We’re finishing out the year strong with one more month of after school biking. With lights on our bikes and the enthusiasm of teenage mountain biker dudes, we’ll be charging out onto the trails!

Before their ride, please go over your child’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, a spare tube, lots of food, plenty of water and lights. Also, I recommend a light wind beaker or rain jacket (when appropriate) that can be carried in a pocket. 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. Also, please make sure that your rider brings a mask and small bottle of hand sanitizer.

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 Covid guidelines in planning their return to our group.

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

Also, all parents are welcome to join us for rides. Please contact Emile at emilemulholland@gmail.com if you would like to ride with our group.

Thanks!

Ride Dates: December 3rd, 10th and 17th

Ride Times: 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Meeting Location: We start and end our rides behind MVMS

Who: Middle School Mountain Bikers (This month might be getting a little cold for our younger riders but they are still welcome if they want to join us)

**Rides on afternoons where the forecast predicts rain and a temperature below 55 degrees during the time of our ride will be cancelled and refunded. We use weatherunderground.com for our forecasts.