BIKE SKILLS

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Bike Skills- Grades 3-5

Before you can take a bike in on the road you first need to be able to smoothly control the bike. Bike skills teaches kids bike control through fun games, challenges and mock intersection traffic, riding on the bay trail along the marinas and Alameda protected bikeways, streets with minimal traffic and finally bike lanes.

Lots of kids can ride fast on two wheels, but there's a lot more to it to be confident and safe riding in traffic. We teach the following skills and will work with kids at their level in order to let them learn and build a good foundation. Often these skills require more practice than just one session. Sign up as many times as needed.

Note: Kids must be able to ride on two wheels for this camp. Please contact us if you are looking for private learn to ride classes.

What we do in camp

  • Kids are treated to rides on beautiful paths along the boat marinas, slow streets, Jean Sweeney Park to Alameda Cross trail protected lanes and on Alameda Point.

  • We'll introduce bike riding rights and laws and traffic awareness of where to look for car drivers and what to expect when drivers don't follow the laws. (ex. drivers rolling through stop signs when kids are walking or biking from the sidewalk).

  • Bike Skills practice with games and challenges on blacktop, games and lunch at the park, bike lock demo and practice, intersection awareness of legal and defensive riding around car drivers, pedestrians and other bike riders,

REQUIREMENTS
Parents/Guardians of kids participating in Bike Skills Camp are required to:

  1. Cycle City Bike Inspection - Call or email Cycle City to make an appointment no later than 3 weeks before camp. Bring Camper, Bike and Helmet to be sized and safety checked.
    KIDS WON'T BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE WITHOUT MECHANIC SIGN OFF FOR PROPERLY FITTING AND FUNCTIONING BIKES..

  2. Participation Rules and Agreement -Review and discuss the rules and expectations in camp, both parent and child sign.

  3. Bring lunch and Daily Equipment.

SKILLS TAUGHT AND PRACTICED:

  • ABC Quick check (air, brakes, chain, quick release)

  • Helmet Fit

  • Steady Stopping by stepping down off the seat when stopping

  • Steady Starting with ease and power with power pedal position

  • Riding a straight line and looking backwards

  • Riding with one hand off the handlebars to signal

  • Yielding to pedestrians

  • Street Riding in bike lanes, smaller neighborhood streets and off road paths Beginning to Identify and anticipate driver traffic conflict turns.

Spring Grades 2-5

  •  May 23-25 (Saturday-Memorial Day Monday) 9:00a-2:30p
    Drop off: Sat-Mon: Bohol Circle Park
    Pick up: Sat-Mon: Jean Sweeney Park

Summer Grades 3-5

  •  June 29-July 2 (Monday-Thursday). 9:00a-2:30p
    Drop off: Sat-Mon: Bohol Circle Park
    Pick up: Sat-Mon: Jean Sweeney Park

  • August 3-7 (Monday-Friday). 9:00a-2:30p
    Drop off: Sat-Mon: Bohol Circle Park
    Pick up: Sat-Mon: Jean Sweeney Park

Heavy rain, wind or unsafe air quality cancels with refund.
Minimum 5 kids registered to run session.