The Orange County Sheriff’s Department partnered with Rancho Santa Margarita leaders over the weekend to host the city’s first-ever Bike Rodeo.
While residents were entertained by a BMX performance and music, Sunday’s event in the Bell Tower Regional Community Center parking lot also shared important tips for safe bike riding.
The rodeo featured an obstacle course for practicing riding skills and learning the rules of the road, and free bike inspections were offered.
The Sheriff’s Department also offers bike safety videos on its website.
Blake Miller, a Rancho Santa Margarita Community Services Specialist, guides Paul Sushko, 7, through the obstacle course at the city’s first-ever Bike Rodeo in the parking lot of the Bell Tower Regional Community Center in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lennie Westfall of the BMX Stunt Masters jumps over his fellow riders during Rancho Santa Margarita’s Bike Rodeo in the parking lot of the Bell Tower Regional Community Center in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A boy moves through the obstacle course at the Rancho Santa Margarita’s Bike Rodeo in the parking lot of the Bell Tower Regional Community Center in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
James Foster of the BMX Stunt Masters appears to defy gravity while performing a stunt off the ramp during Rancho Santa Margarita’s Bike Rodeo in the parking lot at the Bell Tower Regional Community Center Rancho in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lennie Westfall of the BMX Stunt Masters sails through the air while performing a stunt off the ramp during Rancho Santa Margarita’s Bike Rodeo in the parking lot of the Bell Tower Regional Community Center in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Friends Naomi Young, 9, and Jacob Dooley, 7, front, pose for a photo with BMX Stunt Riders, from left, Lennie Westfall, James Foster, and Chris Hughes during Rancho Santa Margarita’s Bike Rodeo in the parking lot of the Bell Tower Regional Community Center Rancho in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Kids navigate the obstacle course at Rancho Santa Margarita’s Bike Rodeo in the parking lot at the Bell Tower Regional Community Center Rancho in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Chris Hughes of the BMX Stunt Masters sails through the air while performing a stunt off the ramp during Rancho Santa Margarita’s first-ever Bike Rodeo in the parking lot at the Bell Tower Regional Community Center Rancho in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jacob Dooley, 7, left, gets his shirt signed by BMX stunt rider Chris Hughes, right, and James Foster after a BMX demonstration at Rancho Santa Margarita’s Bike Rodeo in the parking lot of the Bell Tower Regional Community Center Rancho in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Paul Martin, center, introduces the bike trail map, OC Loops, to kids attending Rancho Santa Margarita’s Bike Rodeo in the parking lot of the Bell Tower Regional Community Center in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
James Foster of the BMX Stunt Masters sails through the air while performing a stunt off the ramp during Rancho Santa Margarita’s first-ever Bike Rodeo in the parking lot of the Bell Tower Regional Community Center Rancho in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
