Olympian-led bike camps and private lessons across Colorado's Front Range — beginner through trail. Built on a 3 P method: Practice, Patience, Perseverance.
Every Pedaling Minds week is engineered as a 5-day progression. We're not babysitters with bikes — we're an Olympian's curriculum, taught in a Boulder parking lot, on real bikes, with real kids.
Practice. Patience. Perseverance. The framework parents tell us their kid started using off the bike — at school, in the mountains, with their siblings. We capitalize them on purpose.
Skills compound with reps. Our progression earns each next step — never skipped, never rushed. By Wednesday your kid will be teaching themselves.
We meet kids where they are emotionally — fearful or confident, four or fourteen. No two riders take the same path. Coaches read the room before they read the curriculum.
We don't give up until the goal is reached. Once your kid learns to ride, that skill stays with them — forever. The 3 Ps follow them into the rest of their lives.
From total beginner to multi-mile trail rider. Tap a level to see who it's for — and what camps line up.
For kids brand new to a bike. We start with balance, fit, helmet, and the absolute basics. By the end of a week, most riders are pedaling independently. This is where the magic happens.
Ages 5–8 with little or no bike experience. By Friday, riding.
Cornering, braking, group riding. Daily sessions at Valmont Bike Park.
Off-site mountain riding. 10+ miles a day. Real trails.
Mike Friedman raced bikes professionally for a decade. In 2014, fresh off the world tour, he started Pedaling Minds as a part-time passion project — sparked by the moment he taught one kid to ride, watched the bullying stop, and realized this was the work.
In 2025, one in three kids who walked through a Pedaling Minds camp was on a scholarship. We don't means-test, we don't ask for documentation, and we don't let cost be the reason your kid doesn't ride. If you need help, ask.
We didn't write any of these. Parents did — usually on Friday afternoon, mid-tear.
"My son went from a constrained, out-of-control training-wheel rider on Monday to a freewheeling kid on a bigger bike — sans training wheels — on Friday. He rode 30 miles that week."
"5 years our boys have done Pedaling Minds. They started in Learn-to-Pedal not riding at all. Now they're on the mountain bike trails for 10+ miles."
"Coach Adam was a godsend. Every time Landen fell, he encouraged him. Two lessons later, Landen was confident enough to practice in the neighborhood."
Summer 2026 camps are open. Private lessons run year-round. Need a scholarship? Just ask.