Perkiomen Valley Mountain Biking Story
Since 2022, Perkiomen Valley School District (PVSD) has been in discussions with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Cycling League: “PICL” (Pronounced “Pickle”) about forming a Mountain Bike Team. After a careful investigation that included gathering student and parent feedback, PVSD decided to launch their own Perkiomen Valley Mountain Biking Team for the 2024 Season. This team is affiliated with PVSD as a club sport through our Community Education program.
In 2023, an independent mountain biking team named Perkiomen Valley Inferno was launched as part of the “Inferno” Youth Mountain Bike Teams Collective. This collective includes; Phoenixville Inferno High School, Phoenixville Inferno Composite, Inferno East Composite, and Perkiomen Valley Inferno High School teams within PICL are nationally recognized youth mountain bike teams under the National Interscholastic Cycling Association; “NICA” umbrella.
The rules of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association state that whenever a school district-affiliated team is formed, all students of that said school district must join their school district team. Therefore, we are excited to announce that Perkiomen Valley Inferno will be merging with the newly formed Perkiomen Valley School District Mountain Biking Team that is yet to be named. We are excited to work together with Inferno and hopeful about our future as we seek to expand student participation with mountain biking in the Perkiomen Valley.
https://www.morekidsonbikespa.org/
MORE KIDS ON BIKES 501 (c)(3) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to get more kids on bikes. Our primary focus is in support of youth mountain biking.
We believe that mountain biking is an exciting lifetime activity that not only offers an opportunity for physical exercise, but also supports mental health & emotional well-being.
One way we deliver on our mission is to engage with all socio-economic levels of families in the Phoenixville, PA community and offer resources to the student-athletes participating in the local youth mountain bike team. This allows kids to be part of the mountain bike team who may not otherwise have access to ride due to the steep and annual rising costs of the sport.
Mountain biking helps build self-confidence, teaches perseverance, and develops and nurtures the value of personal goal-setting, strengthens leadership skills, and highlights the importance of understanding team building dynamics. Youth mountain bike programs also focus on proper shared trail riding etiquette, education on natural resource stewardship, and community service work like trail maintenance and bike rider safety activism. We strive to be a space for all with an emphasis on equity, equality, safety, access and community.