Week Without Driving special:

Bike Commuting Class

Desiree riding East Campus!

This year, to prepare and celebrate the Week Without Driving we will be offering a special bike education class.

This class will be a mix of our Level 2 and Level 3. Here are the topics that will be covered:

  • How to plan, map, and save a route (via RideWithGPS)

  • How to pack your bags and your bikes for commuting: what to wear, what to carry (spares, extra layers, visibility)

  • Real Durham bike infrastructure: how to plan routes around existing infrastructure

  • How to use and plan for multimodal transportation (how to load a bike on a GoDurham or GoTriangle bus (we will ride to Durham Station)

  • Balance drills in protected environment (low-speed drills, start&stop), hand signals, scanning

  • Guided bike ride through town, carefully planned to cover many Dirham biking infrastructure and biking traffic scenario

  • Plan for success: how to turn every commute into a safe and fun activity!

We do not want price to be an obstacle for anyone who wants to learn to ride. Please email us at education@bikedurham.org for information about scholarships to participate free of charge.

Details:

  • Class duration: 4 hours

  • Class location: ReCity, 112 Broadway St, Durham, NC 27701

  • Class size: 14 adults and/or teens

  • Age required: 13 years old or older

  • Number of instructors: 2 or 3 trained and qualified instructors

  • Requirements: Bring your own bike and helmet.

  • Prerequisites: We require for students to know how to balance and ride a bike. Bring your own bike and helmet.

  • Pricing: $10 (commitment fee)

  • 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.


    Upcoming classes:

    Saturday, September 28th (9-1pm)