The Durham Mountain Biking Association’s 4th annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day was a huge success this year.  Over 180 kids and their families joined us in Durham Forest for guided rides,  free lunch,  hot chocolate and loot bags,  and a draw for all sorts of fun bike swag and a Youth’s Mtn Bike donated by Northern Cycle!  A bike mechanic from Impala Bicycles was on site to ensure all our bikes worked well.  Kids from 2 to 16 were rolling through the forest in trailers,  on push bikes,  and on bikes with training wheels,  little wheels and big wheels with their parents and grandparents too. Families spent the morning riding the trails under the colourful autumn canopy and enjoying the festive atmosphere.   A short easy course and a longer more challenging course were marked in the forest and volunteer ride leaders and sweepers ensured that all had fun,  safe rides on the trails.  It was great to see boys and girls of all ages enjoying a fun trail riding experience - for many their first off-road experience.  The smiles, enthusiasm and sense of accomplishment on their faces was wonderful to see.

A Big Thanks From the Kids

Thanks to all the parents who made the effort to bring out their kids.  We would like to thank our organizing committee and 25 volunteers for generously donating their time, energy and enthusiasm.  Thanks to our sponsors for their contributions of dollars, loot and draw prizes including: Oxford Learning, Bay Cycles, Bicycles Plus, Bloomfield Bicycles, Boyd’s Source for Sports, CyclePath, Cycle Solutions, Impala Bicycles, JoyRide150, Northern Cycle and Pedal Performance. And thanks to our supporters for their contributions of prizes, swag and information: IMBA, Mars Candies, Chico Racing, BikeNXS, Bike Sports, Ontario Cycling Association, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Toronto Region Conservation Authority, Region of Durham Tourism, Durham Lives, Town of Ajax, Town of Uxbridge, Town of Whitby, Oshawa Public Library.  They all contributed to the kids smiles and the success of the day.

To get a feel for the day you can check out some photos at;  http://picasaweb.google.com/bikeme.ca/2010DMBATakeAKidMountainBikingDayAL#