With our spring after school mountain bike rides starting in March these rides are designed to give new riders a chance to get started and learn the basics before riding with the group.

We’re offering a pick up right after school at Wade Thomas and meeting parents after our ride at 5:30 in the Saunders lot of Archie Williams. We will probably have a day or two where it is too rainy to ride. If it is too cold and rainy to ride, we will go for a small hike instead.

Before our rides, please go over your rider’s bike 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.

We ask any participant who has recently tested positive for Covid-19, having recently taken fever reducing medication or reporting symptoms that could come from Covid-19, to please follow our state and county Covid guidelines in planning their return to our group. Riders who travel together in our van face a higher risk of exposure.

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!

Ride Dates: Thursdays February 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th

Ride Times: 3:05 (WT) to 5:30 (Archie Williams Saunders Lot)

Meeting Locations: We offer a pickup at Wade Thomas at 3:05pm and then meet the rest of our riders at 3:30 in the parking lot of Ross Valley Charter.

Who: 2nd through 3rd grade girls.

Participants need to be able to use their brakes to to regulate their speed and be able to safely coast standing out of the saddle to successfully participate in these rides.

Riders from schools that are not Wade Thomas are more than welcome but please email Emile at emilemulholland@gmail.com before signing up to plan a way to meet us for our rides.

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

**Some rides may be changed to short hikes or other outdoor adventures if it is too rainy to have fun on our bikes.