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iBike4Kids

7 September
Victoria Esplanade

iBike4Kids

7 September 2025 @ 8:15 am – 12:00 pm

iBike4Kids is our biggest day for our littlest riders. Held at the beginning of September in the Victoria Esplanade, it’s a fun day out where kids can ride and enjoy their bikes on dirt (and sometimes muddy!) trails.

iBike4Kids is not a race. It is a fun family event where there are no prizes for winning. Everyone who takes part gets a medal, a bunch of swag just for entering and the chance to win cool prizes like mountain bikes, helmets and other great stuff. You must be at the major spot prize draw to claim your prize. There are also heaps of minor spot prizes that you may be lucky enough to be given at registration.

Participants can choose between short, medium, and long courses and test their talents on a skills course. There is also a ‘balance bike section’ for those under five who ride without pedals or have training wheels.

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Things you need to know

The event is open to preschool, primary and intermediate-aged kids.
The only way to enter the event is online. Just click on the button below. There are limited spaces, so get in early! Entries close at 5 pm, 6 September.
Entry fees are $20 per child and $10 for the balance bike kids.
Cool event T-shirts are available for $25 each. Order these when you enter, and you’ll get them on the event day. The cut-off date for T-shirt orders is 8am on 25 August. This is to ensure T-shirts can be printed and ready for the event.
Photos will be taken at the event, published on social media, and used to publicise this and future events. The event is open to the public, and organisers cannot control who publishes photos. Entry into the event implies acceptance of these conditions. 
Riders with training wheels or on balance bikes can only enter the balance bike course. Children who need a mum or dad to help them must ride the short course.
Geared bikes are not essential. BMX-style bikes are fine, but bikes with fat tyres and gears are best. Participants must ensure their bikes are safe before entering the event.
The event will run whether it is wet or fine.
On event day, you must go to registration to pick up your event pack. You may even get a spot prize!
Registration opens at 8:15 am
9:00 – Long course
9:55 – Medium course
11:00 – Balance bike course
11:15 – Short course
Event start times
09:15 – Long course
10:10 – Medium course (in two waves)
11:15 – Balance bike course
11:30 – Short course
There will be a briefing just before each category starts. EVERYONE must attend, so make sure you are there and listening hard!
Participants must ensure their bikes are safe before entering the event. We recommend you have your bike checked at your local bike shop, enlist the help of a friend or, if you have the skills, make sure everything is in safe working order.
If you have difficulty with your entry or need a refund, please email [email protected].
ENTRIES NOW CLOSED

Check out our cool iBike4Kids t-shirts!

T-shirts must be pre-ordered to allow time for printing. Sales close at 8am on Monday 25 August to allow time for printing. Your tee shirts will be available for pickup on the day.

T-shirts available in XS=6, S=8, M=10, L=12 XL=14 or small adult.

Order your T-shirt when you complete your entry form.

A bit of history.

What we now call iBike4Kids started in 2004 as the Bikewise Kids Bike Jam. When the promoter struggled to run the event in 2012, MMBC took over, and iBike4Kids was born.  

The initial goal was to run an event with half the entry fee and double the prizes. That’s the model we continue to use. In 2025, we are forced to increase the entry fee to $20 but still just $10 for Balance Bikes. This is the first increase since 2013, and there are still two major spot prizes for mountain bikes and numerous smaller prizes. With the help of our sponsors, we aim to give back the entry fees in medals and prizes.

Profits from the event are invested in the MMBC skills development programme or public access trails. iBike4Kids participants are encouraged to sign up for MMBC’s skills development sessions, which are run during term 4 at Hardie Street Reserve.

Event Rules

As always, there must be a few rules to make the event run smoothly and safely!

Safety

All riders must wear a helmet and closed-toe shoes.
We recommend that riders wear gloves.
Participants must ensure their bikes are safe before entering the event. If in doubt, check your bike at a bike shop. Check the ends of the handlebars; if there is a hole, plug it up. Bike shops have plugs. A mechanic will be on hand for emergency repairs but will not do safety checks.
Participants must listen to and obey instructions from marshals and event organisers.
There will be first aid on-site.
The course is open to the public at all times.
Marshals will be stationed around the course to assist riders and control pedestrians.
There will be lead and tail riders for each group.
Spectators must stay behind the tape/barriers in the start/finish areas.
Event organisers reserve the right to change the course for safety reasons.
A young girl riding down a sloping trail.

Accompanying riders

All accompanying riders must wear helmets.
All balance bike riders must be accompanied by someone over 10 years old who has been walking or running for over 10 years.
Children under 6 must be accompanied by a person over 10 who is walking, running, or biking in SHORT COURSE ONLY and must start at the back of the start wave.
You may only accompany riders on the short and balance bike courses. No accompanying riders are permitted on the medium or long courses.
Those on trailer bikes must start at the back of the short course only.

Please Take Note

The club event manager’s decision is final for any disputes.

Courses

Please carefully choose the course for your child. It is best for everyone if everyone is riding a course that is within their skill and fitness levels. We will wait a reasonable length of time for everyone to finish, but we will close the courses off in a time that will allow us to start the next wave on time.

When choosing the course, consider how long it will take your child to ride, approximately 3km. Then use the following as a guide: riders on the Long Course should be able to ride 3km in under 15mins; those on the Medium Course should be able to ride 3km in under 25mins; and those on the Short Course will have at least 35mins.

All riders complete the same course with a different number of laps for each grade.

If you have a question about what grade to enter your child, please email [email protected] or ring Bill on 027 473 1311

Short

This course is about 2.8km and is recommended for 5-6 year olds. It is mostly flat, with no obstacles and one short downhill section.

Medium

The medium course is two laps of the short course (about 5.6km). Recommended for beginners and 7-year-olds.

Long

The long course is three laps of the short course (about 8.4km). Recommended for competent riders and those 8 years and older.

Balance bike

Flat, no obstacles but with interesting terrain. This course is approximately 0.8km long and is open only for under 5-year-olds on balance bikes (bikes without pedals) or on bikes with 16-inch wheels with or without trainer wheels. Riders with a disability are welcome to try this course or a longer course if they are able.

Note: We will ask those not meeting the criteria to wait and participate in the short course. We encourage all pedal bikers, even those under 5, to do the short course, including those with trainer wheels.

Skills course

The Skills Course will include obstacles to ride over or around that will test riding skills. There will always be an easy way around the trickier things.

Make sure you check it out. There will be adults on hand to help out!

Course Map

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Contact

Bill Russell
027 473 1311
[email protected]