Are you ready to be part of Atlanta’s bicycling craze? The city’s got more and more folks out there riding bikes for fitness, commuting to work and school, as a means to get errands done, or taking in the BeltLine and other park spaces on two wheels. Come learn how to ride a bike.
This class is for true beginners – adults who have never been on a bicycle or those who may have tried riding a bike a few times, but are not comfortable balancing, starting and stopping, shifting gears, and scanning the environment while pedaling. After two 2-hour classes, you will get all those skills and leave empowered to join the thousands of other cyclists enjoying and negotiating Atlanta.
We have a limited number of bikes for true beginners to use and we may be able to provide two graduates with a bicycle of their own. Please bring a helmet, water, and sunscreen. The first 30 minutes is in a classroom and the remaining 90 minutes will be outside at a park near the ABC office.
Session 1 - Saturday, October 6, 10 am - 12pm
Please only RSVP if you're able to attend both class dates.
Getting started classroom, 30 minutes
Introductions
• Helmet fit – two finger rule
• Know your bike
• Bike safety – ABC Quick Check
Basic skills outside, 90 minutes (break halfway through)
• Brakes
• Balance
• Coast
• Pedal
• Stop
• Power start
Session 2 - Saturday, October 20, 10 am - 12pm
Please only RSVP if you're able to attend both class dates.
Safety essentials classroom, 45 minutes
• Road rules (bike as a vehicle)
• Safe riding practices
• What to carry
Advanced skills / Additional practice outside, 75 minutes
• Continue to work on Basic Skills, or
• Scanning over shoulder
• Turns and signaling
• Gear Shifting
These free classes are provided with the support of the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
WHEN
October 20, 2018 at 10:00am - 12pm
CONTACT
Stephen Spring
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· (404) 881-1112 x9
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