Kids on bikes on Monday nights!

IS NOW SOLD OUT FOR SUMMER 2024 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

This not for profit program supports 8-15 year olds who are interested in improving and developing their mountain bike skills through on bike games, skill challenges and on trail coaching. We partner with Collingwood Offroad Cycling (CORC) to make this community program happen.

Our area's top cycling coaches and local MTB legends will coach and support this exciting opportunity for interested youth. Riders will be grouped by both age and ability. This program is low key with a focus on fun and making new friends to ride with. Groups may vary night to night.

Minimum Required Rider Ability: Our program requires all participants to be between 8 -15 years old and that they have ridden off-road trails before. Participants should be excited to ride bikes in the woods and make new friends!

What to expect?

Focus on fun with an eye to improve bike skills, group size of 5-8 similar ability riders, matched with one qualified trained bike instructor and one adult volunteer will be with each group. You will see our high school age race team members as instructors in these groups.

Approx. 45 minutes of skill development followed by a 45 minute group ride. Frequent stops to focus on skills and chat.

Emails for parents on what to expect and how to prepare their children for the best experience.

PROGRAM DETAILS

The Collingwood Collective Youth Development Program is set to take place in the Highlands Cluster of trails in the Duntroon area. Specific site locations will vary week to week. In the event of prolonged wet weather, programming may run from Mansfield Outdoor Center.

The program run dates are 5 Mondays Beginnng May 27th 2024

Monday May 27th Monday June 3rd Monday June 10th Monday June 17th Monday June 24th (Finale)

…all sessions are from 6pm - 7:30pm

—>If a make up session is needed due to extreme weather on the first 4 sessions, it will be made up on June 20th. 

A “fun trail cleanup day” is planned in coordination with CORC in early spring (April 13th or 20th) This fun event is open to all program athletes and their family members. Participation is mandatory :) to help open up our trails and thank CORC, Highlands Nordic and Duntroon Highlands Golf for their support.

A well fitting helmet is a must for all programming. These can be ordered through Summit Social House. 

We will host a program info night in ear April. Details on our info night will be released after registration.

The program cost is $115 + taxes + fees and your CORC membership - Spaces are limited to 80 participants so please sign up asap. Registration will close when the program begins. A discounted 2024 Collingwood Collective MTB Jersey may be purchased with registration (Only if Registered for April 6th). Thank you to our sponsors C3 and CORC who have allowed us to discount our program and Jersey cost.

An optional “bike safety check” will be available to all participants at Summit Social House at no cost.

A mountain bike with nobby tires (2" tires or larger), working gears and two functional brakes (disc brakes suggested) is required. Bikes must be in good working order.

Thank you to all the members of the community that make this program happen

Youth must be registered with Corc to participate. REGISTER WITH CORC HERE FIRST