Cycling On Purpose

04/06/2026

No Liberty Lake elementary Bike Bus this week.

It’s spring break.

We’ll hit the road again Friday, April 17th.

See you then!

04/04/2026

04.03.2026 Liberty Lake Elementary Bike Bus

Small group today ahead of spring break. It was warmer than expected and turned out to be a great morning.

04/03/2026

If your kids go to Liberty Creek or Liberty Lake Elementary, join our bike bus tomorrow morning at 8:15am.

03/28/2026

Our 2026 bike bus season kicked off this morning with our route from Rocky Hill Park to and

It’s was a lot of fun and the kids had a great time!

See you again next Friday!

01/24/2026

Kids love a mission with a clear goal.

Our winter You g Naturalist Program is a one-hour nature adventure for K-4. We look for animal clues, tree clues, and listen to the sounds of winter in the forest.

Snow has been unpredictable (and scarce) this winter, so we’ll stay flexible. Snowshoes if there’s snow. Boots if there’s not. Same curriculum either way.

Local trailhead in Liberty Lake or Dishman Hills, confirmed 24 hours before.

Limited snowshoes available.

RSVP Required. Link in bio.

12/18/2025

We now have snowshoes for kids and teens who register for the Cycling On Purpose Young Naturalist program this winter.

We’re going to give kids a chance to immerse themselves in nature for three Saturdays in February.

11/28/2025

🚨 Just when you thought bike prices were finally calming down, it looks like Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs are set to throw the entire industry into chaos all over again.

Tariffs - it’s a word that can make your eyes glaze over, I get it. But it’s worth paying attention to, because this could directly impact the price of your next bike, your next groupset, or even just a new set of tires.

So, what is a tariff? Simply put, it’s a tax placed on imported goods.

The textbook theory is that by making foreign products more expensive, it encourages consumers to buy domestically produced items instead. This, in turn, is supposed to protect and create jobs at home. A neat and tidy idea, perhaps.

But here’s where it gets messy for cycling. The bike industry isn't neat or tidy; it's a sprawling, global ecosystem where almost nothing is made entirely in one place.

Think of a bicycle not as a single product, but as a global project. The frame might be expertly crafted in Taiwan, the drivetrain components could come from Shimano factories in Malaysia or Singapore, and the finishing kit - handlebars, saddle, bolts - might be sourced from mainland China.

These individual parts often cross several borders before they are all brought together for final assembly.

The proposed tariffs, particularly a potential 60% tax on goods from China and significant levies on other Asian nations, would add a cost at multiple points in this complex journey. A bike's components could effectively be taxed more than once as they move through the supply chain.

And companies, in a rather predictable twist, are not in the business of absorbing losses. They have to cover their costs, and that means the increased expense from tariffs will inevitably be passed down the line.

Ultimately, that cost lands squarely on the final price tag you see in your local bike shop or on a website.

This isn’t just speculation, either. The first tremors are already being felt.

Two of the biggest names in the industry, Trek and Specialized, have already signaled that price hikes are coming in the United States. Trek is raising prices across most of its bike lines, even on back-ordered items, likely to prevent a rush on pre-tariff inventory.

Specialized is taking a slightly different approach, adding a 10% surcharge to invoices on certain models, including some of its newest e-bikes. They’ve noted, however, that they might remove the charge if the tariff situation changes, which just highlights the deep uncertainty everyone is feeling.

It all feels very reactive, and for an industry still trying to stabilize, it’s a serious headwind.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 👇 💬

11/27/2025

Our first year is small in size, huge in meaning.

This was the year we launched our elementary bike bus.

A simple idea. Kids riding to school together, cared for by adults, moving their bodies and seeing their neighborhood in a new way.

It was also the year we rode 2,500 miles across the country for youth mental health.

One rider and a lot of open road and a clear purpose.

And we are just at the starting line.

In the coming year, we plan to expand the bike bus and bring kids into programs like the Young Naturalist Program, where time in nature becomes part of their mental health support.

Nature is not a luxury. It is part of mental health.

Every small ride now is planting seeds of resilience for later.

Today, on Thanksgiving, we are grateful for you.

For everyone who cheered on the cross country ride, helped launch the bike bus or simply believes kids deserve safe ways to move and feel better.

11/25/2025

Macaroni KID Camarillo - Ventura - Oxnard CA shared an article I wrote a few months ago.

Thank you for sharing and giving parents more ideas about how to enable their kids to spend more time in nature.

“A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, tha…

11/25/2025

The world feels heavy for a lot of kids right now.

Every ride, every breath of cold air, every laugh on the trail reminds them that calm and courage are still possible. That their body can help steady their mind.

This Giving Tuesday, December 2, we are riding toward resilience with youth who deserve safe places to move, connect and feel like they belong. Thank you for being part of a community that believes nature is not a luxury. It is part of mental health.

Learn more about our Giving Tuesday campaign here:
https://cyclingonpurpose.org/giving-tuesday-2025

11/15/2025

Something shifts when a child swaps screen light for sunlight.

Maybe you’ve seen it.

A kid walks into a park still carrying the day—tight shoulders, fast breathing, a mind buzzing with worries.

Ten minutes later, they’re racing leaves in a stream, or counting birds, or just lying in the grass staring at the sky.

This isn’t just a nice moment.

Researchers are finding that time in nature can help kids feel happier, calmer, and more focused.

The Child Mind Institute reports that kids who play outside more often tend to be less anxious and better at paying attention than kids who spend most of their time indoors.

A recent scientific review found that nature exposure appears to have a real, measurable benefit for the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents—not just their bodies, but their minds.

The American Academy of Pediatrics also points to a positive relationship between nature contact and children’s health, especially for physical activity and mental health, and encourages families and communities to make green spaces part of everyday life.

One study highlighted by the American Psychiatric Association Foundation looked at kids ages 9–14 taking part in just two one-hour guided forest sessions.

Even with this small dose of “forest time,” researchers saw improvements in mood and stress responses for youth already facing mental health challenges.

The Children & Nature Network has gathered hundreds of studies showing similar patterns: more nearby nature, more outdoor play, and stronger connection to nature are linked with lower stress and better mental health for children and youth.

At Cycling On Purpose, we hold onto a simple truth:

Nature is not a luxury.

It is part of mental health.

Movement + nature + caring relationships can give kids and teens one more path toward calm, courage, and purpose.

What helps the young people in your life reset—time outside, movement, creativity, something else?

Share one simple practice in the comments so another family can try it too.

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