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Rancho Penasquitos ~ Fundamentals I & II

The Sprockids Fundamentals I & II clinics are comprehensive off-road biking programs designed to teach riders essential skills and techniques through engaging drills, games, and fun activities! This two-part clinic is being held over two weekends, allowing participants to build upon their skills and progress in their off-road biking journey.

Your rider will learn the entirety of bike fundamentals, including bike safety and conducting an ABC bike check, the importance of a properly fit helmet and helmet check, bike components and equipment, the three mountain bike essentials, neutral and ready positions, proper bike body positioning and separation, shifting gears, effective braking techniques, steering and cornering, safely getting on and off the bike on hills, ratcheting, riding switchbacks, wheel lifts, and more!

Skills are taught in a playful environment using obstacles and games to make the learning experience enjoyable and engaging.

Our small coach to rider class ratio ensures personalized attention and support for each rider, allowing them to build confidence and develop a solid foundation of off-road biking skills.

These clinics are suitable for riders aged 7+ who are comfortable riding their bikes off-road.

Join us and experience the joy of riding and conquering new challenges on the trail!

Please ensure that your rider arrives prepared for the clinic with the following:

A geared mountain bike with a wheel size of 20″ or greater that has been recently serviced and is in functional condition.
Double check the chain, brakes, and tire air pressure to ensure they are in proper working order.
Wears a properly fitted helmet that is snug for optimal safety.
Wears closed toe sneakers and athletic clothing that is safe and suitable for riding.
Make sure your rider is well-fed and hydrated before the clinic, as riders who are nourished and hydrated tend to have the most fun!
Has a bike mounted water bottle or hydration pack to stay hydrated during the clinic.
Don’t forget to bring a light snack to keep your rider’s energy levels up during the session.

By following these guidelines, your rider will be fully prepared to make the most of his/her experience at the clinic.

Adults are invited to participate in our clinics and learn alongside your rider. The same skill, equipment and bike requirements stated above apply for parents and you must also book yourself a ticket.

Please review our waivers upon checkout and let us know if you have any questions.

* Scholarships are available for families that would like to participate at a reduced rate, please email info@sprockidssd.com for more information.*

We look forward to seeing you soon!

San Diego, Learn To Ride

Riding a bike is SO MUCH FUN and we want to help everyone enjoy this amazing, lifelong, outdoor activity! We are thrilled to announce that we have a group of newly trained coaches who are eager to help your child learn how to ride a bike and have a unique opportunity for you! These coaches are currently completing their certification, and they need young riders to practice with.

This two-hour clinic provides a step-by-step process on how to confidently ride a bike. Through engaging activities teaching and reinforcing skills we’ll have everyone rolling in no time! Learning the skills of paddling and wiggling will get every rider on the way to confidently start and stop, understand how to maneuver bikes around obstacles, and much more! Our fun, unique, and proven instruction methods will help everyone experience the joy of riding a bike!

In this session you can expect:

Personalized Coaching: Your child will receive hands-on instruction from coaches trained specifically in teaching bike riding.
Safe Environment: The training sessions will be conducted with a focus on safety, ensuring that your child learns to ride confidently.
Fun Experience: Make bike riding an enjoyable and stress-free experience for your child.

Participants for this clinic should arrive with their own bike without training wheels. Rider should be able to sit on the seat with their feet flat on the ground.

The event is open to everyone age 4+. For riders 4-12 years old, an accompanying adult may be needed to support their rider throughout the clinic.

Weather appropriate clothing and closed toed shoes, hydration (water bottle or hydration pack), a small snack, and a fun positive attitude!

If you have questions regarding if this clinic is appropriate for your rider please reach out!

This is a fantastic opportunity for your child to learn how to ride a bike while helping our new coaches complete their training. Spaces are limited, so be sure to sign up soon!

San Marcos ~ Jumping 1 Clinic

The Sprockids San Diego Jumping Fundamentals clinic teaches how to safely and effectively handle your bike while getting airborne! This is taught in a park environment using progressive jump sizing though skills drills, games, and fun activities.

In this clinic we will review bike safety and how to conduct an ABC bike check, importance of a properly fit helmet and a helmet check, the three mountain bike essentials, what neutral and ready position are and how and when to use them as well as proper bike body positioning and separation. We expect all riders attending to have a reasonable grasp on these concepts beforehand.

Your rider will learn: the importance of using a foot wedge and body wedge to maintain control of the bike, front and rear wheel lifts, pressure control and stomping into the lip of a jump, body mechanics while airborne and landing technique.

This is an intermediate to advanced clinic and riders signing up should have a reasonable confidence in bike handling. The event is suitable for riders aged 8+ that have been through a Sprockids Fundamental I and II clinic or After School Program. If you have not ridden with us before and are unsure if this event is suitable for your rider, please reach out to discuss.

Please come ready with a mountain, dirt jump, slopestyle or BMX bike that is recently serviced and well working. Don’t forget to double check the chain, brakes and tire air pressure. Wear a properly fitted helmet (snug is important), closed toe sneakers and athletic clothing that is safe to ride in and weather appropriate. Well fed and hydrated riders tend to have the most fun! Please bring a water bottle and light snack.

* Scholarships are available for families that would like to participate at a reduced rate, please email info@sprockidssd.com for more information.*

We look forward to seeing you soon!

San Pasqual Valley Trail ~ Family Ride

Join us with your young riders as we explore the local trail system! This is an intermediate level Sprockids Family Ride. Some mountain biking experience is required. Our guides will lead the adventure from Bandy Canyon to Raptor Ridge.

Participants for this ride should be comfortable riding off-road on undulating terrain. A geared mountain bike with hand brakes is required. Expect to pedal 10 miles with elevation changes over the course of the ride. Family rides are open to riders ages 8+

PARENTS: This is an event for you to ride alongside your young shredder, please book a ticket for yourself as well.

EQUIPMENT: Geared mountain bike with hand brakes and 24″ wheel or greater, weather appropriate clothing and closed toed shoes, bike mounted water bottle or hydration pack, snack and a fun positive attitude!

If you have questions regarding if this clinic is appropriate for your rider and their ability level PLEASE reach out!

* *Scholarships are available for families that would like to participate at a reduced rate, please send an email to info@sprockidssd.com to inquire about the program**

We look forward to riding with you!

SD Audubon Society, Urban Corp, OVRP Ride

We are very excited to partner up with Urban Corp to take riders out to explore the Otay Valley Regional Park! We will be riding to Hollister Pond, Swiss Park and Public Works park and National Wildlife Refuge.

We will be taking a snack/water breaks as needed. Please bring a water bottle, and backpack or hydration pack (ie camelbak) that you can carry on you.

We look forward to riding with you!

SDMBA Trailfest ~ Family Ride – Saturday

Special event for Trailfest 2023 Attendees

Join us with your young riders as we explore the Mt Laguna trail system! This is a beginner Sprockids Family Ride. Our guides will lead the adventure through the beautiful rolling meadows and woods of the Big Laguna Trail!

Participants for this ride should be comfortable riding off-road on undulating terrain. A geared mountain bike with hand brakes is required. Expect to pedal 4-6 miles with slight elevation changes over the course of the ride. Family rides are open to riders ages 8+

This is a special event for SDMBA Trailfest 2023 attendees only. You must be registered for Trailfest to register or this ride.

PARENTS: This is an event for you to ride alongside your young shredder, please book a ticket for yourself as well.

EQUIPMENT: A geared mountain bike that has a wheel size of 24″ or greater and is recently serviced and functional. Don’t forget to double check the chain, brakes and tire air pressure. Wear a properly fitted helmet (snug is important), closed toe sneakers and athletic clothing that is safe to ride in and weather appropriate. Well fed and hydrated riders tend to have the most fun! Please bring a bike mounted water bottle or hydration pack and a light snack.

If you have questions regarding if this clinic is appropriate for your rider and their ability level PLEASE reach out!

We look forward to riding with you!

SDMBA Trailfest ~ Family Ride – Sunday

Special event for Trailfest 2023 Attendees

This is a special event for SDMBA Trailfest 2023 attendees only. You must be registered for Trailfest to register or this ride.

PARENTS: This is an event for you to ride alongside your young shredder, please book a ticket for yourself as well.

EQUIPMENT: A geared mountain bike that has a wheel size of 24″ or greater and is recently serviced and functional. Don’t forget to double check the chain, brakes and tire air pressure. Wear a properly fitted helmet (snug is important), closed toe sneakers and athletic clothing that is safe to ride in and weather appropriate. Well fed and hydrated riders tend to have the most fun! Please bring a bike mounted water bottle or hydration pack and a light snack.

If you have questions regarding if this clinic is appropriate for your rider and their ability level PLEASE reach out!

We look forward to riding with you!

SDMBA Trailfest ~ Fundamentals l – Saturday

Special event for Trailfest 2023 Attendees

The special SDMBA Trailfest edition of Sprockids San Diego Fundamentals I clinic teaches off-road skills and essential technique through drills, games, and fun activities. Proceeds from the Fundamentals I Clinic will go to SDMBA.

Your rider will learn: bike safety and how to conduct an ABC bike check, importance of a properly fit helmet and a helmet check, about bike components and equipment, the three mountain bike essentials, what neutral and ready position are and how and when to use them, proper bike body positioning and separation, shifting gears and how to brake effectively. Skills are taught in a playful environment using our obstacles and playing games while on the bike!

This clinic is suitable for riders aged 8+ that are comfortable riding their bikes off-road.

Equipment: Please come ready with a geared mountain bike that has a wheel size of 20″ or greater and is recently serviced and functional. Don’t forget to double check the chain, brakes and tire air pressure. Wear a properly fitted helmet (snug is important), closed toe sneakers and athletic clothing that is safe to ride in and weather appropriate. Well fed and hydrated riders tend to have the most fun! Please bring a bike mounted water bottle or hydration pack and a light snack.

We are EXCITED to announce that parents can now once again participate in our clinics and learn alongside your child. The same skill, equipment and bike requirements stated above apply for parents and you must also book yourself a ticket.

Please review our waivers upon checkout and let us know if you have any questions.

SHREDfest ~ Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day

Sprockids San Diego Celebrates Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day with SHREDfest!

The Sprockids San Diego Shredfest is all about having fun on bikes. Join us and our sponsors for a lively morning riding the CLIF pump track, teeter totters and pyramids, bike jumping, obstacle courses as well as games such as limbo and the all time favorite, anarchy island! Riders will traverse through numerous stations during the event and gain exposure to a variety of bike skills.

This is an ALL AGES event, if your youngest is on a strider bike or still learning to ride please be ready to assist them through the course.

PARENTS: This is an event for you to ride alongside your young rider, please book a ticket for yourself if you want to join.

EQUIPMENT: Functional recently serviced bike (mountain bike specific not required) and a positive attitude!

This is a must attend event and Sprockids fan favorite, we’ll see you there!

Shredfest ~ Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day

Sprockids San Diego Celebrates Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day with SHREDFEST!

The Sprockids San Diego Shredfest is all about having fun on bikes. Join us and our sponsors for a lively afternoon riding the CLIF pump track, teeter totters and pyramids, bike jumping, obstacle courses as well as games such as limbo and the all time favorite, anarchy island! Riders will traverse through numerous stations during the event and gain exposure to a variety of bike skills.

This is an ALL AGES event, if your youngest is on a strider bike or still learning to ride please be ready to assist them through the course.

PARENTS: This is an event for you to ride alongside your young rider, please book a ticket for yourself if you want to join.

EQUIPMENT: Functional recently serviced bike (mountain bike specific not required) and a positive attitude!

This is a must attend event and Sprockids fan favorite, we’ll see you there!

Stoked – Enduro Pre-season

Sprockids San Diego is excited to bring a new mountain bike program to San Diego youth! Built for our progressive riders that are 12+ years old we are thrilled to present Stoked MTB!

Sign up here for pre-season training before we start racing the Team Big Bear, Kenda Cup – Vail Enduro series. Final schedule will be posted to Team Snap for signed up riders by 11/4. Tentative schedule as follows:

Sunday 11/5 – Team intro – Bike check and sizing, tune up. Helmet and gear check. Team building. 3:00 – 4:30

Friday 11/10 – 5:00 – 7:00 – Conditioning & Fundamental Skills

Sunday 11/12 – 8:30 – 10:30 RIDE

Friday 11/17 5:00 – 7:00 – Conditioning & Fundamental Skills

** Thanksgiving break 11/18-11/26 **

Tuesday 11/21 (Optional) 5:00 – 7:00 – Night Ride

Friday 12/1 5:00-7:00 – Conditioning & Fundamental Skills

Sunday 12/3 8:30-10:30 RIDE

Friday 12/8 5:00-7:00 – Conditioning & Fundamental Skills

Sunday 12/10 – 9:00-10:00 (10:00-12:00 Optional) San Diego BMX

Friday 12/15 – 4:30-6:30 – NIGHT RIDE

** Winter Break – Season Program Resumes Jan 12 ** ** First race weekend Jan 20-21 **

Race season schedule to be announced in December. Practices will remain Fridays and Sundays with occasional Tuesdays. Race weekends will be Saturdays 8:00-12:00 practice and Sundays 8:30 – 3:00 RACE DAY.

Race weekends:

Jan 20-21

Feb 3-4

Mar 2-3

Mar 16-17

Stoked – Enduro Pre-season

Sprockids San Diego is excited to host our second season of the Stoked Enduro Race Program!

Sign up here for pre-season training before we start racing the Team Big Bear, Kenda Cup – Vail Enduro series, with other races at OTH Dual Slalom and the Sea Otter Classic. Final pre-season schedule will be posted to Team Snap for signed up riders by 10/1.

The pre-season will run from 10/6 – 12/22 with around 25 clinics and rides. Race season schedule to be announced in December and will run from January through May and will be separate sign up.

Practices will be hosted Friday evenings and Sundays with occasional mid-week opportunities.

Pre-season charge is $600, or 10% off at $540 if paid in full, here at checkout.

Payment options are available, please Email sean@sprockidssd.com to set that up.

We look forward to another incredible and successful race season!