Mountain Bike Camp for kids

SpartaBard

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Are you still looking for something for your kids to do this summer? If so you may want to consider sending them to mountain bike camp. The camp is run out of the Morristown-Beard School by myself @SpartaBard and @Robin. We travel to parks anywhere within an hour of Morristown. Here is the link. If you are interested and have questions feel free to touch base with either of us.

We run two different camps:

Beginner Mountain Bike Camp (weeks of 6/27-7/1 and 7/4-7/8) :
With an emphasis on Mountain Biking, this camp for boys and girls ages 9 and up offers attentive instruction and a low camper-to-counselor ratio. Riders of all abilities will learn the basics of mountain biking and safety while making new friends and exploring great trails. Campers should have some experience riding a geared bicycle. We will introduce trail etiquette and bike maintenance and basic trail riding skills to the campers. We will be riding approximately 8-10 miles each day.

Regular Mountain Bike Camp:
Four weekly sessions, weeks of
  • 7/11-7/15
  • 7/18-7/22
  • 7/25-7/29
  • 8/1-8/5
With an emphasis on Mountain Biking, this camp for boys and girls ages 10-14, will include riding approximately 10-15 miles each day at challenging off-road locations. The pace and activities will be based upon the skill level of the riders. Campers should have some experience at riding a Mountain Bike but are also looking to improve their overall handling skills, trail etiquette, bike maintenance and trail riding skills.

We typically go to the following parks and mix in a few others:
Lewis Morris County Park/Patriots Path
Six Mile Reservoir Site
Allaire State Park
Kittatinny Valley State Park
Hartshorne County Park
Nockamixon SP
Allamuchy SP - Deer Park

A typical day starts off by meeting at the school, throwing the kids in a bus and the bikes in a van and traveling to a park. We ride around/practice skills for the morning, eat lunch and ride around in the afternoon.
 

JoeLee

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How old is your kid? What kind of experience does he/she have riding?
She turns 10 in a week or so and hasn't ridden anything more difficult than the Franklin Canal path. Last summer she rode 20-plus miles down the Jim Thorpe rail-trail (we took the bike train up) enduring a crash, rain and lightning. She's tougher than I expected!
 

mstyer

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Does anyone have feedback about the mountain bike camp available through Princeton Day School with Carlos Cara?
 
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