Our final class for the spring season. Lots of happy dedicated new bike riders in this class. It was great working with Kathy, Lennore, and Christy.

Here the group is practicing riding in a group in a straight line, making a turn, and maintaining a ghost space:

Almost everyone felt comfortable enough to leave campus and go for a ride. Kathy led, Christy in the middle, Lennore was sweep.

I stayed on campus with one person who didn’t feel ready for a group ride, picked up cones, and put away bikes that weren’t being used.

This was supposed to be a Level 2 class with a short ride off campus, but our cyclists were not quite ready. Christy and Lennore demonstrated the ABCQuick Check:

Ready to go:

Our first class of the spring season. In the Bike Tech classroom at Inderkum High School, our first task is take out tightly-packed bikes, air up the tires, and take off all the pedals. A busy 45 minutes before people start arriving.

Part 1: gliding and balancing.

One person left early, kind of gave up quickly because it was too difficult. Almost everyone had two pedals on by the end. One man used to be a good bike rider, but he’d had a stroke five years ago, he really wanted to relearn and he did? A few will come back for the next class on Wednesday.

Teaching this class is a heart-warming experience. Kathy, Lennore and Christy are great to work with. Of course, Anya from Jibe is always a big help.