Bike-riding lessons are booming business in St. Louis | STL Today

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When you teach children to ride, Kelting said, you develop your own lingo.

Kelting opened BK Bike School in March 2021, a year into a bicycle boom that saw sales of two-wheelers more than double. When social distancing shut down team sports, biking prevailed. Mountain-biking leagues formed, trails teemed with riders, and parents — exhausted by driveway tutorials and cul-de-sac jog-alongs — started looking for expert instructors. 

“There’s something about a teacher vs. a parent,” said Kelting, a job skills coach at Bayless High School. “The biggest thing is to build kids’ confidence and make them comfortable.”

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