I’ve Learned How To Teach Adults How To Ride A Bicycle
Image © Gail Copus Spann One of the main reasons that I became a League Cycling Instructor was to teach people how to ride bikes and how to do it safely. Although the League’s Traffic Skills 101 has...
View ArticlePics and Recap From Last Weekend’s Bike Rodeo In Allen, TX
Last Saturday, August 24, a group of BikeDFW board members and volunteers helped out the City of Allen with the Back to School Bash, at First United Methodist Church. The event offered lower income...
View ArticleNorth Texas Traffic Skills 101 Cycling Courses – November and December 2013
I’m a League Cycling Instructor with BikeDFW, and we are offering two chances to take the Traffic Skills 101 class in north Texas. They’re filling up fast, and you don’t want to miss out. Traffic...
View ArticleRecap – Traffic Skills 101 Class In Allen, Texas
Last weekend I got to help teach another Traffic Skill 101 class, at the Allen Community Outreach center, in Allen, Texas. It was a good group of about a dozen students, mixed in experience and skill...
View ArticleBike League’s Andy Clarke Visits North Texas
We are very fortunate to have a League of American Bicyclist board member, Gail Spann living in north Texas. Her dedication to cycling and bike education is an inspiration for many bicyclists,...
View ArticleTeaching Adults How To Ride A Bike
When I started back up with cycling, several years back, one of my goals was to become certified as a bike instructor – mostly to teach kids how to ride safely. With the support of a strong bike...
View ArticleRecap And Pics From Last Weekend’s Bicycling Skills 123 Class
Last weekend, BikeDFW was asked to help out a local Boy Scout troop earn their merit badge in cycling, so we held a Bicycling Skills 123 clinic in Allen, Texas. Not only did we have the opportunity to...
View ArticleAnother Successful Adult Class
As I’ve mentioned before, my favorite class to teach is helping adults learn to ride. It is by far the most rewarding for me. One thing that I’ve learned, teaching this class, is that people are...
View ArticleThe Invisible Cyclist
No, I’m not talking about the class of cyclist who, for whatever the reason, HAS to ride their bikes, instead of choosing to ride bikes—those who I feel are usually under-represented by mainstream...
View ArticleTraffic Skills 101 Classes In Richardson, Texas – September and October 2015
Because my city, Richardson, is such a Bike Friendly Community, I thought it would be great to hold a couple of Traffic Skills 101 classes this fall. Traffic Skills 101 (TS101) gives cyclists the...
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