A Parent and Volunteer Led Youth Mountain Bike Club
CMBR Kids (Chugach Mountain Bike Riders) is an all-volunteer mountain bike club serving youths from 6-16 in Chugiak-Eagle River. The club teaches on the 6 miles of singletrack mountain bike trails at Mirror Lake Park in Chugiak. CMBR Kids introduces basic mountain biking by teaching fundamental bike handling skills, building confidence on singletrack trails, and promoting a healthy lifestyle through mountain biking.
Note: CMBR Littles! (6-7 year olds) are welcome to ride with us. All riders will need a bike with hand brakes (no coaster/foot brakes) and must already be able to ride well on pavement and grass. Parents of 6-7 year olds must to remain at the park during the session and are encouraged to ride with their child(ren).
WHO: Youth ages 6-16,
WHERE: @ the Mirror Lake Singletrack Trails, Chugiak (Mirror Lake exit off the Glenn Hwy)
WHEN: Tues/Thurs June 23th – July 30th, 2026
TIME: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
CMBR Kids 2026 PRESEASON EVENTS:
Tues May 26th/Thurs May 28th CMBR Coach Clinic 6:30-9pm (two evenings)
Sat May 30th CMBR Coach Clinic (repeat) 9am-2pm (1 day)
Fri June 5th-Sun June 7th BICP Coach Certification 9am-6pm (3 days)
Tues June 16th Parent Skills Night 6-9pm
Thurs June 18th Youth Bike Checks 6-9pm
Choose either M/W or T/Th session.
TIME: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
How do I sign up?
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN APRIL 1ST, 2026.
https://chugachmtb.redpodium.com/cmbr-kids-2026
How does CMBR Kids Youth Mountain Bike Club work?
Now in our tenth year, our club typically hosts about 85 youth, on Tues/Thurs.
For the first 30 minutes or so we work on that evening’s mountain bike skill, and then break into small volunteer-coach-led groups to ride with other youth of a roughly similar skill level. Within the groups, there will be some faster and some slower youth together: the focus is skills, not speed. Over a 6-week period we work through a good overview of mountain bike fundamentals.
Our lead coaches are Level 1 certified through the Bike Instructor Certification Program (BICP).
We require all youth bikes to be professionally tuned up and safety checked and everyone must wear helmets to participate.
Other local youth mountain bike programs include the Valley Mountain Bikers and Hikers’ Sprockidz program in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, and Mighty Bikes in Anchorage. Older and more advanced youth should check out the Hilltop Bike School.
