Session 3 Begins on MONDAY!

Our third session of Mountain Biking begins on Monday June 28, it is not too late to sign up!

For week one we will meet from 9-10:30am at the following locations:
Monday - Phil's TH lower parking lot - drive past the upper horseshoe parking lot, through the gate and down the hill to that gravel parking lot (start/finish area for the Dirty Half).
Tuesday - Shevlin Park - we will meet at the outer parking lot on the left hand side of the road as you come from town
Thursday - Road 300 - this is a forest service road exactly 4 miles up Skyliners from the Phil's TH turn-off, the road is on the left as you come from town.

Meeting times and locations can also be found on the MBSEF cycling homepage or on this site, on both sites there is an embedded google calendar at the bottom of the opening page. If you click on the event it will tell you where we are meeting each day. 
More detailed program information can be found on under the parent/athlete handbook tab.  If you have any other questions please feel free to email or call me (541.633.9776). Below is a short list of the essentials that you child will need.  Please keep in mind that we ride rain or shine, so dress accordingly!

• Bike with gears (no BMX bikes)
• Helmet, gloves and sun glasses
• Water - very important as summer has finally arrived
• Snack
• Spare inner tube/flat repair kit

Flexible Day options:  If you are signed up for the two day per week option please respond with the days that your child will be attending each week so that I can schedule coaches accordingly.

Looking forward to riding!

Adventure Day, Part Deux

We started at the Swampy Lakes TH and rode down South Fork  and then rode the Tumalo Falls trail to the Skyliners TH. Some of us continued down the Skyliners trail, did a lap or two on Whoops and finished up at Road 300. A few of our even continued on and rode all the way into town!  It was a great day, the trails are in excellent shape, the temperature was perfect and we even managed to miss the rain and hail.  Thanks to Brian Price and the Trissel's for coming along on the ride and helping with the shuttle.  All in all, a successful adventure, already looking forward to the next one!
Check out more pictures from the day here.

Bring a Friend Day!

Bring a Friend Day was a huge success! We had 37 kids riding their bikes at Phil's Trailhead yesterday and the biggest game of bike tag I have ever seen. Thanks to all of our riders for inviting your friends to come and ride with us.

Week 3 Meeting Locations

Next week we will meet at the following places:

Monday- Shevlin Park

Tuesday- Phil's TH lower parking lot * Bring a Friend Day, see below for more details.

Thursday- Road 300 (this is exactly 4 miles up Skyliners from the Phil's turn off, on the left hand side of the road).

Saturday - Adventure Day , we will meet at the MBSEF office at 9am, returning to the office at 2:30ish.... more details to come.

Tuesday June 15th is Bring a Friend Day! I have already heard back from several people who will be bringing a friend along to ride with us that day. Please let me know if you have not already - and make sure that "friends" have signed liability releases with them. If they have one of file with MBSEF for 2010, from a winter program, race etc, then you do not need to sign an additional one. If in doubt, please bring a signed release.

Thanks for a great two weeks, looking forward to our last week of riding. As always, please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions

Taylor

MBSEF Cycling Jerseys!

MBSEF cycling jerseys have finally arrived! They are available for to our kids for $27 each. I will bring them to practice next week, or you can stop by the office, Monday through Friday from 9am-4pm.

The jerseys are Pearl Izumi with a half zip in the front and three pockets in the back. We have the following sizes (sorry for the lack of continuity in size - it is hard to come by 75 jerseys in full size runs this time of year):

Kids M (8-10)

Kids L (10-12)

Adult M

Mountain Biking - Week 2 Schedule

Thanks to everyone for a great week of mountain biking. For those of you that missed it, we braved the rain on Thursday for some great riding and lots and lots of puddle splashing! Unfortunately, I left my camera in the car.

This week the Mountain Bike Program will meet in the following places: Monday - Shevlin Park, meet in the parking lot outside of the park gate, on the left hand side of the road as you come from town. Tuesday - Shevlin Park Thursday - Phil's TH Lower Parking Lot

Upcoming Events: Bring a Friend Day - Tuesday June 15th. If your child is going to bring a friend along you must let me know ahead of time so that I can schedule the appropriate number of coaches. Also, 'friends' must come with a signed liability release - available here.

Pickett's Charge MTB race: Held in Bend on June 27th. Check out information at http://www.sunnysidesports.com/picketts/ . As I mentioned at the Parent Meeting, racing is a part of our program but certainly not the backbone of it. We encourage our kids to challenge themselves and to partake in new experiences; racing provides a great opportunity for that. If you have questions about participating feel free to contact me. If there is interest, we will have a coach at the event to help our athletes warm - up and navigate through the obstacles of race day.

As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Taylor

Bring A Friend Day Moved to June 15th!

Bring a Friend Day for Session 2 will be Tuesday June 15th. We have decided to move our "Bring a Friend Day" to later in the session. We have a large group this session and the coaches would like to get to know our riders before we add even more new faces to the mix. We would also like to give our riders the opportunity to get their feet wet and learn the ropes, so they can show their friends, siblings, neighbors (and even parents!). If you were planning on bringing a friend to ride with us tomorrow (Thursday June 3rd) please get in touch with Taylor 541.633.9776 to discuss the options.