Houston Sprockids

IMBA Sprockids clubs offer young people a positive and fun way to get involved in mountain biking while teaching them skills and values that will guide them through life. Sprockids clubs nationwide lead all types of kid’s mountain biking events, including fun rides, skills clinics and races. For more information on volunteering or to find out how to set up a clinic for your organization e-mail jamie@ghorba.org  or keith@ghorba.org  For additional information on the IMBA Sprockids program visit: www.imba.com/sprockids/index  

The Houston Sprockids program was founded when GHORBA was called upon by the Houston Parks & Recreations Department and National Parks Service to hold a mountain bike clinic at Sunnyside Park in April of 2003. This clinic was part of a community outreach program to the residents in the area of the future Hill at Sims Bayou Park. This is the park that would have been the Olympic mountain bike venue.

The plans for the park still include mountain bike trails. The clinic was held to introduce the area kids to mountain biking and their families to the Hill at Sims Bayou Park that will be opening in a couple of years.

As part of this program GHORBA agreed to provide bikes, helmets, curriculum, volunteers and instructors for the clinic. The instructors consisted of GHORBA members,

The volunteers were individuals from the Sunnyside Community Center and GHORBA members.

As a result of the first clinic GHORBA currently owns and maintains 20 kids mountain bikes for use in the Sprockids program. We are continually seeking funding for helmets and necessary equipment.

We are also teaming up with the Byke Project to help inner-city kids get their bikes repaired. GHORBA is accepting used bikes in any condition to be refurbished and donated to children in the Houston area. For more information on the Byke Project go here.

Do You want to help? Donate to GHORBA's Houston Sprockids Program Here.