Bicycle Education
We offer custom-tailored instruction and advice on all things bicycling!
From learning to ride in city traffic, to navigating your new commute, to buying a new (or new-to-you) bicycle, to the fundamentals of home bicycle maintenance and repairs — all lessons include a preliminary consultation where we can chat about what specifically you want to learn, and how I can help get you there.
Contact us to start the conversation.
A Sampling of Education Topics:
Proactive Maintenance.
Your bicycle functions best when properly cared for. There are a few simple tricks that you can do at home to keep your parts lasting longer, looking cleaner, reacting smoother, and functioning safer.
In addition to bike cleaning, lubrication, and tire inflation, we can also cover how to check your bike’s components for wear, and how to diagnose common mechanical problems before they become a safety hazard.
Intro to Mechanics.
Learning to work on your own bike can save you money, build logical reasoning and fine motor skills, and definitely up your cool factor.
Whether you are looking for the basics; how to fix a flat tire, oil a chain, and diagnose an odd creak, or looking to level up your skills with an understanding of brakes, shifting, and bearing system adjustments, we have the tools and know-how to help you learn. At your pace and on your level.
City Cycling.
First off, a huge congratulations on considering cycling for transportation! We get it. Taking the leap to start riding your bike in traffic can be a little foreboding. Between car safety and hill climbing and new road etiquette, there is a lot to learn.
We’re happy to share great tools for bike handling confidence, and our decade of experience navigating DC via bike to get you rolling on the right foot.
Touring/Bikepacking.
Are you about to embark on an overnight (or longer!) bike tour, but worried about your bike knowledge? We can help prepare you with a lesson in backcountry essential mechanics skills, and help you build a tool kit that will keep you safe and smooth-rolling on your trip.
Bike Safety for Kids.
We love introducing individual or groups of students to the basics of bike repair and the simple machines that make their bikes roll. We also offer bicycling safety skills workshops — balance without training wheels, traffic safety, trail etiquette, and more.
Choosing a Bike.
Like the bike-savvy friend you haven’t met yet. We can sit down together over a cup of coffee/tea and a custom questionnaire, and figure out your dream bike together: matching your budget, riding goals, personal style, and more.