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Savvy Cyclist Class

A one-day "introduction to cycling" program for adults and mature teens who want to improve their cycling skills, this class provides essential knowledge and skills to know, adjust, repair, and ride your bike like an experienced pro. This class is ideal for new cyclists who want to learn the basics, those returning to cycling from a long hiatus, people who want to be more independent on their bike, and those who feel a little nervous while cycling in traffic.

By Aaron Donovan

11:40 AM EDT on August 12, 2007

A one-day “introduction to cycling” program for adults and mature teens who want to improve their cycling skills, this class provides essential knowledge and skills to know, adjust, repair, and ride your bike like an experienced pro. This class is ideal for new cyclists who want to learn the basics, those returning to cycling from a long hiatus, people who want to be more independent on their bike, and those who feel a little nervous while cycling in traffic.

If you do not know how to ride a bike (that is, start, stop, balance and steer without falling down), this is not the right class for you. Participants must know how to balance and control a bicycle.

What’s covered?

Adjusting your bike and helmet for a comfortable fit
Performing a safety inspection on your bike to make sure everything is working properly
Fixing a flat tire
Using your gear system
Locking your bike
Bike handling skills
Cycling safely and confidently in traffic

The class is mostly hands-on and bike-riding activities, though it includes some classroom learning. Participants will receive literature and accessories to ensure continued safe and enjoyable riding.

Aaron Donovan

Before he began blogging about land use and transportation, Aaron Donovan wrote The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund's annual fundraising appeal for three years and earned a master's degree in urban planning from Columbia. Since then, he has worked for nonprofit organizations devoted to New York City economic development. He lives and works in the Financial District, and sees New York's pre-automobile built form as an asset that makes New York unique in the United States, and as a strategic advantage that should be capitalized upon.

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