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Post by freerideco on Sept 9, 2010 21:52:53 GMT -5
Hey everybody. We had the first meeting today for the Boonville Bike Club. The meeting was open to middle school students only and had about 80 kids show up!! It will be opened up to high school students next week. A lot of the middle schoolers are really excited to get riding. But I'm sure we'll have about 20 or so actually show up to ride next week. Who knows, maybe they'll all show up!
Our first ride will be next Wednesday. We're going to ride a couple of the easier trails at Scales Lake and see how they like it. We'll have several ride leaders but may need more. Anyone is welcome on our rides. We'll be out there every Wednesday around 3:30 or 4pm. We will also be doing some trail work at the lake and on the fitness trail at the middle school. We are also working with the city on building a skills park in town. Maintenance lessons and bike videos on the big screen for rainy days. Come out and enjoy the ride with us anytime.
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ricdix
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Post by ricdix on Sept 10, 2010 10:30:16 GMT -5
That's awesome. Your club sounds like a good candidate for the annual "Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day". Check it out here; www.imba.com/tkmbdCool perks for the kido's. Registration ends 9/15. Good luck and enjoy, Richard |
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Post by freerideco on Sept 16, 2010 10:02:25 GMT -5
We had 32 kids show up for the first ride yesterday. Luckily we had 7 ride leaders which was just enough. We rode as a group from the middle school to Scales Lake. At the lake, most of the kids rode the trails. Only a few stuck to the road. We rode the first 2 sections of trail, starting at the softball fields heading clockwise. There were a few spills, but no major accidents. To end the day, we rode back to the school in small groups. The feedback was all positive and we hope to have a better turnout next week.
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Post by freerideco on Sept 16, 2010 10:28:00 GMT -5
First Ride Attachments:
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Post by daniel240 on Sept 16, 2010 12:05:51 GMT -5
Thats great Brad and a good turnout as well. It is great to get them introduced to the sport at a young age. Scales Lake is where I first got introduced to mountain biking when I was young and I was hooked after the first ride. Most kids don't get the chance to ride real mountain bike trails so they never know how much fun it really is. I wish I could make it out there to ride as a leader but I don't get off work in time.
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Post by Tim on Sept 16, 2010 17:48:48 GMT -5
Hey, that bike looks familiar ! ;D Great job brad. great to see so many kids getting involved. Awesome!  |
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Post by freerideco on Sept 16, 2010 19:51:43 GMT -5
Nice, you spotted it!! I got 2 of your bikes rolling and a third on the way. Thanks a lot Tim.
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Post by freerideco on Sept 22, 2010 21:25:49 GMT -5
We had a couple of members of the Safe Kids program at St. Mary's stop by today to hold a safety training for the club. Following the training session, we took a short ride through the woods next to Breckenridge Park. The kids did a little trail maintenance while we were on the ride and a good time was had by all.
A big thank you goes out to Mary and Roxanne for a successful safety training. I would also like to thank Sally and Eric with the St. Mary's Foundation. They have graciously donated 25 new helmets for the club members to use!! This was a huge step to help keep the kids as safe as possible whenever they are out for a ride.
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Post by freerideco on Sept 22, 2010 21:30:33 GMT -5
Sorry, no action shots this week. We do have a shot of some of the members soaking in the abc's of bicycle safety. Enjoy! Attachments:
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Post by smackgilbson on Sept 29, 2010 23:25:12 GMT -5
Brad , This program is really cool! Much props in getting it going. I could of only wished something like that was available when i was that age.
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Post by freerideco on Sept 30, 2010 14:40:16 GMT -5
It's a pretty cool sight to see that many kids on the trail. We had 26 kids show up to ride at Scales Lake yesterday. There were a few spills but overall the riders kept it under control and had a great time. It's quite a push for these kids to ride across town, ride the trails, and then ride back across town. I would say we rode about 7 or 8 miles total!!
A big thanks goes out to Blake's parents for donating 2 bikes to the club! We had 4 ride leaders volunteer their time. We also had 2 parents, Tom and Jerry, riding with the club. Thanks a lot for all the help. See you next week.
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Post by freerideco on Sept 30, 2010 14:45:15 GMT -5
For your viewing pleasure. Attachments:
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Post by freerideco on Sept 30, 2010 15:03:36 GMT -5
Break Time!! Attachments:
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Post by freerideco on Sept 30, 2010 15:04:52 GMT -5
Show-off Time!! Attachments:
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Post by freerideco on Oct 8, 2010 11:15:14 GMT -5
We had another good turnout this week with 25 riders. We rode the trails at Scales Lake again and it went much smoother than previous weeks. A few riders stuck to the road through the park. We also took a group on some of the more difficult trails. They all did very well and didn't have any accidents. The rest of the riders stayed on the easier trails. We did have a couple of accidents on the way back to school, but the riding level of the club is definitely improving. Sorry, no pics this week as we were a little short-handed.
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