Tag Archives: MN Mountain Bike Event

Bike Pic Oct 2, Miles of Smiles Sunday Wild Ride Mountain Bike Festival

This miles of smiles Sunday photo shows a young cyclist having the time of her life. Photo was shot at the Wild Ride Mountain Bike Festival, Lebanon Hills Park, that took place yesterday.

With the leaves turning and perfect weather today, we hope you get out on your bike and enjoy a fall ride in Minnesota. See many more bike friendly places to explore in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing the Mountain Bike Festival Pic of the Day.

Now rolling into our 10th year as a bike tourism media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike and have fun. While showcasing all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more place to have fun we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. As you scroll through the information and stories we have posted, enjoy.

Do you have a fun bicycle related photo of yourself or someone you may know that we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to: [email protected]. Include a brief caption (for each), of who is in the photo (if you know?) and where the picture was taken. Photo(s) should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide or larger to be considered. If we do use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.

As we continues to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your next bike adventure – Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile friendly, as we enter into our 8th year of producing the guide.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. And don’t forget to smile, while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next photos that we post daily.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Sept 28, Mountain Biking Events this Weekend

This weekend, throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin, cyclists find several mountain biking events scheduled for a Saturday and Sunday of fun. From clinics for beginners, to races for the more advanced, there is something for everyone wanting to experience the single track trail.

Oct 1 Nicollet Bike Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day
Kiwanis Park Mountain Bike Trailhead
Mankato, MN
Mountain Bike

Oct 1 Wild Ride Mountain Bike Festival
Lebanon Hills Mountain Bike Trailhead
Eagan, MN Facebook Event Page

Oct 2 MN High School Cycling League-Race #3
Gamehaven
Rochester, MN

Oct 2 Specialized Bicycle Demo with Erik’s Bike Shop
Lebanon Hills Mountain Bike Trails
Eagan, MN

October 2 Woolly Day 2016
Woolly Bike Club
St. Croix Falls, WI

See many more bike friendly places to explore in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing the Mountain Biking Events, Fun Pic of the Day.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. And don’t forget to smile, while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next photos that we post daily.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic – October 1, Mountain Bike Festival Fun

Dad I am ready, I have checked out the course for the Wild Ride Mountain Bike Festival, with Strider Bikes for Kids at Lebanon Hills Regional Park, in Eagan, MN

Dakota County Park’s is hosting this annual mountain bike event, here at Lebanon Park. Both beginner and experienced mountain bikers that come out to this event will find some of the best trails in Minnesota. This 3rd annual event will be held Saturday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the West Trailhead in Lebanon Hills Regional Park. See more at: Wild Ride Mountain Bike Festival.

For the kids, the Strider Bike Adventure Zone will have free bikes to demo on kid-friendly obstacles. [see Video]

Thanks for viewing the Bike Pic of the Day here at HaveFunBiking, hope you enjoy the photo?

Now, rolling into our 10th year as a bicycle media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike, while showcasing unforgettable places to ride. As we search and post more fun photos worth a grin, scroll through the information and stories we have posted to help you find your next adventure. Then, if you see us along a paved or mountain bike trail, next to the route you regularly commute, or at an event you plan to attend with your bike, be prepared to smile. You never know where camera will be and what we will posted next!

Do you have a fun photo of yourself or someone you know that you would like to see us publish? If so, please send it our way and we may use it. Send your picture(s) to [email protected] with a brief caption (of each), including who is in the photo (if you know) and where it was taken. Photo(s) should be at least 620 pixels wide for us to post. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and an acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.

As HaveFunBiking continues to encourage more people to ride, please reference our blog and the annual bike guide to find your next adventure. We are proud of the updated, at-a-glance information, and maps we are known for in the Destination section of our website. Now, as the Bike/Hike Guide goes into its seventh year of production, we are adding a whole new dimension of bicycle tourism information available for mobile device. Plus, beginning September 2015, this year’s e-version of the Guide will move to quarterly editions where you may see some additional bike pics posted.

Bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure – we may capture you in a pic to post!

Wild Ride Mountain Bike Fest Adds Strider for Kids

Dakota County Park’s hosting the 3^rd annual mountain bike event, at Lebanon, the first Saturday in October. Experienced and beginning mountain bikers can ride some of the best trails in the state at the third annual Wild Ride Mountain Bike Festival held Saturday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the West Trailhead in Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Eagan.

Along with all the great trails for riding, equipment and food vendors will be available to support all the fun.

Multiple bike demo trailers and local bike shops will be on hand for bike tune-ups, clinics, group rides led by local coaches for all skill levels, and a lot more. Plus, you can test your mountain biking know-how on the skills course and ride the best mountain bike trails in the metro — all for free.

Come checkout the fun workshops to improve your skill level.

Riders can bring their own bikes to ride by themselves or with a group. Free bike check-out from local bike shops will be available (bring your own helmet and driver’s license). Mountain and road bikes to demo include models from Specialized, Giant, KHS and Felt.

For the kids, coming from Rapid City, S.D. is the Strider Bike Adventure Zone with free bikes to demo on kid-friendly obstacles. [see Video]

For the kids, Strider Bike will be there with demo to try out.

For the kids, Strider Bike will be there with demos to try out.

Food and beverage options will be available to purchase from Green Mill.

You will find some of the best trails in Minnesota to test out the latest equipment.

The festival is presented by Dakota County Parks and Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists along with Penn Cycle & Fitness, Valley Bike and Ski, Erik’s Bike Shop, Active Sports Inc. and the City of Rapid City, S.D.

For more event information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/parks and search Wild Ride.

https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/ProgramsEvents/SpecialEvents/Pages/wild-ride.aspx