Today was our fourth and final class. This group of 10 women was so fantastic to work with. And 9 of them joined Arlete’s BIG – they want to continue riding!!
Pedal Up Natomas
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Pedal Up Natomas
Meeting #3. We focused on Jackrabbit Trail north toward Elkhorn Blvd and rode through Regency Park and N Natomas Community Park, stopping along the way for teaching moments.
Pedal Up Natomas
Better on Bikes (BoB) evolved over the past few months to an in-person class called Pedal Up Natomas. Our first meeting was Saturday September 17 and I didn’t take a single picture. But Mellissa Meng did!
I am co-teaching with Deanna, a great LCI who frequently works for Jibe teaching Project Ride Smart and many other programs. (Aside: Deanna’s oldest daughter, of 3, just left for college at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo – the same college Thais attended 20+ years ago.) We have 12 participants – two of them, Brenda and Tracy, took BoB 4, which is great because they already have a lot of knowledge and can help others. Plus, two people from BoB1-Leo, and BoB2-Lennore volunteered. The first class focused on becoming ride ready. Our second meeting on September 24 included a 7-mile street ride with stops for teaching opportunities. Cheryl from BoB1 volunteered this meeting.
Coaching at NPE
A lot of kids at Natomas Park Elementary signed up for the second after-school coaching session for Project Ride Smart. Deanna and Pierson asked for another LCI – me – to help out on Thursday afternoon. About 20 kids – I think 15 were riding independently at the end of an hour. Success!
N Magazine
When a group of cyclists from Arlete’s BIG attended Jibe’s Meet and Greet at Track 7 on July 13 and Dennis Spear, N Magazine publisher, was also there, I thought “Cool, maybe our picture will be in the Bits ‘n Pieces section.” And it was.
But the real surprise was on page 10:
Charrette
My very first charrette – “an intensive planning session where citizens, designers and others collaborate on a vision for development.” Jibe invited me and other community members to check out possibilities for improving signage on local trails.
In the range of design choices, from traditional to artistic signage, we all encouraged a design more in the artistic range. I’m looking forward to see what the design team comes up with.
Bike Doc
This morning, I worked as the receptionist at Bike Doc at the North Natomas Farmer’s Market. We took in 51 bikes which were serviced by about 8 mechanics FREE of charge.
Better on Bikes
The final Zoom meeting #6.
Westlake Bike Club
Tuesday. It was hot so we shortened the ride a bit. The first water stop had a wonderful surprise water feature.
Thursday. Our final club meeting. Getting ready to leave.
First stop, Natomas Regional Park with the water feature which no one used because the temperatures are much cooler. Playground equipment was more appealing.
Second stop, Wild Rose Park. Riding here was optional.
Back at school, we had ice cream cones and gave feedback to Mellissa from Jibe. A very successful first-ever after-school bike club. Lots of riding because students had taken Project Ride Smart.
Celebration
Better on Bikes 4 is almost over. Today we met at Wild Rose Park for lunch and a tire change demo by Mellissa.
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