APR 26 – STUDENT Basic Bike Mechanics–Spring Your Bike into Gear! 5pm, Juniper Hall Lounge
Independence! It starts with knowing how to fix things when something goes wrong. This workshop will give you the skills you need to be able to roam far and wide on your bike with confidence. At the end of this workshop, you will know how to: Fix a flat, check to make sure your bike is safe to ride, adjust your brakes and more!
This easy, welcoming, and accessible workshop will give you the skills you need to be able to manage common road-side issues you may encounter on your bike. PLUS, you’ll come away with free tire levers, lube, and patch kits!
Tell us you are coming at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1476728505675540/ or email: education@localmotion.org
MAY 2 – Burlington Bike! Bingo Kickoff Party, 4:30pm, CCM Commuter Lounge
NOW THRU MAY – Participants can pick up a $2 Bike! Bingo card from many of the Bicycle Benefits Burlington locations. Upon biking to any of the locations on his/her card, a stamp can be requested from the staff.
PRIZES: When you get ¨BINGO¨, you can pedal to participating locations and redeem prizes. Upon getting your whole card stamped, you can score more awesome prizes.
*MAY 2nd* – OFFICIAL KICKOFF:
– A biker breakfast on the morning at Burlington´s City Hall.
– An afternoon biker social at Champlain College´s CCM Commuter lounge (375 Maple St) from 4:30 to 6 pm
– COMMUNITY RIDE for all ages following a pleasant (and almost all downhill) loop around the southern portion of Burlington (essentially following the Cycle the City Southern Sojourn Route…localmotion.org/CTC)
The game will run until June 1. All Prizes must be redeemed by June 15.
Tell us you are coming at: https://www.facebook.com/events/597218350425350/
MAY 10 – EMPLOYEE: Basic Bicycle Mechanics, Noon, Lakeside Cantina
FREE WORKSHOP! Independence. It starts with knowing how to fix things when something goes wrong. This workshop will give you the skills you need to be able to roam far and wide on your bike with confidence. Learn how to rescue your ride! We’ll teach you things like, how to fix a flat, adjust your brakes, how to lube your bike chain, and other common easily-learned bicycle repairs.
This easy, welcoming, and accessible workshop will give you the skills you need to be able to manage common road-side issues you may encounter on your bike. We will be doing a $50 gift card raffle PLUS, you’ll come away with free tire levers, lube, and patch kits!
Tell us you are coming at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1755036608043766/ or email: education@localmotion.org
MAY 17 – EMPLOYEES: Basic Bike Commuting Workshop, 1pm, CCM Commuter Lounge
Have you been wanting to bike more? Ready to take the next step, but not quite sure where to start? Champlain Transportation and Local Motion can help! In just one short hour, participants in our Everyday Bicycling workshop learn all this and more:
- What gear you need (and don’t need) to stay safe and comfortable
- How to make sure your bike is in good shape for commuting
- How to map out a route that fits with your available time and comfort level
- How to “read” the street and ride safe under a range of conditions
We will be doing a $50 gift card raffle PLUS Free pizza and also everyone will score a free set of lights or kryptonite lock! Let Champlain College and Local Motion help you get back into bicycling today!
Tell us you are coming at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1121058711249024/ or email: education@localmotion.org
MAY 26 – EMPLOYEE: On-Street Bike Skills, 1pm, Lakeside Parking Lot & Bike Path
Are you comfortable on your bike, but not so much with traffic? Local Motion’s 90 minute “On-Street Bike Skills” workshop helps you build your skills and confidence for riding on the street! We start with a ten-minute pre-ride review of the essential principles of safe riding, along with a quick refresher on proper helmet fit and a 60-second mechanical check. Then we saddle up and head out on the street for a narrated ride with periodic pull-offs to discuss conditions encountered and how best to respond to them.
Over the course of the ride, participants learn about making safe turns, lane positioning, hazard avoidance, communicating with drivers, and more. All participants must bring their bike and helmet. Bikes must be in good working order. We will be doing a $50 gift card raffle for all participants.
If you need a bike, sign up to use one of the ChampRides Bikeshare bikes at champlain.edu/bike/champrides or get in touch with Nic Anderson, who will make sure you get sorted.
Tell us you are coming at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1689889104596279/ or email: education@localmotion.org
