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Coming Soon – One Guy’s Perspective On Cycling Savvy
I recently took Florida Bicycle Association‘s Cycling Savvy course through their local group, CyclingSavvyDFW, and I will be posting a review soon. Just to tease it a bit, the course is a great...
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My Perspective On Cycling Savvy – Bicycle Empowerment Course
I’ve grown in my bicycle commuting experience, to where I’ve become more confident with getting around my suburban part of north Dallas. As I read about and experience more on the road, I’m...
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Register Your Bike For FREE
I’ve been thinking about working with my local police department and setting up a system of bike registration to keep track of stolen bikes in my area. Unfortunately, the logistics of doing something...
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Pics From Last Week’s Traffic Skills 101 Class In Richardson
I meant to post these last week, but I was busy with prepping for my own biking course (more to come on that). A couple of Sundays ago, we had our first – in quite some time – Bike League Traffic...
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LCI #3760
Image © Kim Turner via Cycling Savvy DFW I’ve been cycling off and on for almost all my life, more off than on. In early 2008, my car club (I love the irony) started a “Biggest Loser” contest. Since I...
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Another Bike Lock Fail
I saw this bike the other day and noticed it wasn’t locked up very well. Take a closer look and you’ll see that only the back wheel is cable locked to the gas meter. Sure, it’s probably not the best...
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So, Now I Get To Help Teach Cycling
As part of my efforts to make my community a safer place for cycling, I decided to become a League Cycling Instructor, last year. Now that I’ve completed the course, I must co-teach, at least twice,...
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Recap – Traffic Skills 101 Class In Garland
Last Saturday was a pretty big day for me. I got to help teach a Traffic Skills 101 class for the first time. Co-instructing with me, was fellow League of American Bicyclists LCI graduate, Jenny. As...
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I Got To Help Host A Youth Skills 123 Clinic At The Allen Family Bike Day
Last weekend, I worked with BikeDFW and proudly participated at the Allen Family Bike Day – helping with a Youth Skills 123 course at the event. Headed by League Cycling Instructor Dorothy Zarbo, I...
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Welcome To Bike Month 2013
As I say every year, EVERY month is National Bike Month – we all know that. However, it’s nice that national organizations like The League of American Bicyclists (who originated National Bike Month)...
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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...
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Pics 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...
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North 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...
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Recap – 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...
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Bike 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,...
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Teaching 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...
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Recap 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...
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Another 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...
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The 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...
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Traffic 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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