Riders age

Kent Teens bike guides is for ages 11-17 years old. Anyone younger will not be accepted due to the terrain this ride contains and older will not be suitable due to the age difference.

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The rider must have a bike classed as a Mountain Bike. This includes things like:

-Bike must have at least front suspension that is working.

-Bike must have tyres with moderate size tread and tyres classed as Mountain Bike tyres.

-Fully working brakes that can stop the bike if anything occurs.

-Handlebar grips with end caps.

-Gears that are fully working.

-Bike is in working order with nothing loose.

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The rider themselves during the ride must have:

-A HELMET! No helmet no ride.

-Good grippy shoes that will sometimes get wet and muddy.

-Sport clothing.

-Water.

-Anything medical related that the rider may need during the ride.

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We also recommend

-Mountain Bike gloves

-Mountain Bike knee pads

-Mountain Bike elbow pads

-Biking glasses

-Jersey shirts long sleeve

-Jersey shorts or trousers

-Waterproof jacket

-Bag

-Mech hanger specific to your bike

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About the guide

There is 1 guiding person throughout the ride called Harry. This guide holds:

Level 2 Mountain Bike certificate

Outdoor First Aid Level 6

Child safeguard awareness with British Cycling

DBS checked

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He will be the one who does the bike check before the bike guiding in all different locations.

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What can the bike guide do?

The leader being a qualified Level 2 bike guide can show trails that suits their ability. This is why the procedure is carried out with a bike check before starting the ride and a simple first day bike ride to see the riders ability.

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By signing this form you agree on a few factors during the first day.

1. The bike guide will check over the bikes and alter anything on the bike that may need attention for a safe ride. The bike guide can refuse to take the rider out due to the bike being too badly damaged for the ride.

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2. The bike guide will be closely monitoring the teens ability on riding. If the teen decides not to follow the guide or deliberate rides away from the group then the guide will refuse to take the teenage on a ride due to safety measures.​The guide will also not take any verbal or physical abuse towards other riders or the guide.

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3. If the rider can not balance on a bike or does not know the basic stuff such as braking we cannot take the teenager out riding due to health and safety reasons.

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4. As a bike guide we can show different biking trails that suit the rider. During the ride we may come across some unusual terrain that has a rollable feature. As a group we will stop and show the riders first before biking over the feature. As a bike guide we can guide people what is suitable for there ability and what is not suitable. We can not teach people how to approach features above there skill level and will ask the teenager to go around stuff that is above there standard.

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Any unusual terrain for the rider we will stop and look first. If the teenager decides to ride it we cannot stop someone if they feel like they can ride it unless it is a big feature and we say no. By signing this form you agree that as a guide we cannot hold reasonability if a teenager refuses to listen to advice and rides unusual terrain.

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Events cancelled or changed

Dates and times of the event may change if weather forecast predicts rain or high winds. If the guided rider decides to cancel the ride due to weather conditions, optional dates and time will be provided.

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Refund

Refunds will only be issued if the guided rider decides to cancels the ride usually due to weather forecast predicting long term heavy rain or high winds. The bike guide will notify you by email or message 2 days before the event. We may offer a different date and time, if your not happy with the change of date a full refund will be provided.

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Data protection

The booking form details including Name, Address, Emergency contact etc. will be kept with us during the ride in-case an emergency occurs.  

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Videos and photos

For the safety of all riders and the guide a video body camera will be recording at all times in-case anything occurs and just to get some great videos. The guide will only share if you have ticked the box on the form stating happy for pictures and videos to be shared.​​

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We hope you enjoy the ride.

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