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St. Louis: CyclingSavvy Workshop

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 1:06am
DateTime: 
05/04/2013 - 8:00am - 11:00am

In three short fun hours, learn to command your bike with precision and confidence.

This session is conducted in a parking lot. It consists of a set of progressive drills designed to increase students’ control and comfort handling their bikes in various situations. Drills include:

  1. Starting, stopping  & balance
  2. Understanding gearing
  3. Slow balance drill (Snail Race)
  4. Acceleration drill (drag race)
  5. Straight-line riding
  6. Turning: Cone weave
  7. Turning: Follow the leader
  8. Turning: Rock dodge
  9. Turning: High-speed cornering
  10. Turning: Snap turn
  11. Quick stop

As part of its kickoff of the Gateway Bike Plan, Great Rivers Greenway is matching the registration fee for all participants. A $30 value, this session is available as a stand-alone class for $15. Registration details and more info at www.cyclingsavvy.org/stlouis

Event Web Site: 
http://www.cyclingsavvy.org
Email Address: 
kkarabell@gmail.com
Event Details
Event Type: 
Bicycle Education Class
Region: 
St. Louis metro
Sponsoring Organization: 
CyclingSavvy
Event Location/Address: 
TBA as soon as exact parking lot confirmed (go to www.cyclingsavvy.org/stlouis for update
MoBikeFed Advocacy Event?: 
0
Event details
Entry Fee: 
$15
SAG Service?: 
No SAG Service

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