Just for Fun
Many of our youth choose to participate in our club rides, but not enter any formal races. We call these our “adventure riders”.
Our mission is to get more kids on bikes, and the most important way we do that is by keeping it fun. We’re happy to have this group of kids riding with us!
Adventure Riders
RYCC holds regular club rides at local trails all year long. During the warmer season these occur twice weekly. In the colder months we ride outdoors once weekly as weather permits and do one indoor spin class weekly.
Our youth riders are welcome to come to as many of these rides and spin classes as they would like where they can ride with friends while honing their skills under the guidance of our registered coaches.
Adventure Ride Format
During our adventure rides we help the youth riders break into groups of kids at similar skill levels and a similar goal for their ride.
Some groups want to ride fast and hard on technical trails, others want some fresh air and quiet on a more leisurely ride. And many kids change their preference from ride to ride.
Each group will have at least of of our more senior “Level 2” coaches leading, and will usually have at least one other coach helping. We ride with one coach leading, and the other coach “sweeping” at the rear of the group.
Who can Join
Our club is open to boys and girls in the Greater Rochester area from grades 5 – 12. Your are not required to race as a member of RYCC, but to be covered by our insurance, we require all our riders to be registered with NICA NY.
Where We Ride
We mountain bike at many parks in the Rochester, NY area. Tryon and Irondequoit Bay Park West are two regulars since they’re centrally located. We also make regular visits to Dryer Road park. Occasionally we venture out to Ontario County Park. When the weather is less cooperative we may choose to ride at Seneca Park, the Auburn Trail, or the Erie Canal Towpath.
Many of our families choose to carpool to make the logistics of getting to the parks easier.