Groms Summer Bike Camp
Ages 8 – 12 | Mon – Fri from 9:00am – 4:00pm
The Ultimate Summer Adventure for Your Kids Starts at the RED Bike Park!
Ready to ramp things up? Our 8-12 year old camps at the RED Bike Park are the perfect way to spend summer. These full-day camps are ideal for kids looking to advance their technique, ride more features, and explore a wider variety of trails within the RED Bike Park. Whether they’re dialling in corners, learning to jump, or just building endurance and trail smarts, our coaches tailor the week to each rider’s ability—ensuring a progression-filled, smile-packed experience.
Whether your child is just starting out or ready to take their riding to the next level, RED Mountain Bike School offers the ideal summer adventure—fun, friendships, and plenty of time on the bike.
Camp Details
Ages: 8-12
Times: Monday-Friday from 9:00am-4:00pm
Levels: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Dates:
- July 7-11 | July 14-18 | July 21-25 | July 28-Aug 1 | Aug 11-15 | Aug 18-22 | Aug 24-28
Cost: $499 per week
The acknowledgment of risks, medical information and consent form must be filled out by the parent or guardian of each participant.
Required Equipment:
- Minimum 20” bike with front and rear hand brakes. No coaster brakes allowed disk brakes highly recommended.
- Front suspension is recommended but not required for the lower levels.
- Well-fitted quality bike helmet mandatory. Gloves, Knee, Elbow pads are highly recommended.
- Kids must carry their own water and snacks. Lunch & spare clothes can be stored at RED.
- All equipment will be inspected daily to ensure safety and risk management.
- Appropriate bike clothing
Cancellation Policy:
- All lessons must be paid in full at the time of booking.
- Lessons may be refunded or re-booked more than 48 hours in advance with a $25 admin fee per lesson. Any re-booked lesson must be dated within the current season. Within 48 hours of the start of the lesson, there will be no refunds or option to re-book. Guests who are late for their lesson may not be able to join.
- All lessons are subject to cancellation due to low enrollment, extreme weather or instructor availability, illness or injury. Participants will be notified promptly and will be given the option to re-book or refund the original payment method.
- Once a Club or Camp has commenced, there will be no refunds or make-up days for missed lessons issued.
Levels for Summer 2025
Our programs are broken down into 3 levels to ensure that the kids have the best experience and are appropriately challenged in their week. Please see below the requirements for each level offered this summer.
Prerequisites
- Must be comfortable riding a bike on pavement and gravel paths
- Has been introduced to using gears
- Can stand up on their pedals off the seat while riding over bumpy terrain
- Is comfortable riding for 1-4 hours
Key Goals
- Develop understanding of gears to make riding more fun
- Uses both the front and back brakes to maintain speed and control without skidding
- How to adapt their position on different terrain from climbing to descending
- Maintaining momentum on single track terrain including roots and rocks
- Demonstrates good neutral and ready position in their riding.
Prerequisites
- Can ride in a standing neutral and ready position while descending on a green and blue trail
- Shows good climbing position
- Uses both front and back brakes appropriately while riding
- Can shift gears while climbing on blue trails
- Can maintain momentum while riding over natural features on blue and green trails
Key Goals
- How to ride trails with more efficiency, control and confidence
- Understanding bike and suspension set up
- How to use gearing for efficiency on more challenging terrain
- How to manage speed on more technical and steeper terrain with appropriate braking
- How to adapt their position climbing and descending to allow them to ride more challenging terrain
- Improve cornering both flat and bermed
- Introducing basic maneuvers, roll overs, small drops and tabletops etc.
Prerequisites
- Uses the correct climbing or descending position on all blue terrain
- Maintains cadence through different terrain by shifting gears accordingly
- Can scan the trail and make good line selection in blue terrain
- Applies some basic maneuvers to trail riding
- Has good control of speed in blue terrain through brake management
- Has an understanding and is able to apply different techniques to ride flat and bermed corners
Key Goals
- Apply correct position technique both up hill and downhill on black terrain
- Efficient use of brakes on black terrain, showing the correct timing to maintain speed and control
- Good management of shifting to maintain cadence and momentum in black terrain
- Ride most natural features on blue and black trails including rock rolls and drops
- Effectively demonstrate technical maneuvers on trial to maintain flow in riding
- Effective trail scanning and line choice in black terrain
- How to ride black trails confidently
- Add more speed and style to easier trails
- Refine body position on the bike for efficiency and speed in all situations
- Refine cornering skills through body positioning and braking
