It’s been hot and dry in Tacoma which means the trails and dusty and slick. We worked hard on how to handle the berms in these conditions

working on their active listening skills too

action shot!

appropriate mountain bike attire

Next Wednesday!!

A few hours after Mountain Bike Club there will be an opening party to celebrate the new park at the Pipeline Trailhead at First Creek! We just hit it up yesterday to play around and it’s super cool!

It was a hot and smoky Wednesday, but luckily for us in the forest it was cool and clear! Although the conditions were DRY which made for slick turns and perhaps a couple of us crashed out on some berms. It ain’t mountain biking if you don’t crash at least a couple times (even us adults).

students from Stewart and First Creek

gravity does not exist

catching air

pizza break

a skill all teenagers should know - how to ride a bike with a pizza

Even if you missed week one, all Tacoma middle school bike club students are welcome to attend on Wednesdays!

All of our middle school bike club students are invited to join us on Wednesdays in August to ride the trails of Swan Creek! We’ll provide the mountain bikes, helmets, snacks, lunch, and good vibes!

Club de Verano para Medio Estudiantes de la Escuela

Invitamos a todos los estudiantes de nuestro club de ciclismo de medio escuela a acompañarnos los miércoles de agosto para recorrer los senderos de Swan Creek! Nosotros pondremos las bicicletas de montaña, los cascos, los refrigerios, el almuerzo y el buen ambiente.

Post-STP Party

After a week of recuperating from our HUGE 200 mile ride we were ready to get together again to celebrate and reflect on what an accomplishment riding from Seattle to Portland really is!!

Fiesta posterior a la STP

¡Tras una semana recuperándose de nuestra ENORME ruta de 200 millas, estábamos listos para reunirnos de nuevo, celebrar y reflexionar sobre lo que realmente supone recorrer en bici la distancia entre Seattle y Portland!

Could not have picked a better location for our party - Kobayashi Creek was a welcome reprieve on a 90F day! / No podríamos haber elegido un lugar mejor para nuestra fiesta: ¡Kobayashi Creek fue un alivio muy bienvenido en un día con temperaturas de 32 °C (90 °F)!

Cooling off after our small, but hot 2 mile ride to the park / Refrescándose después de nuestro breve pero caluroso trayecto de 2 millas hasta el parque.

Pizza in the woods just taste better / La pizza sabe mucho mejor en medio del bosque.

Tour de Donut

This past Sunday over 100 cyclists skipped watching the end of the Tour de France to instead ride their own tour…of doughnuts in Tacoma! Even though this was not an official MTP event, enough of us showed up that it warranted a group photo.

El domingo pasado, más de 100 ciclistas se perdieron el final del Tour de Francia para hacer su propio recorrido... ¡de donas en Tacoma! Aunque no fue un evento oficial de MTP, nos reunimos suficientes personas como para justificar una foto de grupo.

3 donuts down 1 to go! / ¡3 donas consumidas y falta 1!

Seattle and Tacoma joined forces yet again to take 18 students on the 200 mile ride of a lifetime. This year was THE BEST thanks to much-cooler-than-usual weather, incredible positive vibes, and months of hard work crushing hills.

Otro año, otro STP

Seattle y Tacoma unieron fuerzas una vez más para llevar a 18 estudiantes a recorrer 200 millas en la aventura de sus vidas. Este año fue el mejor, gracias a un clima mucho más fresco de lo habitual, a una energía increíblemente positiva y a meses de arduo trabajo superando subiendo colina

DAY 1:

Waking up at 3am is actually the hardest part about doing STP. But we had an great first day riding from Seattle to Chehalis with a few fun stops along the way.

Día 1:

Levantarse a las 3 de la mañana es, en realidad, la parte más difícil de hacer la STP. Pero tuvimos un primer día estupendo pedaleando desde Seattle hasta Chehalis, con algunas paradas divertidas por el camino.

Day 2:

After riding 100 miles already, it felt impossible to get back on the saddle and do it all over again, but Day 2 ended up being EASY! Fueled by banana bread and the sweet communities who cheered us on along the way, the last 100 miles flew by. We are super proud of all of our students who rode through the pain, exhaustion, and head winds to cross the finish line in Portland together.

Día 2:

Tras haber recorrido ya 100 millas, parecía imposible volver a subirse al sillín y repetir la hazaña, ¡pero el segundo día resultó ser pan comido! Gracias a la energía del pan de plátano y al apoyo de las maravillosas comunidades que nos animaron durante el trayecto, las últimas 100 millas pasaron volando. Estamos muy orgullosos de todos nuestros estudiantes, que superaron el dolor, el agotamiento y el viento en contra para cruzar juntos la meta en Portland.

See ya next time, Portland! / ¡Hasta la próxima, Portland!

May was Bike Everywhere Month and MTP high school students across Pierce and King County tallied their miles ridden both during and outside of bike club! The entire total of all MTP bike clubs was enough miles to get from Seattle to Miami!!!

Schooooools Out for Summer!

School ends this week and all of our middle school bike clubs have wrapped up! We’ll miss y’all in July, but hope to see you in August for Middle School Summer Club ☀️

Last day pizza party at Guiadrone

Followed by a short ride to our favourite park!

First Creek students got a taco party and an 11 mile ride to Melanie’s Park and back

Stewart lucked out with a beautiful 10 mile ride to 2nd Cycle for a tour of the building, a run through the splash pad at Wright Park, and ice cream cones from Frisko Freeze.

STP Training

Seattle to Portland is less than a month away!! But we’re not scared. All of our dedicated high school students have been crushing hills and doing HUGE 50+ mile rides every weekend to prepare.

French Fry break at American Lake

Rode 16 miles just to get to the start of the trail, but it was worth it

And a huge day crushing hill on Vashon - the perfect way to train for STP

Training for STP has begun, and unfortunately, the best way to train is CRUSHING HILLS! Last week students got to participate in one of our favourite community events, The Destiny Dozen! And this weekend we did 1200 feet of climbing to Gig Harbour and back. Only 7 more weeks until we gotta ride 200+ miles. Will you be ready?

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Students full of confidence after crushing a hill

Mount T Crew representing

Gotta stop for selfies on the Narrows

Weekday Rides

Wonder what we’ve been up to during the week?

Monday Mount T students went for their longest ride of the year - all the way to the end of the Pipeline trail

Dock street with Lincoln - we saw a seal!

First Creek students’ first time biking across the 34th street bridges!

Six Sevvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvven

Stewart students had the best day picnicking in Ryan Park

…and racing the short track. Best time was 31 seconds!

Group photo - thanks for the water refills, Kim!!!

Schedule

No School on Monday! Hope everyone has a great long weekend!

SATURDAY!!! High school students are going at attempt at least 9 of the hardest hills in Tacoma! Meet at 2nd Cycle at 8:30am. We’ll provide breakfast and pizza for lunch!

Spring Riding Season

Mount T students rode to Lincoln…

…and Lincoln students rode to Mount T!

Stewart got a chance to ride some trails at Swan Creek

First Creek hanging out at the Pump Track

Go-Pro footage by Julian

10 mile ride with First Creek!

Slurpee Club

Schedule

Another busy week! Giaudrone is cancelled and high school students have a training ride on Saturday again. Nearly 20 miles through Lakewood hitting up all our favourite lakes. Hope the weather is good enough to dip our toes!

Last weekend 28 students from Pierce County and King County joined forces and participated in our namesake event, the Ride for Major Taylor!! We made our own route that started in Vassault Park, traversed the sound by ferry to Vashon, climbed hills for a couple hours, and then ferried it over to West Seattle for the final 5 miles before crossing the finish line.

We are so proud of all the students who absolutely crushed it!! Check out our video on Instagram and photos below!

El fin de semana pasado, 28 estudiantes de los condados de Pierce y King unieron fuerzas y participaron en nuestro evento insignia: ¡la Ride for Major Taylor! Trazamos nuestra propia ruta, que comenzó en el parque Vassault, cruzó el estrecho en ferry hacia Vashon, ascendió colinas durante un par de horas y, finalmente, tomó otro ferry hacia West Seattle para recorrer las últimas 5 millas antes de cruzar la línea de meta.

Estamos muy orgullosos de todos los estudiantes que lo dieron todo y lo hicieron increíble! Echen un vistazo a nuestro video en Instagram y a las fotos de abajo.

Training Rides

There are only 9 weeks until our Seattle to Portland ride!!! Are you ready to bike 206 miles? Probably not! Which is why we’re starting our training rides. This week we’ll be doing laps at Point Defiance and learning about how to be an efficient rider. Students bring your bikes to the first parking lot into the park, we’ll bring the snacks!

Salidas de entrenamiento

Solo quedan 9 semanas para nuestra ruta en bicicleta de Seattle a Portland! ¿Están listos para pedalear 206 millas? ¡Probablemente no! Por eso estamos comenzando nuestras salidas de entrenamiento. Esta semana daremos vueltas en Point Defiance y aprenderemos a ser ciclistas eficientes. Estudiantes, traigan sus bicicletas al primer estacionamiento del parque; nosotros traeremos los refrigerios.

The Ride for Major Taylor is THIS WEEKEND!!! Highschool students: Don’t forget to get your waivers signed. We’ll be meeting bright and early Sunday morning. Check out the schedule below!

Club Highlights/Bike Swap

Another busy week for MTP! Here’s what we’ve been doing so far this spring.

Mount Tahoma did a 15 mile ride up north to UPS and celebrated Cody’s birthday in a parking lot

First Creek kids went wild at a playground at McKinley Park

Stewart students did some community service this week by helping post flyers for 2nd Cycle’s Destiny Dozen ride

Week 2 at Giaudrone and we’ve already got 7 bikes built! 6 more to go!

On Saturday the interns experienced their first ever Bike Swap! We handed out stickers and pamphlets and talked MTP with the many wonderful people in the Tacoma bike community. It was a beautiful sunny day and a great event!

It’s a very busy week for MTP! We’ve bike club in 5 schools 5 days a week now PLUS it’s the Tacoma Bike Swap on Saturday! Come by to say hi and check out all the other cool bike organizations and businesses in Tacoma.

Horario y Bike Swap

Es una semana muy ajetreada para MTP! Ahora tenemos nuestro club de ciclismo en 5 escuelas, los 5 días de la semana; ¡Y ADEMÁS, este sábado se celebra el Tacoma Bike Swap! Pásense a saludar y a conocer a todas las demás organizaciones y negocios ciclistas geniales de Tacoma

New School Alert!!!

We are PUMPED to start a brand new bike club this spring at Giaudrone Middle School! Students learned parts of the bike, how to use tools, and starting building their very own bikes today.

Alerta de nueva escuela!!!

Estamos SÚPER emocionados de poner en marcha un nuevo club de ciclismo esta primavera en la Escuela Secundaria Giaudrone! Hoy, los estudiantes aprendieron las partes de la bicicleta y cómo utilizar las herramientas, y comenzaron a construir sus propias bicicletas.

Giaudrone students are the smartest! First school to ever figure out the answers were actually on the board the whole time / ¡Los estudiantes de Giaudrone son los más inteligentes! La primera escuela en darse cuenta de que, en realidad, las respuestas estuvieron en la pizarra todo el tiempo.

April Showers Bring May Flowers

When you work outside, you are acutely aware of the weather, but we’ve never let a little bit of rain slow us down! Plus all the flowers are blooming right now. It is actually the most wonderful time of the year, don’t let Big Christmas tell you otherwise.

Las lluvias de abril traen las flores de mayo

Cuando se trabaja al aire libre, uno es sumamente consciente del clima; ¡pero nunca hemos dejado que un poco de lluvia nos detenga! Además, todas las flores están floreciendo justo ahora. En realidad, es la época más maravillosa del año; no dejen que la «Gran Navidad» les diga lo contrario.

Mount Tahoma escaped the rain to hit up one of our favourite indoor spots, Tacoma R/C Raceway! / ¡Mount Tahoma se libró de la lluvia para visitar uno de nuestros lugares cubiertos favoritos: Tacoma R/C Raceway!

And they also stopped for burgers down the street. South Tacoma rules! / Y también pararon a comer hamburguesas calle abajo. ¡South Tacoma es lo máximo!

Lincoln Club enjoyed the rain to the fullest, hitting up Wright Park and grabbing slices of pizza in the Stadium district / El Lincoln Club disfrutó de la lluvia al máximo, visitando Wright Park y comiendo rebanadas de pizza en el distrito Stadium.

we love a bike pile / Nos encantan las pilas de bicicletas.

First Creek crew after crushing hills all over the Eastside / El equipo de First Creek tras conquistar las colinas de todo el Eastside

Sharing my culture with Stewart Middleschoolers (standing by the dumpsters in a convenience store parking lot drinking Slurpees)

How cool is it that we can just go ride our bikes all around town! As the season progresses, we’re getting more miles in and seeing so much that our little part of the world has to offer.

Mount Tahoma made their way to Steilacoom

Lincoln students hit up dockside

First Creek kids hanging out on the eastside

And Stewart students went for a huge 9.3 mile ride all over the dang place!

Schedule

Have a great week off, y’all! We’ll see ya again starting April 13th

We had a great week on two wheels! Collectively MTP Tacoma rode almost 40 miles! Plus, the sun finally made an appearance on Thursday!! We celebrated with ice cream sandwiches and a ride around the lake at Wapato Park.

Resumen del Club de Ciclismo

Tuvimos una semana fantástica sobre dos ruedas. ¡En conjunto, MTP Tacoma recorrió casi 40 millas! Además, el sol finalmente hizo acto de presencia el jueves. Lo celebramos con sándwiches de helado y un paseo alrededor del lago en el Wapato Park.

It may have been a bit chilly, but that just means the ice cream doesn’t melt / Puede que hiciera un poco de frío, pero eso solo significa que el helado no se derrite

First Creek made it to the end of the Pipeline Trail and only lost one pedal along the way / First Creek llegó al final del Pipeline Trail y solo perdió un pedal por el camino

Lincoln students learned a cool and relatively safe route from their school to the new arcade, Outer Orbit on South Tacoma Way / Los estudiantes de Lincoln aprendieron una ruta genial y relativamente segura desde su escuela hasta el nuevo salón recreativo, Outer Orbit, en South Tacoma Way

Mount Tahoma rode to one of our favourite destinations, Chambers Bay! No one went in the ocean this time though / El camino de Mount Tahoma hacia uno de sus destinos favoritos: Chambers Bay! Aunque, esta vez, nadie se metió en el océano.

BIKE SWAP VOLUNTEERS

Bike Swap Tacoma is one month away and they are looking for VOLUNTEERS!!! We’ll have a table at the event, so come give us a high five while you’re there!

VOLUNTARIOS PARA EL BIKE SWAP

Bike Swap Tacoma está a un mes y están buscando VOLUNTARIOS!! Tendremos mesa en el evento, así que ven a darnos un choque de manos mientras estás allí.

Schedule

The last normal week for a while! Every school in session plus Easter!

Horario

La última semana normal en un tiempo! ¡Todas las escuelas en clases, más la Pascua!

An incredibly wet week, but you better believe that didn’t slow us down! While we have some rain gear for sharing, it’s a good idea to come to club dressed appropriately whenever possible.

Everything is blooming! It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

one of these things is not like the other

Aura farming at First Creek

Real life salamander friend at Swan Creek! We moved him to a safer spot.

Schedule

It’s officially SPRING! Get ready for more miles each week!

The bikes have been built, the helmets sized, and the snacks procured. Now it’s time to ride! If only the weather got the memo about it being riding season. Torrential rain, hail, and strong winds made for an interesting week, but at least we had a lot of fun!

Riding some trails through Oak Tree Park

Hit up the new park at Ward’s Lake. It was so much fun even in the rail!

Learning hand signals at Lincoln

RydeSafe Stickers

Our friends at RydeSafe sent us a HUGE box of reflective stickers for our students to decorate their bikes! Not only did they come up with super cool ways to use the stickers, they are also a helpful way to be seen at night in the dark!

Schedule

Another full week for bike clubs! Let’s hope the weather is better ☔

An unusual week! Stewart is cancelled due to early dismissal and we’ve got a Friday the 13th, followed immediately by Pi Day! If time allows, we will also celebrate 311 (the band) on Wednesday.

Horario

¡Una semana inusual! Stewart se cancela por salida anticipada y tenemos un viernes 13, seguido inmediatamente por el Día Pi. Si el tiempo lo permite, también celebraremos 311 la banda el miércoles

We Rolling

Rain couldn’t stop us this week! We got in nearly 6 miles on the Pipeline trail with First Creek and saw a lot of horses along the way. At Stewart everyone passed their Road Readiness test and we took off around the neighbourhood!

Nosotros Rodando

¡La lluvia no nos detuvo esta semana! Recorrimos casi 9.6 millas. por el sendero Pipeline con First Creek y vimos muchos caballos por el camino. En Stewart, todos aprobaron el examen de preparación para la carretera y ¡salimos a recorrer el vecindario!

Apple break on the bench / Manzana se rompe en el banco

Hanging out in our favourite creek! / Pasando el rato en nuestro arroyo favorito

Starting Stewart club with Mocktail Hour / Comenzando el club Stewart con la Hora del Mocktail

All students aced the obstacle course / Todos los estudiantes aprobaron la carrera de obstáculos

Swapped bikes with a student and he smoked everyone in a 400m race around the track! Record to beat is 45 seconds! /Intercambió bicis con un estudiante y los ar rasó a todos en una carrera de 400 m. ¡El récord a batir es de 45 segundos!

Our own Mr. Lord came in 1st Place at the 2nd Cycle alley cat race this weekend! And he was representing us with a new custom Mount Tahoma Cycle Club shirt!!! More info soon on how to win one yourself.

The Kids are Alright

There was a walk out/protest at some of our schools this week and we got to see first hand hundreds of kids standing up for what they believe in.

Former bike club student and friends exercising their first amendment

Lincoln students started building their bikes this week!

And Stewart students finished their bikes!

Schedule

Our first normal week of the year! Almost all the bikes have been built, just in time for unseasonable warmth! Thanks climate change!

A packed week as we end the month. Our first day back at Lincoln is on Tuesday—make sure to bring your waivers! Also, our buds at 2nd Cycle are hosting an alley cat race Sunday March 1st! A perfect excuse to bike around Tacoma with your friends!!!

Horario

Una semana llena cuando terminamos el mes. Nuestro primer día en Lincoln es el martes - ¡asegúrense de traer sus exenciones! Además, ¡nuestros amigos en 2nd Cycle están organizando una “alley cat race” el domingo 1 de marzo! Una excusa perfecta para andar en bicicleta por Tacoma con tus amigos.

Building Bikes

Only middle schools last week thanks to a super long President’s Day weekend. We completed 3 bikes at First Creek and had special guests from Wall n Roll in Olympia join us at Stewart!

Construyendo Bicicletas

Solo las escuelas intermedias la semana pasada gracias a un fin de semana súper largo del Día del Presidente. ¡Completamos 3 bicicletas en First Creek y tuvimos invitados especiales que de Wall n Roll in Olympia se unieron a nosotros en Stewart!

Teamwork making the dream work / La union hace la fuerza

They may look hard, but 2 out of 5 of these sweeties are wearing comfy slippers / Puede que parezcan espinoso, pero 2 de cada 5 de estos tesoros llevan pantuflas cómodas.

Despite his face in the photo, Alex really appreciated all the help fixing his front break from the Wall n Roll staff / A pesar de su cara en la foto, Alex realmente agradeció toda la ayuda del personal de Wall n Roll para arreglar su freno delantero.

A new year and a new crop of riders! Each new student will start their bike club experience backwards in 2026. First we’ll build them. Then we’ll ride them! A perfect fit for the typical Pacific Northwest winter.

Vamos a construir algunas bicicletas

¡Un nuevo año y un nuevo grupo de estudiantes ! Cada nuevo estudiante comenzará su experiencia de club de bicicletas hacia atrás en 2026. Primero los construiremos. ¡Entonces los montaremos! Un ajuste perfecto para el típico invierno del noroeste del Pacífico.

Stewart Middle School students absolutely aced their Parts of the Bike test! / ¡Los estudiantes de Stewart Middle School superaron absolutamente sus partes del examen de bicicleta!

Schedule

We hope everyone had a great super-long weekend! Wednesday is the first day for First Creek students—remember to bring your waiver!

Horario

¡Esperamos que todos hayan tenido un gran fin de semana súper largo! El miércoles es el primer día para los estudiantes de First Creek ¡Recuerden traer su exención!

MTP students and their families are invited to join us celebrating Tacoma youths with our buds at 2nd Cycle!! If you can make it please email elissel@cascade.org to RSVP!!

2025 Wrapped!!

Since I’m not tracking everyone’s data, I don’t have the exact numbers, but these seem like some pretty good estimates. Seattle and Tacoma had a full year of fun events, big rides, and incredible memories. Can’t wait to do it all again in 2026!

Goodbye Fall

Goodbye early mornings, pouring rain, Halloween crazy bikes, broken chains, cyclocross, hot chocolate. It has been an amazing season riding bikes with you all and we can’t wait to do it all again in 2026!

Last day of morning club at First Creek!

Snowflake day at Stewart

Stewart students safely riding off into the dark rainy 5:00pm night

Lincoln students on their last ride of the year with their new bikes and lights!

We hope everyone has a great holiday and we’ll see ya in the new year 🎉

On a perfectly rainy Pacific Northwest weekend, 5 high school students woke up before dawn to ride bikes harder than they’d ever ridden them before. It might have been the last race of the season, but it was a first time experience for so many of our students (and one very out of shape staff member)!

We had the BEST day riding bikes in the mud (proof here), cheering on fellow racers, and eating pizza surrounded by friends old and new. Huge thank you to MFG Cyclocross for hooking us up with a sweet parking spot, free registration, and unlimited high-fives!

¡Woodland Park Gran Premio con MTP!

En un fin de semana lluvioso en el noroeste del Pacífico, cinco estudiantes de preparatoria se despertaron antes del amanecer para montar en bicicleta con más intensidad que nunca. Puede que fuera la última carrera de la temporada, pero fue una experiencia nueva para muchos de nuestros estudiantes (¡y para un miembro del personal que estaba muy fuera de forma!).

Tuvimos un día GENIAL montando en bici por el lodo, animando a nuestros compañeros y comiendo pizza rodeados de viejos y nuevos amigos. Muchísimas gracias a MFG Cyclocross por facilitarnos un sitio de aparcamiento estupendo, la inscripción gratuita y chocar los cinco sin parar.

MTP Tacoma Crew! / ¡Equipo MTP Tacoma!

High school boys starting line with a few ‘mature’ students there to help coach! / ¡Los chicos de secundaria están en la línea de partida con algunos estudiantes “maduros” allí para ayudar a entrenar!

Professional stolen from here / Foto profesional robada aqui

Fun is measured by how much mud you got in your mouth / La diversión se mide por la cantidad de lodo que tienes en la boca

Home base / base de operaciones

Schedule

High school clubs have wrapped up and middle schools are closed for Thanksgiving which means PARTY WEEK! No schools! No work! Ride your bike 8 hours a day!

Horario

Los clubes de preparatoria terminaron y las escuelas están cerradas por Acción de Gracias, lo que significa ¡SEMANA DE FIESTA! ¡No hay clases! ¡No hay trabajo! ¡Monta en bicicleta 8 horas al día!