You don’t need any experience with disability to start. You do need a mountain bike and the skills and fitness to ride it on single track mountain bike trails. When you volunteer, name a trail or a group ride that you like and we’ll do our best to match you up with an adaptive ride.
The MoCo Epic Adaptive Route was 5.5 miles with 443 feet of climbing.
Catalyst Sports has an excellent online training to get you started. (link) The course covers your role as a support rider and disability etiquette. This is required for Catalyst programs but I recommend it for anyone.
As you gain experience, you’ll progress from support rider, to ride leader, and bike fitter. If you want to take to the next level, you can become a certified adaptive mountain bike instructor.
