• Sat, Oct 12, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Bike Skills 102: Learn-to-Ride for Adults and Teens, Trowbridge Environmental Center, Orange St and Mitchell Dr: Free group class for adults and mature teens who are ready to ride. Doesn’t matter if you’re 18 or 80, we’ll get you rolling in no time. With our safe, easy, effective method, Learn to Ride students learn how to balance, pedal, start, stop, and steer a bike, as well as adjust a helmet for proper fit. Most people learn to ride in one session, but even if they don’t, they’ll leave equipped with an easy, low-stress way to teach themselves—or, they can join us for another free class! Register here

• Sat, Oct 12, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Basic Skills for the Road (201) and Bike Path Ride (202), Trowbridge Environmental Center, Orange St and Mitchell Dr: Bike Skills 201 is an on-bike class for adults and mature teens who have recently learned how to ride a bike or who want to improve their core cycling skills. Participants will learn to perform a simple mechanical inspection to ensure the bike is road-ready, start and stop with confidence, shift gears, scan and signal, and navigate around common road hazards. The second part of this class, Bike Skills 202, gives novice and intermediate adult cyclists more opportunities to sharpen their skills on a short, easy, mostly flat group ride. Teens who are 14 years old and up are welcome too. For those participants that know how to ride their bike non-stop for at least one mile, this is a class to learn how to ride in a group and use good etiquette on a multi-use trail. For novice cyclists that recently learned how to ride, this is a good way to practice starting and stopping and  handling the bike to avoid obstacles, and a good way to build physical endurance. Take one of our Learn to Ride classes (Bike Skills 102) if you still need to learn to balance and pedal smoothly. It's also a chance to meet other people who live riding their bikes and explore the New Haven area!  Register here

• *** THIS CLASS IS FULL *** Sun, Oct 13, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Bike Skills 204, e-Bike Share Class, Troup School, 259 Edgewood Ave: Ages 18+. Learn about the Ride New Haven bike share system. Set up your new account, learn how to unlock a bike and start a ride, lock up your bike and end the ride, and safely ride an e-bike. You will need a smart phone that connects to the internet and a credit or debit card to set up your account. This class qualifies low income New Haven residents for a 1-year Ride New Haven bike share membership. *** THIS CLASS IS FULL ***

• Indigenous Peoples Day! - Mon, Oct 14, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Bike Skills 202: LONG Bike Path Ride for Adults, Stetson Branch Library: This ride will be 20-25 miles on the Farmington Canal Heritage Greenway (a bike path). This on-bike class gives novice and intermediate adult cyclists more opportunities to sharpen their skills on short, easy, mostly flat group rides. Teens who are 14 years old and up are welcome too. For those participants that know how to ride their bike non-stop for at least one mile, this is a class to learn how to ride in a group and use good etiquette on a multi-use trail. For novice cyclists that recently learned how to ride, this is a good way to practice starting and stopping and  handling the bike to avoid obstacles, and a good way to build physical endurance. Take one of our Learn to Ride classes (Bike Skills 102) if you still need to learn to balance and pedal smoothly. It's also a chance to meet other people who live riding their bikes and explore the New Haven area! Register here

• Mon, Oct 14, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm, Bike Skills 102: Learn-to-Ride for Adults and Teens, Stetson Branch Library: Free group class for adults and mature teens who are ready to ride. Doesn’t matter if you’re 18 or 80, we’ll get you rolling in no time. With our safe, easy, effective method, Learn to Ride students learn how to balance, pedal, start, stop, and steer a bike, as well as adjust a helmet for proper fit. Most people learn to ride in one session, but even if they don’t, they’ll leave equipped with an easy, low-stress way to teach themselves—or, they can join us for another free class! Register here

• Mon, Oct 14, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Bike Skills 202: Bike Path Ride for Adults and Teens, Stetson Branch Library: This on-bike class gives novice and intermediate adult cyclists more opportunities to sharpen their skills on short, easy, mostly flat group rides. Teens who are 14 years old and up are welcome too. For those participants that know how to ride their bike non-stop for at least one mile, this is a class to learn how to ride in a group and use good etiquette on a multi-use trail. For novice cyclists that recently learned how to ride, this is a good way to practice starting and stopping and  handling the bike to avoid obstacles, and a good way to build physical endurance. This ride will be about 2 or miles on the Farmington Canal Heritage Greenway. Register here

• Mon, Oct 21, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Bike Skills 101: Learn-to-Ride for Kids, Stetson Branch Library: Free group class for children age 5 and up who are ready to ditch their training wheels and ride a two-wheeler for the first time. With our safe, easy, effective method taught by experienced instructors, kids will learn how to balance, pedal, start, stop, and steer a bicycle. Most students get the hang of it in one session, but even if they don’t, parents will leave equipped with an easy, low-stress technique. We also invite kids to come back for additional Bike Skills 101 sessions, if they do not feel ready to move on to Bike Skills 103, 201, and 203 yet. Register here

• Mon, Oct 21, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm, Bike Skills 102: Learn-to-Ride for Adults and Teens, Stetson Branch Library: Free group class for adults and mature teens who are ready to ride. Doesn’t matter if you’re 18 or 80, we’ll get you rolling in no time. With our safe, easy, effective method, Learn to Ride students learn how to balance, pedal, start, stop, and steer a bike, as well as adjust a helmet for proper fit. Most people learn to ride in one session, but even if they don’t, they’ll leave equipped with an easy, low-stress way to teach themselves—or, they can join us for another free class! Register here

• *** NEW E-BIKE CLASS *** Sat, Oct 26, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Bike Skills 204, e-Bike Share Class in Newhallville at the Learning Corridor, 224 Shelton Ave: Ages 18+. Learn about the Ride New Haven bike share system. Set up your new account, learn how to unlock a bike and start a ride, lock up your bike and end the ride, and safely ride an e-bike. You will need a smart phone that connects to the internet and a credit or debit card to set up your account. This class qualifies low income New Haven residents for a 1-year Ride New Haven bike share membership. Register here

• Sat, Oct 26, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Bike Skills 102: Learn-to-Ride for Adults and Teens, Stetson Branch Library: Free group class for adults and mature teens who are ready to ride. Doesn’t matter if you’re 18 or 80, we’ll get you rolling in no time. With our safe, easy, effective method, Learn to Ride students learn how to balance, pedal, start, stop, and steer a bike, as well as adjust a helmet for proper fit. Most people learn to ride in one session, but even if they don’t, they’ll leave equipped with an easy, low-stress way to teach themselves—or, they can join us for another free class! Register here

• Sat, Oct 26 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Bike Skills 203: Kids and Family Bike Path Ride, Stetson Branch Library: This on-bike class gives youth cyclists more opportunities to sharpen their skills on short, easy, mostly flat group rides. You are required to have taken Bike Skills 101 and/or Bike Skills 103. Children and their parents/guardians can meet other novice cyclists and explore the New Haven area. These rides will take place on bike paths (also called greenways), such as the Farmington Canal Greenway, with minimal riding on streets. Register here

• Mon, Oct 28, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Bike Skills 101: Learn-to-Ride for Kids, Stetson Branch Library: Free group class for children age 5 and up who are ready to ditch their training wheels and ride a two-wheeler for the first time. With our safe, easy, effective method taught by experienced instructors, kids will learn how to balance, pedal, start, stop, and steer a bicycle. Most students get the hang of it in one session, but even if they don’t, parents will leave equipped with an easy, low-stress technique. We also invite kids to come back for additional Bike Skills 101 sessions, if they do not feel ready to move on to Bike Skills 103, 201, and 203 yet. Register here

• Mon, Oct 28, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm, Bike Skills 102: Learn-to-Ride for Adults and Teens, Stetson Branch Library: Free group class for adults and mature teens who are ready to ride. Doesn’t matter if you’re 18 or 80, we’ll get you rolling in no time. With our safe, easy, effective method, Learn to Ride students learn how to balance, pedal, start, stop, and steer a bike, as well as adjust a helmet for proper fit. Most people learn to ride in one session, but even if they don’t, they’ll leave equipped with an easy, low-stress way to teach themselves—or, they can join us for another free class! Register here

• *** NEW E-BIKE CLASS *** Sat, Nov 23, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Bike Skills 204, e-Bike Share Class at the Wilson Branch Library: Ages 18+. Learn about the Ride New Haven bike share system. Set up your new account, learn how to unlock a bike and start a ride, lock up your bike and end the ride, and safely ride an e-bike. You will need a smart phone that connects to the internet and a credit or debit card to set up your account. This class qualifies low income New Haven residents for a 1-year Ride New Haven bike share membership. Register here

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