Lessons, guided rides, workshops, ways to improve

Here’s a sampling of places where people can buy, rent and fix mountain bikes, and get good advice on how to have a great, safe adventure.

Stowe Mountain Bike Club

Information: stowemountainbike.com, facebook.com/StoweMtbClub, 802-233-2129. All-volunteer club builds, maintains and does the work to make great singletrack available to everyone. The club spent more than $70,000 on trails last year. Those dollars come from Stowe town government, grants and memberships, and coreporate sponsors.

A season’s pass to ride what the club believes is the finest single-track in Vermont costs as little as $35.

Group rides

SMBC: Every Tuesday, 6 p.m. Check SMBC Facebook page for weekly info. Any and all, beginner to intermediate, welcome. Casual and social; no ego. Bite and brews afterward. Also, a choice of faster-paced, longer rides.

Mansfield Cycles: Every Thursday, 6 p.m., ladies ride. Check Mansfield Cycles Facebook page for weekly info. Social afterwards.

iRide: Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30. Mondays, fast-paced. Wednesdays, social.

Bike club events

• B3 – Bikes, Bevs & Beats. Townwide festival with group rides, critical mass ride, music/bands, brew and bev tastings and specials, village kickoff party, barbecues, kids’ activities, restaurant specials and more! June 26, 27, 28.

• Fourth of July SMBC parade. Join us as we bike down the Mountain Road and into the village.

• Pond jump party Aug. 22.

Trapp Family Lodge

700 Trapp Hill Road, Stowe

Information: 253-5755, trappfamily.com/mountain-biking.htm.

• Progression of trails designed from beginner through expert levels.

• Mountain biking skills lessons, guided trips on and off-property, rental bike fleet (from children’s cruisers to full suspension bikes).

• Trails open through Nov. 1.

• Stowe Mountain Bike Club members get a discounted $50 season pass at the Trapp Family Outdoor Center.

• Day passes available.

• Group lessons, private coaching, and guide services available.

iRide

393 Mountain Road, Stowe

Information: iridevt.com, facebook.com/pages/iRide/377621941976.

Bikes, gear, full service and bike-tuning, blog, good advice.

AJ’s Ski & Sports

350 Mountain Road, Stowe

Information: 253-4593, stowesports.com.

Bicycle sales, service and rentals. Mountain bikes for sale, including Specialized Kona and Felt. Service work on any brand. Bikes to rent — hardtail, full-suspension, demo mountain bikes.

Mansfield Cycles at Nordic Barn

4081 Mountain Road, Stowe

Info: mansfieldcyclesvt.com, 253-4531.

• Sales and rentals of full suspension and hard tail demo bikes from Intense Cycles and Rocky Mountain Bicycles.

• Guided biking tours by reservation.

Rugged Adventures Camp

Information: ruggedadventurescamp.com.

Stowe-based summer camp program includes a Mountain Bike Adventure in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom July 28-30. Ages 9 and up; some experience needed. Email ruggedadventurescamp@gmail.com.

Onion River Sports

20 Langdon St., Montpelier

Information: 229-9409, onionriver.com.

• Friday night fix — Bike clinics on designated Fridays, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Covers entry-level care and keeping of bikes; 10 percent off bike parts and accessories purchased at clinic.

• Tuesdays, RoadSpokes with Linda Freeman. Road ride. Beginner to intermediate. Meet at Montpelier High School at 5:15 p.m.

• Wednesdays, informal mountain bike rides for intermediate/advanced riders. Meet at Onion River Sports, 6 p.m. Various routes.

• Thursdays, Montpelier Area Mountain Bike Association group rides. bikemamba.org.

Let’s Get Outdoors

Tad Davis started a children’s mountain bike program in the summers, and it grew into Let’s Get Outdoors. Info: lets-get-outdoors.com, thadeusdavis@yahoo.com.

• Let’s GO Mountain Biking: Weekly beginner rides, 8 and up, 9-11 a.m., Tuesdays, June 30-Aug. 18; senior advanced group, ages 11-13, noon-4 p.m., Tuesdays, June 30-Aug. 18; junior advanced group, ages 8-10, Wednesdays, July 1-Aug. 19; race team, ages 8-16, 5-8 p.m., Wednesdays July 1-Aug. 19.

Waterbury Bike Park

Information: waterburybikepark.webs.com.