CMBR Kids Youth MTB Registration

2025 REGISTRATION OPENS APRIL 1ST at 7pm! Choose either M/W or T/Th session. CMBR Kids Youth MTB Club is a parent-led program that provides an introduction to 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 youth 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: Mon/Weds or Tues/Thurs M/W June 23rd – July 30st T/Th June 24th – July 31st. TIME: 7:00pm – 8:30pm How do I sign up? REGISTRATION WILL OPEN APRIL 1ST, 2025, 7pm. What is CMBR Kids Youth Mountain Bike Club? CMBR Kids (Chugach Moutain 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. Now in our ninth year, our club typically hosts about 150 youth, half meeting Mon/Weds and half riding 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.