One of the bikes has a flat tire, I already fixed it once today, but I must not have done a good enough job. Today has been the first full day of Junior High #3, which brings me back to my old routine, the routine where I feel like I'm most doing my job as mountain bike leader. It means that I do three group rides a day, each about an hour, including the time it takes to get all the kids ready. Groups vary in size from 5 to 11, (the amount, not the age) both guys and girls. I like it when the girls get into biking, sometimes I have groups of girls who are super-hardcore, and that makes me happy. Sometimes little girls scare me though, like when they ride through trails sitting on their seats and with their feet dragging on the ground- it's just not safe, they can hit their shins on the pedals and they don't have their weight centered very well for maneuvering. So, in conclusion, girls who come mountain biking provide a mostly pleasant challenge.
Today we had some crazy dudes. Most of the crazies come out in open activities, not in the scheduled blocks. They can be scary to, and they're kindof hard on eachother. Often there will be one who thinks he's bigger, stronger, older, tougher, or better than some of the others, and who likes to criticize.
It's all fun though- It's just taking kids mountain biking. Some of them have never tried it before, and some of them speak broken English; other kids remind me more of myself. It's special.
Bed time.
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