One of the fastest growing school sports is one its participants can enjoy well beyond graduation: mountain biking. Hundreds of middle and high school mountain bike teams across the United States bring the adventure and fun of the trail to thousands of young people. Teams teach bike skills and safe riding practices as well as stewardship of the natural resources that make mountain biking possible. Races cultivate camaraderie along with competition. There are no cars to contend with, offering a safer environment to let those wheels roll.
Best of all, mountain biking becomes fun for life, whether cyclists continue in broader competitive events or take to the trails for the pure joy of it.