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Bike Education: Traffic Skills 101 |
The City of Peterborough and Peterborough Green Up are offering for the first time in Ontario "Traffic Skills 101" from the League of American Bicyclists. I (Chloe Black) have been teaching these classes in Tucson, AZ for the past year and a half. Upon returning to Peterborough, I soon realized there is a huge need for this type of class to further the safety and respect of the local cyclists. It's one thing to focus on the speed and endurance, but very few of our local bicyclists have invested any time in practicing their bike handling skills or understanding how to position themselves in traffic, whether in a group or not.
Below is a better discription of the LAB's education program:
http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/education/
We are currently in our 3rd of 4 sessions. If there is enough interest, we can offer other sessions over the course of the summer months. Please contact Susan Sauve at 742-7777 ext 1485 if you are interested. It would be wonderful to see some of the folks from PCC furthering their knowledge and skills. Sounds like some of the issues from other posts refering to weds and thurs night rides wouldn't be issues after taking this course.
I can also be scheduled for mini-sessions to provide information to small groups. These are not classes, but rather an opportunity to learn more about what these classes involve.
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PCC and Durham Mountain Bike Association Group Ride |
PCC and Durham Mountain Bike Association Group Rides
All PCC Mountain Bikers have been invited to experience a group ride in the Glen Major Forest, on Saturday, Augsut the 15th and Saturday, September the 26th, with the Durham Mountain Bike Association(www.durhammountainbiking.ca), a dedicated mountain bike club that has been working on trail advocacy, skills training and trail maintenance initiatives in the Durham area since 2005 (and have accomplished quite a bit in this span).
Interested riders will depart Peterborough by 8:00 AM (sharp, in any weather other than serious downpour), to get to the trail head by 9:30. Representatives of the DMBA will be on hand to field any questions you may have regarding trail initiatives, club organization, etc. The ride should be expected to last 2 to 2.5 hours, cover 20-35 km and involve technical, intermediate to advanced level terrain.
If your mountain bike does not have clipless pedals or toe clips, or you have never ridden a serious, purpose-built trail, this may not be the ride for you. Rides tend to split into two packs, one for those who want to ride very hard, and one high-energy, but more casual, and less cut-throat. BYOL, bring your own lunch, as we will be eating bag lunches in the parking lot.
RSVP Zach Wynen, Mountain Bike Coordinator for the Peterborough Cycling Club to reserve a spot.
Drivers with vehicles that can take bikes are needed, please let Zach know if you are willing to drive.
Seats are first come, first served in available cars, please RSVP only if you are serious about joining, so that we can minimize the number of cars heading South.
RSVP Zach at:
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