Quote Originally Posted by limewave View Post
There's a cyclocross race near us next weekend. It's pretty inexpensive. They have a kids race that DD might enjoy. I thought about checking it out, but I don't have a cross bike, just a ht cx bike. Would that be okay? And I know you have to get off and carry the bike at times, so do you have clipless pedals or platform pedals when you race?
MTB is fine for almost all cross races. Some events require you to remove bar ends but that's about it. Hybrid bikes would generally work too.

Clipless pedals (as long as you're used to them)