Want to feel safer and more comfortable riding in traffic, are you interested in learning critical bike maintenance techniques, or are you interested in becoming an League Cycling Instructor (LCI)?
Road I gives cyclists the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic or on the trail. The course also covers bicycle safety checks, fixing a flat, on-bike skills and crash avoidance techniques and includes a student manual. Recommended for adults and children above age fourteen, this fast-paced, nine-hour course prepares cyclists for a full understanding of vehicular cycling. This course is also the pre-requisite to becoming an LCI.
We teach Road I courses at our Community Bike Shop and class schedules can be found on the BikeEd Registration page. If you represent an organization such as Boy Scouts, schools, clubs or even your work and would like to have an instructor come and teach a class for your organization – we would love to; just contact us!
Length: 9 hours
Topics:
- Bike Fit
- Clothing basics
- Tools for the road
- Roadside repair
- Inspection
- Basic nutrition
- Basic fitness
- Route selection
- Planning a ride
- Rock Dodge
- Instant Turn
- Quick Stop
- Starting and stopping
- Shifting and cadence
- Ride on the right
- Turns and scanning
- Paths, bike lanes and roads
- Locking your bike
Maintenance
- Tire pressure
- Tire repair
- Chain lube
- Brake inspection
- Rim cleaning
Drills
- Scanning
- Riding Straight
- Rock Dodge
- Instant Turn
- Quick Stop