The 2010 edition of IMBA’s International Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day event (held on Oct. 2 for most locations) was an enormous success, with more than 21,000 participants joining the fun according to estimates from event organizers. The ride, which is held annually on the first Saturday of October, attracted about 7,000 kids and adults last year. “This year, we offered an online event map and a streamlined registration process,” explains IMBA Executive Director Mike Van Abel. “But what drives our success is that it’s such a blast to ride trails with young people. Our clubs know that better than anyone and they’ve gone gangbusters promoting their events.”
The registered events ranged from the modest — about 10 kids and 20 adults were expected at Georgia’s Sope Creek National Park ride — to the extravagant … Details