Ride Dates: September 14th, 28th and October 5th, 19th and 26th (we have no school on the 7th, 21st of September or the 12th of October)

Ride Times: 3:05 to 5:30

Meeting Locations: Wade Thomas. We’ll meet by the bike racks that are located between the 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms.

Who: 3rd - 5th graders with biking experience

*Parents are more than welcome to join but will need to fill out a waiver before our ride.

**If we need to cancel rides because of poor air quality, weather or other reasons, make up rides will be offered on weekends or during the following month.

We'll focus on building up our bike handling skills, working on our ability to ride sustained uphills and making new friends. We’ll also be learning the basics of trail etiquette as we fit as much adventure as possible into each of our rides.

Before our rides, please go over your youngster’s bike with them and address any mechanical issues that may cause problems on the trail. Also, please help your student pack all of their cycling gear including their helmet, bike gloves, lots of food, and plenty of water. Light weight knee pads, elbow pads and protective eyewear are, also, recommended. For riders who are allergic to poison oak, a single use packet (or reusable small container) of Tecnu is another great thing to pack.

All parents of participating minors need to go to the parent portion of the CDC website and familiarize themselves with the available CDC concussion information. Concussions can and do happen during mountain biking. Sometimes symptoms will take hours or days to become apparent. It is important that we are all prepared. https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/pdfs/youthsports/parents_eng.pdf

Thank you and please feel free to contact us with any questions!