Tips & Tricks

The LAST THING any parent wants is a bike collecting dust in a corner of their garage never to be ridden because their child doesn’t like it or has a bad experience. To avoid a dust-covered bike and frustration tears, we've rounded up our tips and tricks of how to introduce bikes and helmets to your child so that they discover (and keep) their love of bikes!

This week we’re teaching our kids how to be safe on their bikes, and that starts with proper bike maintenance before every ride. Since we know that children learn better by doing than listening, let’s learn the A B C’s of bike maintenance!

Your child should be learning how to balance and steer, and training wheels completely remove this from the equation, making the rider dependent on them. This dependency can actually become dangerous on larger bikes that carry more speed, preventing the rider from being able to properly maneuver the bike around or over obstacles. 

Summertime is synonymous with road trips! If you’re like us then you probably take a bike with you everywhere you go... You never know when you might just stumble upon the next best mountain biking destination. As we continue to put a limit on how far we travel these days for summer vacation, we’re sharing our favorite mountain biking destinations around the country the whole family can enjoy! Where will your biking adventures take you next? #Roadtrip

We understand that not every rider is going to have the exact same needs - riders living in sunny southern California are going to be a smidge different from their PNW brethren further north cycling in intermittent rain. However, there are a number of items that are going to make the short list for the things you need to get out there! Read below to see what is best to carry on your next ride.