Type: Weekly
Date: 13.01.2013 – 31.01.2013, Every Sunday
Time: 2:00 PM
Entry Cost: £6.00
Purchase Info: Please call to pre-book your space.
Interests: Family, Sports & Activities, Community
Location: meet at Heartlands Visitor Centre & Shop
New bike for Christmas? Committed to getting fit for the new year?

Join Explorer Cycles every Sunday in January as they take you on the exciting trails in the areas around Heartlands. Hire a bike or bring your own. Suitable for all ages.
For specific tour info please call.

Meet at Heartlands’ Visitor Centre at 2pm

Sorry all but due to the weather especially the high winds, the wobblers club will not be going ahead today. Hopefully next Sunday will be better!!

We are moving our Sunday stabilizer group to heartlands as the grounds there are perfect for learning to ride a bike on! New Location – New Name!! Details are as follows: Session runs from 11am-12pm every Sunday term-time, meeting outside heartlands visitors centre. Cost -£5. Children to bring their own bike/helmet.
The group has been formed to help children gain confidence on a bike and learn skills and techniques and those on stabalizers to get them off!

The kids go back to school this week which means the start again of our Saturday kids cycle club on the 8th September. As previous, we will be running a 10am session for 6-8yr olds and 12.30pm session for 9+yr olds. Sessions run for 1hr30mins and cost £5.

Due to demand, we are asking for people to book in advance as we have a maximum number of 10 children per group. However we do not want to turn anyone away so are planning on running a late afternoon session – possibly 2.30pm for those that still want to get involved. This will be organised once we have names and numbers of those attending our normal sessions.

Please make sure your child comes with a rucksack packed with a snack and drink and waterproof jacket and gloves incase it turns cold or rains.

PLEASE CHECK OUR BLOG PAGE BEFORE EACH SESSION TO CHECK THAT THE SESSION IS STILL ON AND RUNNING. WE DONT LIKE TO CANCEL BUT SOMETIME DUE TO WEATHER WE HAVE TO. The blog page will inform parents about changes and info on weekly sessions. Please feel free to call anytime, happy to help or anwer any questions.

Look forward to meeting new children and parents this term and happy riding!!

You can now hire explorer’s specialized bikes from heartlands, Pool, Cornwall.
Heartlands is a new free visitor attraction and world heritage site which opened iin Spring 2012.
It’s just minutes from the A30 pool exit. SAT NAV TR15 3QY. Parking charges apply, check website for details – www.heartlandscornwall.com.
To understands the sheer magnitude of Cornish mining one needs to explore the wider mining landscape. What greater way to start your ride! Heartlands is situated between The Portreath branchline trail and The Great Flat Lode trail which makes up part of the mining trails network. These routes will take you through some of the most historically important mining landscapes in Cornwall.

ROUTES FROM HEARTLANDS INCLUDE:
The Ruins of South Wheal Frances – 6 miles, perfect for families with young ones.
The Great Flat Lode – 8 miles, for the more adventureous!
Tehidy/Portreath Beach trail -10 miles, Part Urban route.
The Great Cornish way – 30miles, Full day trail, for the Pro’s!
LOOK OUT FOR US AT HEARTLANDS IN THE VISITORS CENTRE: We will be promoting our services on a regular basis every week during the holidays. We are there to promote and answer any of your questions relating to the services we offer.

PLEASE ALLOW HALF A DAY BOOKING IN ADVANCE FOR BIKE HIRE as at present we do not have a hire shop at heartlands but run a bike delivery service for there. CALL AND WE WILL BRING BIKES TO YOU AT HEARTLANDS!!

Delivery and pick up times: Full day 9am – 5pm, Half day 9am – 1pm(Morning) or 1pm – 5pm(afternooon hire).

Celebrate your Birthday a different way!

Stithians Lakeside cycle party: Includes – Two hour party; one hour cycle out on the trails followed by an outdoor/indoor picnic, then after food fun mountain bike games.

COST: £60. bring your own party food or for an extra £4 per head food included. Birthday cake and party bags not included.

Maximum 10 children. Own bike required (child bike hire available for £7).

Call us to book a date and time!

Kids Club easter hols sessionsWe are running kids cycle club sessions at our HQ – stithians Lake during the school Easter Holidays the dates are as follows:
Tues 3rd, Wed 4th, Thurs 5th April and Tues 10th, wed 11th, thurs12th April.
The morning session is for 6-8 year olds and starts at 10am – 11.30am and the afternoon session is for 9-11year olds and starts at 12.30 – 2pm. Fee is £5.00 per session with your own bike or for an extra £7 you can hire a bike from us. Pay on the day for sessions attended! Please book a place in advance. You can book to join all sessions or individual ones to suit.

Any questions please feel free to call.

Children must have kit page which should iinclude a snack, drink. Waterproofs, gloves. Sensible footware is appropriate and be prepared that your child may get wet and muddy!

From March 2012 Explorer cycles will be starting up a ladies cycle club. This will run every Thurday morning from 10am to 12pm.This is a great opportunity for ladies to enjoy keeping fit away from the sterile environment of a gym and to experience the beautful sites of the cornish countryside by bike! Brett, our tour guide will lead the group and cater for all levels and abilities of riding at a pace to suit you! Brett is a fully qualified MTB tour leader, has a current first aid certificate for the outdoors. We are based at Stithians Watersporst outdoor & active centre, the perfect place to start a ride. From here we are a short distance from the many miles of cornish way mineral trails.
Please dress sensibly and wear appropriate footware. Waterproofs, gloves and a drink are also important.
Cost: £6 per person per session – own bike required or for an extra £10. bike and helmet is included.
Also there is a cafe at the watersports centre with fantastic refreshments and light lunches available for your post ride re-fuel!
Hope you see you all for a fun session out on the trails, any questions please call us.

We are forming a kids club to run during term time – running every Saturday morning over a course of 6 weeks. The first session will commence on Saturday 25th February. The classes will be split into age groups to suit. 6-8year olds will start at 10am followed by 9-11year olds starting at 12.30pm. All sessions last one and a half hours. We ask parents to arrive promptly on time as we want to make the most of the session.

COST:- For the six sessions £30.00 (ie £5.00 per session)
We except Cash, Cheque or you may pay direct by bacs – bank detail can be emailed to you on request!
Please book and pay in advance, this will confirm your childs place. If you are interested please contact us via phone / email so we can organise payment, confirm your childs place and email you the relevant emergency contact details form.

The MTB club will cover aspects of biking including: General road safety & cycle awareness, Rules of the trails and road,General bike maintenance ie changing a tyre, how to look after your bike enabling you maximum performance. Techniques & skills ie safe breaking, downhill riding, keeping speed and control – using gears efficiently, the benefits of spinning and how to do it the correct way. Controlling your bike to aid you over rough terrain.

Some weeks we would like to take the children out on different mineral trails these include Bissoe, Great Flat Lode and unity woods. We would therefore require parent to meet us on location and relevant consent forms to be completed and returned. There will be plenty of warning before these session go ahead.

CANCELLATION OF SESSIONS DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS: If the weather is extreme the session will be cancelled. We will however re-schedual to the Sunday or the next available fair weather day. Again we will email/call parent if this happens and the session needs re-schedualling.

KIT LIST: Children must wear warm clothes, preferably layered. A waterproof jacket incase it rains. Sensible footwear, gloves, a drink/ snack bar or fruit and a rucksack to put it all in. Dont’ forget CYCLE HELMET AND BIKE!! and be prepared that children may get WET & MUDDY.

For an additional £7.00 you may hire a bike from us. Please make sure your childs bike is in working order before they arrive for the session. We also offer bike servicing and repair if any childs bikes need fixing!!

Our trail leader is fully qualified, has a full first aid and safety for the outdoors certificate and is CRB checked.

Look forward to hearing from all those that are interested. Any questions or queries please feel free to call.

We have decided on a date for the First Student Tour of the year – THURSDAY 2nd FEB 2012. For all those that are interested please email to confirm your place and if you require a bike. Also it is im important to email back the emergence contact details form.

As with the previous tour we meet outside the Uni’s sports centre at 9.30am. Please remember to bring your kit bag which should contain warms/layers, snacks, waterproof jacket incase of rain. Remeber appropriate footware and gloves/glasses if you have them. Most importantly prepare to GET MUDDY AND HAVE FUN!!! There is a Cafe at the watersports centre for warm drinks and refreshments after.

The ride should last approx 2 hours. If there is a variety of abilities in the group we will split the group accordingly to level and indurance, so don’t worry about other peoples standards of riding, there are trails for all!!

As a reminder the costs are £10.00 if you bring your own bike and £14.00 for the tour and a hire bike included.

Hope you are able to join us for some fun and adventure on the Cornish mineral trails!!

Regards,

The Explorer Team