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Tasmania

Private Lessons & Guided Tours

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Half-Day Private Lesson

Expect a custom lesson built around you - from the pre-ride phone call, the trails we ride and skills we work on, to the practice plan you take home. Lessons are up to 4 hours (as needed), allowing plenty of flexibility and ensuring the ride to the trails doesn't eat into your coaching time. Note that this is not 4 hours of hard riding - ride pace and distance are tailored to you. It starts before we even hit the trail. A quick phone call beforehand means we show up with a plan - one built around your riding history, your current goals, and how you learn best. From there we adapt as we go, making sure every minute counts. On trail, expect bucketloads of personalised feedback, video analysis, purposeful drills, and plenty of application time on terrain that challenges you in the right ways. We explore all four factors of MTB performance together - technical skills, mental strategies, physical capacity, and equipment setup - so no stone is left unturned. Half day lessons are best suited to riders who prefer shorter rides, or those with one or two clear goals they'd like to focus on. If you're looking to work across multiple areas of your riding, booking a full day lesson or a series of half days will serve you better. Multiple half days work especially well for those visiting for more than a day or two, or for locals who want to keep the progression rolling throughout the season - giving you time to rest, recover, and practice in between sessions before building on what you've learned. Head home with a tank full of stoke and a clear, actionable practice plan to keep the momentum going between sessions. Who is this for? You're aged between 6 and 106, you love riding mountain bikes, and you want to get better. You're not looking for a generic lesson - you want specific feedback, and lots of it. You want to maximise the time spent working on your personal goals, in your specific style of learning.

AU $500 

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Full-Day Private Lesson

All day on your favourite trails. All focus on you, and where you want to take your riding. It starts before we even hit the trail. A quick phone call beforehand means we show up with a plan - one built around your riding history, your current goals, and how you learn best. From there we adapt as we go, making sure every minute counts across up to 6 hours together on the trails. On trail, expect bucketloads of personalised feedback, video analysis, purposeful drills, and plenty of application time on terrain that challenges you in the right ways. We explore all four factors of MTB performance together - technical skills, mental strategies, physical capacity, and equipment - so nothing gets left behind. Full day lessons are available for both analog and e-bikes - just let us know which one you plan on bringing and we'll do the same. Shuttles are also available as an optional add-on if you'd like to maximise your descending time and save the legs. Midway through the day, lunch and a light snack from a favourite local café is on us - enjoyed trailside as we reflect on the morning, chat through any off-bike concepts, and set up a strong afternoon session. Full day lessons are best suited to riders with plenty of gas in the tank who want to squeeze the most out of their time in Derby. Whether you're planning to include a shuttle, rolling on an e-bike, or simply love getting a good amount of pedalling in while working on your skills - this is your day. Head home with a tank full of stoke and a clear, actionable practice plan to keep the momentum going. Who is this for? You're aged between 6 and 106, you love riding mountain bikes, and you want to get better. You're not looking for a generic lesson - you want specific feedback, and lots of it. You want to maximise the time spent working on your personal goals, in your specific style of learning.

AU $700 

Private/Semi-Private Guided Tour

Our half day Guided Tours are the ultimate way to experience the best trails Derby has to offer - handpicked for your riding level and goals, so you get straight to the good stuff without wasting time navigating. Whether you're visiting for the first time or have ridden here before, having a local guide in your corner makes all the difference. With an enormous variety of terrain - from the infamous granite slabs of Blue Derby to the fast and flowy trails of Air-Ya-Garn and everything in between - we'll make sure you ride the right trails, at the right pace, on the right day. Want to be filmed shredding the best trails in Tasmania? We offer optional GoPro filming so you can take the memories home and share the stoke far and wide. All tours include a free optional 1-hour skills component if you'd like to tune up your technique, get a confidence boost, or get more out of Derby's unique trail system. Just want to ride? That's cool too - tours are paced entirely around your group's energy and appetite for laps. Shuttles are available as an optional add-on. Tours accommodate 1 to 8 riders and are booked privately, so it's just your crew. Each additional rider is +$80. Tours start and finish at the trailhead, with meeting locations chosen to be as convenient as possible for you.

AU $500 

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The Derby EXPERIENCE - Full Day Guided Tour 

Expect to be out on the trails and amongst Derby's stunning backdrop of ancient rainforest and world-class singletrack for the full 6 hours. Your choice of lunch and a snack from a favourite local café is included as part of the experience. Whether you're visiting for the first time or have ridden here before, having a local Professional Coach and Guide hand-pick trails based on your riding experience and goals is a sure-fire way to have the ride of your life. With an enormous variety of terrain we'll make sure you get to the goods without wasting time navigating. Want to be filmed shredding the best trails in Tasmania? We offer optional GoPro filming so you can take the memories home and share the stoke far and wide. All tours include a free optional skills component if you'd like to tune up your technique, get a confidence boost, or get more out of Derby's unique trail system. Just want to ride? That's cool too - tours are paced entirely around your group's energy and appetite for laps. Shuttles are available as an optional add-on. Adding a shuttle doesn't just mean more laps - it opens up access to some of Tasmania's most iconic trails further afield, including the Blue Tier, Bay of Fires, Atlas, and Cuddles. Tours accommodate 1 to 8 riders and are booked privately, so it's just your crew. Each additional rider is +$80. Tours start and finish at the trailhead, with meeting locations chosen to be as convenient as possible for you. Pickup may be available - reach out to discuss if you need transportation to and from the trailhead.

AU $700 

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The Full Circle Coaching Program

Ride stronger, faster, and with more control - year round. Working across the four pillars of MTB performance - technical skills, mental strategies, physical capacity, and equipment setup - we build the Confidence, Control, Consistency, and Community that lasting progression is made of. Our flagship 12-month mentorship under Jake combines in-person coaching in Derby with remote support, video analysis, and a structured progression plan built entirely around you. Riders based in the Southern Hemisphere now have the same access to this program that our North American mentees rave about. Learn more and find out if it's the right fit for you via the button below.

Where We Ride

The Mind Mountain is based in Northeastern Tasmania from October to March each year, before returning to Squamish, BC for the northern spring and summer.

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Our home base is Derby - and for good reason. It offers the greatest variety of trails, terrain, and teaching environments in the region, making it the ideal place to work on your riding regardless of your level or goals. That said, we're experts across the wider Northeastern Tasmanian network and love helping riders uncover some of the region's hidden gems whilst levelling up their skills:

Logistics Made Easy

With us, getting to and around Tasmania is easier than you think.

Shuttles

Arranged through our local partner operators - saving the legegs or unlocking the Blue Tier, Atlas, Cuddles, and Bay of Fires trails that are best experienced from the top down.

Transfers

To and from the airport, your accommodation, or between trail networks - we can arrange it all. Just reach out and we'll sort the details for you. 

Rental Bikes

Accomodation

Flying in light? Want to try an E-mtb? Quality rental bikes can be organised through our local partners so you have everything you need from the moment you land.

We can point you in the right direction - from local stays in Derby to options across the State, Tasmania offers a great range of options from budget stays to high-end getaways.

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