective equipment to ensure comfort and safety.