Bike Rodeo

Our good friend Steph is a third grade school teacher and she had her entire class out for an afternoon of bike fun and skills.

Mel and I from Cog Wild, James(steph’s boyfriend) and Kirt and Lindsey Voreis of Allride and Santa Cruz Syndicate fame all came out to help.

First was the safety talk and cantaloupe drop.

Kirt drops the helmet with the cantaloupe in it.

The drop was a very dramatic demonstration of  how well a helmet protects your head. Lindsey held up the two cantaloupes. It was pretty clear which one was protected and which wasn’t.

one head survived, the other cracked, and the 'brains' spilled out.

After some skills courses for all the kids, we headed for the Slalom Playloop, near phil’s trail head. The largest line up I have seen at the top formed as the kids got ready to drop in.

Huge crowd at the drop in.

Everyone got a chance to ride, and the kids who were a little scared, received expert assistance from James. James helped build the slalom track, so he had great advice about how to ride it smooth.

James guides a student down the track

The kids had a great time, and I think we will see some of on the trail someday, they were all very excited to mountain bike more.