Women's Mountain Biking Clinic this Sunday, November 4!

Thu November 01 2007
Posted Nov 1, 2007
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Ladies, Come develop the skills you need to enjoy the fun, beauty and training benefits of mountain biking. You’ll learn how to corner properly and cross over obstacles… without falling! Come join us at 2pm on Sunday, November 4. You will learn the skills you need to have fun riding your bike off road. The clinic will feature fun and schwag that will be given away at the conclusion of the clinic, and best of all, it is free! Meet at Greenwood Park in Des Moines at 2pm. Greenwood Park is located near the end of 45th St., just south of Grand Ave. near the old Science Center (and also near the Art Center). This will be a women’s only beginner level clinic and will cover all of the basic skills that you need to ride your mountain bike with confidence. Some of the basics that will be covered include, cornering, riding over logs, descending, climbing and special avoidance skills such as avoiding running into trees, crashing, falling over, running into / over the wildlife and running into each other. We will start at the south side of the pond in Greenwood Park. The first part of the clinic will cover the basics in an open grass field. For the second part of the clinic we will ride the paved bike path down to the trailhead of J-11. We’ll take J-11 to Denman’s and ride through Denman’s, stopping at various obstacles for instruction and practice. The pace of the ride will be slow so please be patient and please do not worry about getting left behind because nobody will get left behind! Plan for the clinic to take somewhere between 2 and 3 hours. So please bring enough water and food (Power Bars, gels, etc.) to get you through 3 hours of light aerobic activity. Please check this site in the days coming up to the event as weather will determine whether this happens when scheduled. The weather forecast looks to be dry between now and Sunday, however, if the weather forces us to postpone, we will announce a reschedule date ASAP. This clinic was made possible by Rasmussen Bike Shop, CITA (Central Iowa Trail Association), Orbea Bicycles and Oakley Eyewear, so please stop by Rasmussen’s and give them a big thanks! And while you are there, take a look at their selection of beautiful Orbea bikes and please consider making a donation to CITA. Without CITA, we wouldn’t have the amazing network of mountain biking trails that we have in the heart of Des Moines, IA! No RSVP is required. Just come with your bike and helmet; leave with skills and confidence! Questions? Cam Kirkpatrick: 418.0229, ckirkpatrick@cbi.com