Join us on Friday, October 26th and get ready for some Halloween fun at The Wheel Mill! From 6:00-9:00pm, we will be throwing a Halloween Session including a best costume contest, riding contests and trick and treat! What? Trick AND Treat? We put our on spin on things and riders will go around to different rooms where guest pros will be hanging out, the rider has to do a trick to get candy or a prize!
Thanks to our event sponsors: Live Jaunt, Pro Bikes, Ink Division & More TBA.
Trail Pittsburgh is bringing Red Bull Media House’s latest film North of Nightfall to Pittsburgh on September 21st. Join us for a ride leaving at 6PM sharp to Frick Park (or indoor if weather is bad) and come back to The Wheel Mill for pizza and a movie.
The ride is open to all skill levels and will split up based on size. Don’t feel like riding? Just show up at 7:30pm for pizza and a movie!
Please RSVP here on Facebook as ‘going’ so that we know how many pizzas to order.
Schedule
6:00 – 7:30pm: Frick Park Ride (indoors if poor weather)
7:30pm: Pizza /Pot luck
8:00pm: North of Nightfall Screening
9:00pm: End Screening
June 9th and 10th is our Ride Like A Girl Summer Weekend! Join us for a weekend of Women’s indoor and outdoor clinics. The weekend has two tracks of classes, one for Mountain Bikes and one for BMX. For more information click this LINK.
Oh how time flies when you’re flying on your bike. We’re stoked for many more years of riding and want to celebrate all the fun we’ve had so far. Come help us celebrate our 5 year anniversary on April 28th!
General Information:
Date: April 28th
Time: 12pm-5pm
Price: All day passes are half off! First timers are just $5.
Activities:
5 Years of Radness at The Wheel Mill Photo Gallery
A screening of past edits from The Wheel Mill
Door prizes
Free Food
Schedule:
1:00pm: Youth and ADULT Strider Races (Yes, the adults get a try this time!)
What an awesome day! The Next Generation Jam is a youth based jam that The Halahan’s, The Wheel Mill and Mike Potoczny put on together every year. Kid’s from all over America and Canada joined us for the 5th annual jam. Check out some photos from the action.
Sponsors:
We would like to thank all the sponsors who made this event possible!
Vans, G-Form, School of Rock, Live Jaunt, FBM, Subrosa Brand, The Shadow Conspiracy, One Feather Press, Ride Like A Girl, Pro Bikes, Profile Racing, Kink, Joy Ride 150, Camp 3, DDR BMX, Wood Ward Camp, BMX Groms, The BMX In Our Blood, Grind Works, Fit Bike Co., S & M Bikes, Deluxe and Spawn.
The Rickey Bates BMX Banned Together Charity will award it’s 4th annual scholarship to our Summer Bike Camp! They will be picking two riders to go to one week of our summer camp!
Every rider 16 years old or younger will get a raffle ticket each visit to the park in the month of May. At the end of the month the two lucky riders will be picked and notified. Any questions about the contest email Mike@thewheelmill.com.
UPDATE JUNE 6TH:
The big winners for 2018 are Julian Zucco and Jasper Shelly!! Please email Mike@thewheelmill.com to line up your week of camp!
We were lucky enough to host a contest with Brian Kachinsky and Van Homan. The contest went totally off and was one of the best contests we have ever hosted. Check out all the action in Ride BMX’s coverage.
On January 13, 2018 The Wheel Mill was packed with 73 female cyclists and six coaches. We came together for the Ride Like A Girl Weekend with a common goal to get more women on bikes. Each coach taught fundamental classes as well as specialized lessons on different areas of the park. The park was closed to the public so the riders can have full focus without distractions and never feel they are in the way. The energy was great, starting off Saturday morning getting riders’ bikes dialed in. Once the coaches introduced themselves and got everyone pumped for the lessons, we broke out into groups. We separated the fundamental classes by New to MTB\BMX, Beginner Fundamentals and Advanced Fundamentals. For a large group event like this, it is important to make sure riders understand basic fundamentals before having them ride the park. Then after the fundamental classes the coaches broke off into areas of the park to work on specific skills.
This was the third year for this event and this year was the best yet! Thanks to all the amazing coaches and sponsors who came together to make this event possible. There are many women’s events all around the US–why is this one so unique? Having the park closed to the public for two days on a busy January weekend is extremely helpful. Many women feel intimidated at bike parks when it’s crowded. This creates a fear barrier and can make it unsafe to ride. We eliminate the fear with clear coaching and constantly keeping riders within their skill level to decrease chance of injury. We also have coaches dedicated as a whole in making the scene better for women from both MTB and BMX backgrounds. Special thanks to the owner of The Wheel Mill and the staff for believing in the mission to get more women on bikes, we truly could not enjoy the same experience without the park being closed.
Sunday we had 59 riders attend, and with a similar schedule from the day prior, ladies worked on making sure all their goals were met before the weekend was over. Another day filled with coaching, rooms being filled with laughter or cheers from a rider completing something they have been working up the courage to do. The best times are spent at the end of each coaching day in the lounge as a group. Each rider was encouraged to speak out loud to the group about their experience and what they have learned or overcome. The room was filled with emotions as each rider shared the best moment of their day. Tears were shed, hugs were exchanged, and stories that made everyone laugh is why this weekend is so special. For some this is the start of something new in their life and for others it is the start of a successful season now they are riding confident instead of in fear.
We will be having a Summer Ride Like A Girl Women’s Weekend June 9th-10th with coaches Carley Young and Karen Brooks. This event will be indoors on Saturday and outdoors on Sunday. Karen Brooks takes MTB riders to Frick Park and Carley Young takes riders to the Westmoreland BMX Track.
Thanks to coaches who made this event possible: Carley Young, Karen Brooks, Cory Coffey, Hillary Marques, Nina Buitrago, and Kathi Krause.
Thanks to all the sponsors who make this event possible:
The Wheel Mill, Ride Like A Girl, Ink Division, Aero Tech Designs, Fischer Nutrition, Dirt Rag, Pro Bikes, Hammer Nutrition, S&M Bicycles, Shadow Conspiracy, One Feather Press, Etnies, 343 Graphix, Dans Comp, Bike Pittsburgh, Specialized, Pedros, DC Designs, Kink, Deluxe, G-Form, BMX Training, Over the Bar Café, Empire, No Wear, Fit Bicycles, Subrosa, Jaunt.
Words by: Carley Young and Karen Brooks
Photos by: Murphy Moschetta
