You don’t need more nerve or more experience; you need to learn the correct techniques and practice them. MTB skills aren’t reserved for special people.

You can learn the skills and drills to master those skills by spending 3 days in his proven and structured skills course.

Gene will teach you the physical and mental skills on how to ride balanced, efficiently, fast and smooth. He also teaches drills for each skill so you can practice after the camp and master these skills and get you riding to your full potential.

He’s had the pleasure of coaching this Skills Course to thousands of riders just like you. From advanced beginners like 80-year-old Leadville 100-belt-buckle earner Fred Schmid, to quite a few National and World Champions. Now it’s your turn!

20 Years of coaching experience have given him an Effective, Proven, Guaranteed, Structured and Drill based curriculum.

This is an intense learning experience.

If you truly want to get better & put in the work, no-one cares more about your progress than Gene does!

Upcoming Dates:

→ April 23-25, Fruita CO, Women’s MTB Skills Course

→ June 18-20, Durango CO, MTB Skills Course

→ June 25-27, Durango CO, Downhill/Enduro Skills Course

→ July 9-11, Winter Park/ Fraser Mountain CO, Women’s MTB Skills Course

→ July 23-25, Winter Park/Fraser Mountain CO, MTB Skills Course

Rides are focused on fun adventures as we take in our city’s captivating streets, pathways and parks network. The route is different every month and we welcome riders of all ability levels. The Free Full Moon Bike Ride is a casual monthly community event where bicyclists can enjoy a leisurely 5-10 mile ride through Brighton as the sun sets.

Rides begin and end at Benedict Park. Ride sign ups begin at 6:15pm and rides begin at 6:30pm.

Schedule:
April 26th – Pink Moon Ride, 4 miles
May 26th – Flower Moon Ride, 5.9 miles
June 24th – Strawberry Moon Ride, 10.2 miles
July 23rd – Buck Moon Ride, 6 miles
August 22nd – Sturgeon Moon Ride, 7.9 miles
September 20th – Harvest Moon Ride, 7.5 miles

You don’t need more nerve or more experience; you need to learn the correct techniques and practice them. MTB skills aren’t reserved for special people.

You can learn the skills and drills to master those skills by spending 3 days in his proven and structured skills course.

Gene will teach you the physical and mental skills on how to ride balanced, efficiently, fast and smooth. He also teaches drills for each skill so you can practice after the camp and master these skills and get you riding to your full potential.

He’s had the pleasure of coaching this Skills Course to thousands of riders just like you. From advanced beginners like 80-year-old Leadville 100-belt-buckle earner Fred Schmid, to quite a few National and World Champions. Now it’s your turn!

20 Years of coaching experience have given him an Effective, Proven, Guaranteed, Structured and Drill based curriculum.

This is an intense learning experience.

If you truly want to get better & put in the work, no-one cares more about your progress than Gene does!

Upcoming Dates:

→ April 23-25, Fruita CO, Women’s MTB Skills Course

→ June 18-20, Durango CO, MTB Skills Course

→ June 25-27, Durango CO, Downhill/Enduro Skills Course

→ July 9-11, Winter Park/ Fraser Mountain CO, Women’s MTB Skills Course

→ July 23-25, Winter Park/Fraser Mountain CO, MTB Skills Course

Rides are focused on fun adventures as we take in our city’s captivating streets, pathways and parks network. The route is different every month and we welcome riders of all ability levels. The Free Full Moon Bike Ride is a casual monthly community event where bicyclists can enjoy a leisurely 5-10 mile ride through Brighton as the sun sets.

Rides begin and end at Benedict Park. Ride sign ups begin at 6:15pm and rides begin at 6:30pm.

Schedule:
April 26th – Pink Moon Ride, 4 miles
May 26th – Flower Moon Ride, 5.9 miles
June 24th – Strawberry Moon Ride, 10.2 miles
July 23rd – Buck Moon Ride, 6 miles
August 22nd – Sturgeon Moon Ride, 7.9 miles
September 20th – Harvest Moon Ride, 7.5 miles

Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day are fun and easy, and they help get people outside and on bikes. There’s no cost to you or your participants (unless you want to charge a fee to participants to cover your costs). The initiatives help create community connections, promote destinations, and can boost local economies. You can participate in Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day through your own programming or you can partner with other groups.

There are two ways to be part of Bike Travel Weekend & Bike Your Park Day:

1. Plan and register a Bike Travel Weekend trip at BikeTravelWeekend.org and/or register a Bike Your Park Day ride at BikeYourParkDay.org. Registration, planning resources, and inspiration are available for free. Plus, registrants will receive stickers for their group and will be entered to win a bike and Amtrak tickets to Glacier National Park.
https://www.adventurecycling.org/resources/bike-travel-weekend/register-a-bike-overnight/

2. Promote Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day to your customers, visitors, and friends. Visit the “Promote” pages at BikeTravelWeekend.org and BikeYourParkDay.org for sharing resources and a downloadable Toolkit with resources to help you plan your rides or just encourage others to participate.
https://www.adventurecycling.org/resources/bike-travel-weekend/promote-your-bike-overnight/

Adventure Cycling also has Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day sponsorship opportunities to help you promote your brand or destination. Please contact me at [email protected] or (406) 532-2743 if you are interested in sponsorship or if you have any questions about Bike Travel Weekend and Bike Your Park Day. I would be happy to walk you through the planning and promotional resources and registration process. I can also send additional stickers and postcards for your audiences.

I hope to “see” you out on the roads and trails on June 5 – 7 for Bike Travel Weekend and September 29 for Bike Your Park Day. Enjoy your ride! Bike Travel Weekend, inspires thousands of people throughout the world to go on a one- or two-night bike trip to a campground, hotel or B&B on the same weekend. Registration, planning and promotional resources are free at BikeTravelWeekend.org.
https://www.adventurecycling.org/resources/bike-travel-weekend/

CO BIKE EXPO AT EROCK

The 6th Annual Colorado Bike Expo will be returning to Castle Rock, CO at the Elephant Rock Cycling Festival!

The FREE two-day expo and festival is anchored by a long-standing Colorado tradition that brings between 5,000 – 6,000 cycling enthusiasts to town, not to mention their friends and family. Expect BMX shows, learn to ride clinics, a cycling fashion show, live music, food & beer, 65+ exhibitors and more!

Please mark your calendars and join us!

The Four Seasons of Horsetooth Mountain Bike Challenge is a grass-roots un-event with no entry fees and no real start times and is ridden on the two solstices and two equinoxes in Horsetooth Mountain Park and Lory State Park. By being required to complete at least three seasonal stages, we hope it encourages you to come ride if your schedule doesn’t permit on any given stage. The course is designed to offer what we think are the best sections of trail in our backyard. The course should take about 2-3 hours. Had fun in the Spring? Bring a friend for the Summer stage! Don’t own a fancy team kit or 20lb race bike? Neither do we! Come ride for the fun and challenge of completing all four events! Check out the rules in the link below.

Visit the website for the Autumn, Winter and Spring event dates.

5th Annual Junior Crested Butte Bike Week

For the fifth year in a row, we will be throwing down the BIGGEST KIDS’ BIKE PARTY ON THE PLANET right here in Crested Butte, ColoRADo – the birthplace of mountain biking!! New for 2021, Junior Bike Week will be a FULL WEEK of events to celebrate MORE KIDS ON BIKES and we’d love to have you join us! We have activities happening all week long for kids of all ages and abilities with everything from trail work to clinics to ICE CREAM…and yes, we did say ICE CREAM!!

 Town of Crested Butte, Colorado, venues vary with events

Additional Event Information:

All proceeds from this event will benefit the Crested Butte Development Team, a local  non-profit 501(c)3 organization that provides a fun and safe environment for young cyclists to develop skills and passion that last a lifetime.

Hundreds of American communities have been successful in increasing bicycle commuting by providing Bike to Work Week and Bike to Work Day events. Bike to Work Day is June 23rd STATEWIDE!

40% of all trips in the U.S. are less than two miles, making bicycling a feasible and fun way to get to work. With increased interest in healthy, sustainable and economic transportation options, it’s not surprising that, from 2000 to 2013, the number of bicycle commuters in the U.S. grew by more than 62 percent.

Click the link below for more information on registering, stations/stops, Bike to Work Day T-shirts, creating a group ride and materials.

Snowmass deserves its reputation as a world-class mountain biking destination. In fact, it’s so wonderful that we’re going twice! We will take over the Snowmass Bike Park and surrounding trails to teach all levels of riders. Take advantage of the chairlifts to access a trail network suitable for all abilities, ranging from rolling single track to gnarly rock features.  From the newbie to cross-country rider to downhill jumper, we have plenty to teach you! Don’t be intimidated, join us for this fun weekend of bonding with other ladies over bikes, beers, skills, and smiles. We are confident that no matter what level of rider you are, you will walk away stunned at how much more you love mountain biking after experiencing Snowmass!

VIDA’s Flagship 2-day Clinic will take your riding to the next level. This immersive experience gives you the opportunity to connect with your coaches and dive into the nitty-gritty when it comes to proper form on the bike. What’s more, your coaches will help you gain the confidence you need to tackle the next challenge. The second day gives you the chance to seal in and perfect everything you’ve worked on.

2021 Schedule 

June 26-27, 2021

September 18-19, 2021

You don’t need more nerve or more experience; you need to learn the correct techniques and practice them. MTB skills aren’t reserved for special people.

You can learn the skills and drills to master those skills by spending 3 days in his proven and structured skills course.

Gene will teach you the physical and mental skills on how to ride balanced, efficiently, fast and smooth. He also teaches drills for each skill so you can practice after the camp and master these skills and get you riding to your full potential.

He’s had the pleasure of coaching this Skills Course to thousands of riders just like you. From advanced beginners like 80-year-old Leadville 100-belt-buckle earner Fred Schmid, to quite a few National and World Champions. Now it’s your turn!

20 Years of coaching experience have given him an Effective, Proven, Guaranteed, Structured and Drill based curriculum.

This is an intense learning experience.

If you truly want to get better & put in the work, no-one cares more about your progress than Gene does!

Upcoming Dates:

→ April 23-25, Fruita CO, Women’s MTB Skills Course

→ June 18-20, Durango CO, MTB Skills Course

→ June 25-27, Durango CO, Downhill/Enduro Skills Course

→ July 9-11, Winter Park/ Fraser Mountain CO, Women’s MTB Skills Course

→ July 23-25, Winter Park/Fraser Mountain CO, MTB Skills Course

Rides are focused on fun adventures as we take in our city’s captivating streets, pathways and parks network. The route is different every month and we welcome riders of all ability levels. The Free Full Moon Bike Ride is a casual monthly community event where bicyclists can enjoy a leisurely 5-10 mile ride through Brighton as the sun sets.

Rides begin and end at Benedict Park. Ride sign ups begin at 6:15pm and rides begin at 6:30pm.

Schedule:
April 26th – Pink Moon Ride, 4 miles
May 26th – Flower Moon Ride, 5.9 miles
June 24th – Strawberry Moon Ride, 10.2 miles
July 23rd – Buck Moon Ride, 6 miles
August 22nd – Sturgeon Moon Ride, 7.9 miles
September 20th – Harvest Moon Ride, 7.5 miles

Rides are focused on fun adventures as we take in our city’s captivating streets, pathways and parks network. The route is different every month and we welcome riders of all ability levels. The Free Full Moon Bike Ride is a casual monthly community event where bicyclists can enjoy a leisurely 5-10 mile ride through Brighton as the sun sets.

Rides begin and end at Benedict Park. Ride sign ups begin at 6:15pm and rides begin at 6:30pm.

Schedule:
April 26th – Pink Moon Ride, 4 miles
May 26th – Flower Moon Ride, 5.9 miles
June 24th – Strawberry Moon Ride, 10.2 miles
July 23rd – Buck Moon Ride, 6 miles
August 22nd – Sturgeon Moon Ride, 7.9 miles
September 20th – Harvest Moon Ride, 7.5 miles

What better place to access lift-serve cross country trails to test your dream bike? Unrivaled mountain scenery, flowy singletrack, and the state’s best wildflowers too. Combine all that with Colorado’s most genuine mountain town with a plethora of lodging and camping options. What’s not to love?

Western Spirit Cycling has partnered with Crested Butte Mountain Resort to provide a summer Outerbike in one of the birth places of the sport. Crested Butte has always been high on the bucket list for hardcore riders, but now the new Crested Butte Mountain Bike Park has something for everyone. Hop on the lift to test the latest and greatest bikes on the classic Crested Butte rides, or ride the fun new trails for everyone at the base area. Repeat as needed. Ride your little heart out, soak up the impressive mountain views, then relax with a tasty beverage at the end of the day. Attendance is capped, so register early to get your spot!

Rides are focused on fun adventures as we take in our city’s captivating streets, pathways and parks network. The route is different every month and we welcome riders of all ability levels. The Free Full Moon Bike Ride is a casual monthly community event where bicyclists can enjoy a leisurely 5-10 mile ride through Brighton as the sun sets.

Rides begin and end at Benedict Park. Ride sign ups begin at 6:15pm and rides begin at 6:30pm.

Schedule:
April 26th – Pink Moon Ride, 4 miles
May 26th – Flower Moon Ride, 5.9 miles
June 24th – Strawberry Moon Ride, 10.2 miles
July 23rd – Buck Moon Ride, 6 miles
August 22nd – Sturgeon Moon Ride, 7.9 miles
September 20th – Harvest Moon Ride, 7.5 miles

Join thousands of others around the world on September 25, 2021 to explore your parks and public lands by bicycle. Ride any distance on roads or trails and make a day of it: stop to enjoy a picnic, pause by a river to cool your toes, or take a break at a visitors center to learn something new. What better way to spend a fall day celebrating our public lands?

Registration is free. Everyone who registers will receive a Bike Your Park Day sticker in the mail, and will be entered to win a Co-Motion Cycles Divide bike or two Amtrak tickets to Glacier National Park.

Thank you to the 2020 participants for being part of the fourth annual Bike Your Park Day, with over 1,000 rides and more than 14,000 participants.

Share Your Bike Your Park Day Photos: Continue to share your photos with us or tag them on social media with #bikeyourpark. Check out Bike Your Park Day photos on the Bike Your Park Day Facebook page.