Level 1

Get Ready to Ride! Bicycling Basics, Skills and Balance Practice

In this class we will cover the basics of biking such as fitting helmets, choosing the proper bike, balancing, start, stop, power pedal.

In addition to classroom time, this class takes place in a safe, protected, and traffic-free environment.

We will discuss different riding infrastructure, such as bike paths and bike lanes, road lane positioning and scanning tools.

Class duration: 4 hours
Class location: ReCity, 112 Broadway St, Durham, NC 27701
Class size: 15 adults and teens
Age required: 13 years old or older
Number of instructors: 2 or more trained and qualified instructors
Requirements: Bring your own bike and helmet. If in need of a rental bike and helmet, please contact us at jacopo@bikedurham.org
Pricing: We are pleased to offer a sliding scale option, please see registration page below for details.
Prerequisites: Join our Intro - Learn To Ride class, or know the basics of how to ride a bike
Cancellation Policy: Students must provide a minimum of a 48 hours notice to cancel, reschedule, or transfer to another eligible student.
- A cancellation must be made within a 48 hour time frame to receive a refund.
- A reschedule to a different class date/time request must be made within a 48 hour time frame.
Registration cancellations, reschedules, or transfer requests made less than 48 hours before the scheduled class time forfeit the class fee. No Shows or early departure from class forfeit the class fee.
If a class is canceled by Bike Durham, participants will receive a full refund or have the option to reschedule to a future class.
All cancellations, reschedules, transfer requests should be communicated via email to ensure proper documentation and processing.

Saturday, October 19 (9am-1pm).

register October 19