Youth Programs

Our youth programs are 100% free-of-charge. They teach resourcefulness, build grit and determination and provide alternative ways of learning.

Through these programs, youth in 6th-12th grade–many from underserved or underprivileged communities–can connect with the opportunity to learn bike mechanics and riding safety. They also provide an after-school community for students, and enable them to experience group rides, overnight bike camping trips, and racing regardless of income level.

Earn-a-Bike

As well as learning basic bike repair skills and problem-solving skills, youth build confidence and work their way towards earning their very own bike!

Our youth mechanics master:

Saturday Bike Rides

Weekly Saturday rides give our youth mechanics the chance to:

Past rides have included museum excursions in the city, dirt rides in the woods and spending time exploring bike paths in the local area. . About once a month there’s a ride to a volunteering opportunity.

Phoenix youth, their family members and pre-registered ride leaders are welcome to take part.

Rides are held on Saturdays, usually from 11am – 3pm.

Check out this month’s ride schedule & sign up here!

Team Phoenix

Our junior race team is a fun and energetic group of youth who race cyclocross in the fall, garage races in the spring, and mountain biking races in the summer. Phoenix covers all race-related costs, including race licenses and registrations, and provides transportation to and from practices and races.

To be eligible for Team Phoenix:

Paid Internships

Internships are available for Earn-a-Bike graduates ages 15-18. Internships are held over a three-month period during fall and spring semesters, and over a two-month period in the summer. The deadline for spring applications is February 23, 2023.

Shop Internship

Our Shop Internship gives students the opportunity to experience the business side of running a full-service bike shop. This internship will focus on the service, sales, and inventory management sides of our shop. Interns will gain retail and customer service experience and job readiness skills through maintaining our eCommerce database, leading shop tours, creating service tickets, and more.

Program Internship

Our Program Internship gives students the opportunity to operate in the back of the shop. This internship will focus on teaching hands-on bike mechanics skills to students as a junior instructor in on-site and off-site classes. Interns will gain experience teaching, creating and implementing curriculum, developing classroom management skills, learning data entry and analysis, and more.

Ready to get started?

Please fill out our registration form to sign up for Earn-a-Bike, and reach out to us at youth@phoenixbikes.org with any questions.