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Spring Team
(2nd grade & up or 8 years & up).
Build Endurance & Skills, Get Outside, Make Friends, & Have Fun
Our Spring Team program is geared towards athletes who are ready to get out on their bikes after a long winter, enjoy team camaraderie, refresh skills, and get in some base miles to prepare for long summer rides and adventures. Spring Team is an excellent opportunity t0 refresh mountain bike skills and build endurance at the beginning of the season.
Team rides are organized around a progression of skills and endurance over the course of the session. Each ride emphasizes having fun while mastering mountain bike skills, camaraderie/teamwork, and good trail stewardship.
Team athletes split into smaller groups with their coach and other athletes of similar age and skill level during each ride.
Athletes ride on Open Space trails in Boulder and Lyons and have the opportunity to learn and practice a wide variety of skills depending on the ride location, ride group’s skill/energy level/goals for the day, coaches’ ride plan, and weather/trail conditions each day.
An after -school team ride can range from a short ride focused on practicing a feature or section of a trail or a specific skill, to a longer base mile building ride.
Spring after school ride locations typically include: Betasso, Chapman Drive, Marshall Mesa, Doudy Draw, Flatirons Vista, High Plains trail, Hall Ranch, Picture Rock, Heil Ranch, Walker Ranch, and Valmont Bike Park. Weekend team rides are longer and have a little more flexibility in ride location options. Sunday rides may include one or two rides on Jeffco Open Space trails and Forest Service trails in and around Nederland.
The Spring Team program has 1 day/week, 2 day/week, Sunday only, and full-time options:
Spring Session Dates: April 1st – May 23rd
Spring Session Options:
- 1 day/week: Monday or Tuesday after school (Athletes meet at SMBA office, van transportation included)
- 2 days/week: Mon/Weds or Tues/Thurs after school (Athletes meet at SMBA office, van transportation included)
- Sunday Only: All day Sunday rides (Athletes meet at SMBA office, van transportation included)
- Full Time: Sunday + Mon/Wed or Sunday + Tues/ Thurs (Athletes meet at SMBA office, van transportation included)
- Lyons Team: 1 day/week (TBA): Drop off/pick up in Lyons (no van transportation). Athletes ride from town to trails and will ride Picture Rock and Hall Ranch.
Bike & Equipment Requirements and Expectations for Team Riders:
- Athletes must have a properly fitting, trail-ready mountain bike in good working condition with appropriate gearing, brakes, and tires suitable for rugged singletrack. We recommend mountain bikes with at least 24” sized tires for Team athletes.
- Athletes must have a properly fitting bike helmet in safe condition (no cracks, dents, compressed foam, or broken straps) and a comfortable hydration pack or backpack with enough space to carry the following items during every ride: water, food for on-trail meals or snacks, a rain jacket or jacket for colder weather conditions, and equipment necessary to change a flat tire and make minor trail-side repairs/adjustments. We recommend Camelbak style hydration packs with an integrated water reservoir.
- Athletes must be comfortable balancing on their bikes, standing up on their pedals, pedaling consistently, shifting, and braking on beginner to intermediate singletrack with easy to moderate climbs (e.g., Marshall Mesa, Flatirons Vista, Doudy Draw, Betasso) and technical features. Athletes will be riding uphill and will encounter rocks, roots, bridges, and other trail features during rides.
- Team athletes must be comfortable riding in a group with coaches and other SMBA athletes without their parents for the duration of the ride. Athletes must be prepared to listen and follow coaches’ instructions, as well as behave respectfully to coaches, other athletes in the group, and other trail users.
K-1 aged athlete? New to biking and not quite ready for Team? Check out our introductory/beginner program for younger athletes: SMBA Dirt Riders
For additional information or questions contact: heather@lertprograms.com
Click on Pricing, Dates or Times in the box below for more information about program fees, registration, spring dates, and meeting times.
Pricing & Registration
Session Dates
Meeting Times
Pricing & Registration
2024 Program Fees:
Early Bird Price (Before March 1st)
- 1 Day/Week (Choose Mon or Tue): $345
- 2-Days/Week After school (Choose Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs): $650
- Sundays Only: $650
- Full Time (2 days/week after school + Sundays): $939
Season Pricing (After March 1st)
- 1 Day/Week (Choose Mon or Tues): $365
- 2-Days/Week After school (Choose Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs): $689
- Sundays Only: $689
- Full Time (2 days/week after school + Sundays): $989
Spring Early Bird Pricing ends February 29th at midnight
Session Dates
2022 Spring Session Dates:
April 1st – May 23rd
Meeting Times
Drop off/Pick Up Times & Ride Locations:
Lyons Team: 4:15pm – 6:15pm – Drop off and pick up is in Lyons. Athletes will ride to and from trails in Lyons from drop off / pick up location.
All Boulder Teams (1/Day/week & 2-Days/Week): 4:15pm-6:45pm – Drop off and pick up is at the SMBA office, van transportation included.
Ride locations for programs using the vans are determined by the coaching team on the day of each ride based on weather/trail conditions, coaches’ skill practice/ride plan goals for that day, and athlete ride progression and goals each week.
Ride locations are determined the day of a scheduled ride and are finalized during our coaches’ pre-ride meeting 15 minutes prior to the scheduled drop-off time each day. Office staff and coaches are unable to confirm location details until after the coaches’ meeting.
Sundays: 10am-4pm. Drop off and pickup is at the SMBA office, van transportation included.
Ride locations for programs using the vans are determined by the coaching team on the day of each ride based on weather/trail conditions, coaches’ skill practice/ride plan goals for that day, and athlete ride progression and goals each week.
Ride locations will be finalized during our coaches’ pre-ride meeting 15 minutes prior to the scheduled drop-off time each day. Office staff and coaches are not able to provide ride location details until after the morning coaches’ meeting the day of the ride.