Jr. Vultures (4th and 5th Grades)

DEVO offers two options for 4th and 5th Grade riders, and both options are focused on FUN! Important Note: Please sign up your rider for the class that most adequately describes their CURRENT skill level. If you’re not sure which group would be best, please contact us! 

• The Skills Group is for riders new to DEVO, where focus will be on developing skills required to ride trails safely and confidently, including standing while riding, pumping, cornering, trail scanning, braking, trail etiquette, and climbing/shifting. Some riders will benefit from multiple Skills Group sessions before moving to the Trails Group.
• The Trails Group requires one semester of participation in the Skills Group AND a recommendation from a rider’s coach from the previous semester. Trails Group riders are confidently and safely riding singletrack trails by exhibiting skills such as standing when riding, level pedals, confident braking/stopping with both brakes, and fully riding BTI and Jabberwocky without walking any parts. Focus will be on slightly longer rides and more climbing than the Skills Group. New skills will be introduced, including navigating jumps, drops, and roll downs.

All 5th grade riders will be invited to participate in our Rogue Composite Vultures team as they enter 6th grade, either as a team rider, or through the Fall Ospreys program, which exposes them to the team, but without the commitment the team requires.