Program Update
Due to low numbers we will be postponing the Young Riders 1st Gear Program and the Young Riders Road Cycling program this Spring/Summer 2012 season. Please check back for future updates.
An OCA membership is required to complete registration. If you do not have one please submit a completed 2012 OCA Permit with your registration form and we will process it on your behalf.
Download A Canadian Cycling Association Waiver, Release & Indemnity Form
Please note that the price for OCA Insurance this year is $32
The Young Riders program is like no other. We take kids on an adventure every single day. We take young people to a place in their heads and in their hearts that they have never been before… every single day.
Our programs are safe. While every sport and activity has its risks and cycling certainly has its share, we believe that the most enjoyable learning opportunities and experiences happen when young people feel safe, well-supported and understood. The Young Riders program follows predetermined pathways with the least amount of traffic. Our staff are skilled Instructors who are vigilant about the safety and well-being of every young person in our programs. We encourage everyone to ride to their own ability – getting off the bike to walk instead of fall makes perfect sense to us.
Our programs are filled with great kids. Every young person in our program will discover something great about themselves. We’re not making it up. We know it’s already there but sometimes it takes a real challenge or a new experience to reveal that great untapped potential. The Young Riders staff will be on-point looking to bring out the very best in every one of the kids.
Our programs are as healthy as they come. Young Riders will be outside, riding hard and learning all about what their bodies need to stay strong and go far – everyday. Kids will develop cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, coordination of movement, understanding of balance and momentum, increased brain activity, technical ability and all of it on a bike.
Our programs connect young people to the world around them. We believe being on a bike with other riders, close to pedestrians and sometimes near to traffic is a social skill at the highest level. Riding cooperatively, considerately, respectfully and knowledgeably are the keys to a great group ride. On the pathways or on the road, a ride that focuses on consideration and attentiveness to others opens a portal within us that has universal applications.
The Young Riders Program is about developing a life-long relationship with cycling; a relationship that inspires ideas moving in as many directions as the spokes on a wheel.
2012 Summer
Young Riders Mountain Biking
$199.99/week/Summer
Ages 8-10yrs and 11-14yrs
July/August
This program is an absolute blast and kicked-off our youth programming series last Spring with great success! Register for our week-long half day summer camps or join us on the weekends in the Fall.
Riders new to mountain biking will have a chance to develop new riding skills, while intermediate to advanced riders will develop their already formidable riding skills with experienced GEARS Instructors. We’ll travel a local trail system providing instruction on a specific skill set and practicing these techniques on different terrain, with changing obstacles and varying pathways.
*Destination excursions cap off our final ride day!
Training Skills: braking, climbing/descending, choosing a Line, encountering obstacles, shifting, cornering, ready position, balance, jumps, bunny hops and technical riding.
Included: Fees include three hours of instruction and supervision from Gears Staff and a Gears/Joyride Pro Pack!
Requirements: All participants must wear a safety approved helmet and ride a bike that is safe. Joyride has bikes and helmets available for a fee, please see rates. We recommend that all the kids bring a water bottle and healthy snack to fuel them through the time of their life!