These little guys can shred. My 2.5 year old son and 5yr old daughter sat and watched this video 3x’s. I love that my kids are developing a passion for bicycles.

There are events going on everywhere across the USA and around the World. To find an event near you, check the map on IMBA’s Website. The deadline to register an event is September 15th so you still have a few days.

IMBA’s International Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day celebrates the life of Jack Doub, an avid teenage mountain biker from North Carolina who had a true passion for the sport from an early age but passed away in 2002. Funding is provided by the Jack Doub Memorial Endowment. The event will take place each year on the first Saturday in October.

For complete details on IMBA’s International Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, visit the IMBA Website.

The visit features a Trailbuilding School, social and a group ride. This is your opportunity to rub shoulders with the IMBA Crew while learning all about trailbuilding. Check out the details below and come join in the fun.

Schedule:

Saturday
9:00 AM – Noon: Trailbuilding School classroom session
Lunch
1:00 – 4:00 PM: Trailbuilding School field session
Party and raffle to follow!

Sunday
10:00 AM: Group Ride

For details on how to RSVP for this IMBA Event click here.

So if you need an excuse to not work today while the boss is out. watch26.tv is your ticket to dirt jumping, freeriding, downhill race videos and a whole lot more.

This looks like and epic little course and Lars makes it look stinkin’ easy. I wish I could make my full suspension bike float like that. I guess it would help if the suspension wasn’t 10yrs old. LOL. Enjoy.. Thanks again Pink Bike for the awesome video.

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Here’s what Roland had to say about it after downloading and trying it out…

If you use Garmin’s MapSource software along with U.S. Topo to upload maps into your GPS for rides, you have probably noticed that the Topo maps (compiled from old USGS 1:100K scale maps I believe) are notoriously poor when it comes to showing individual trails. But if you add this 3rd party map, suddenly every single trail is right there on your screen. I used it on a ride in Bend yesterday, and just for example, it showed every trail in the Phil’s trail network, as well as everything else in the surrounding area.

If you interested in buying Garmin.. check’em out at REI..

Garmin Edge 605 GPS Bike Computer Garmin Edge 605 brings your cycling to a new level of precision with expanded navigation options. Highly sensitive GPS receiver tracks your position where less sophisticated units will not, providing continuous reliable navigation. Expand unit’s memory and mapping software options with microSD cards (sold separately); unit comes loaded with a basic basemap. Customizable cycle computer shows six different cycling data fields, including speed, distance, time functions, calories burned and altitude gained. Virtual Partner™ brings fun to training by letting you ”race” a virtual competitor. You can also race against a recorded course to match or beat previously set speeds at every point along the way. Auto Pause™ pauses the training timer when you decelerate below a specified speed and resumes once you’ve regained targeted speed. Auto Lap™ triggers a lap every time you pass a specified location or travel a preset distance. Compatible with Garmin Connect™: an online community for workout data sharing and analysis (available January, 2008). The unit measures 4.3 x 2 x 1 in.; display area is 1.37 x 1.71 in., and 176 x 220 pixels; screen is readable in daylight. Waterproof design; unit is submersible to 1m for 30 minutes (do not operate submerged). Rechargeable internal lithium polymer battery lasts 15 hrs. with typical use.

Mountain bike events include Fam Jam dirt jumping under the lights–mini vendor fair, Mountain Bike Time Trial, Mammoth Bar Downhill Race, Folsom Lake XC Mountain Bike Race and Cyclocross at Negro Bar.

Folsom Cyclebration is considered Northern California’s most fun, family-friendly weekend of bicycle riding and racing.

Visit Folsom Cyclebration for complete details on the event.

This is awesome. Dirt jumping on a  290′ barge in the San Francisco Bay.  They’ve taken things to whole new level of free riding with this one.  Well done.

Heres a short list of some of the better know areas.

Oleson Park Trail Near Fort Dodge

Oleson Park was designed and built by Joker Racing. Built on hilly terrain it includes some fast technical downhill sections and more.

Sugar Bottom Recreation Area

Sugar Bottom has mountain bike trails for all levels of mountain bikers. Many trails are marked  are one-way, so watch the signs and get a map. Sugar Bottom has roughly 12 miles of  trails.  This place is a very popular mountain biking area and is often crowded on weekends in peak riding seasons.  The advanced trails some fun technical features like tree roots and double backs.

Decorah Mountain Bike Trail System

Decorah is a 14-mile mountain bike trail system designed for intermediate to expert level  bikers.  Decorah is the home of the first MTB racing event to be held in Iowa. Technical features roots, rocks & drops, steep climbs and super fast downhills.

Council Bluffs at the Lewis and Clark Trail

Seven  miles of some pretty advanced trails-and some with several bailout spots if it gets too intense. Fast technical decents with steep climbs These trails are more popular to hikers than moutain bikes so please share the trail and don’t run anyone over.

If you know about more mountain biking trails in Iowa post up in the comments section or email us mountain.tread AT gmail DOT com.