Boost your new and rejuvenated cycling skills with this instructional, safe, and gentle community ride.  This is open to all but special invites are going out to all the Bike Family, True Beginner, and Kids Bike graduates from our virtual classes during the past year. 

What to expect

We will gather for a few quick drills at Washington park then hit the Atlanta BeltLine Westside Trail for a 30-45 minute ride of one to three gentle miles.  The park is located a short 10-minute walk (3 minute bike ride) from the Ashby Marta station.

Once rolling, we’ll

• Take it slow, stay together, and practice our skills in a safe and supportive manner
• Get a refresher on helmet and bike fit and do a quick ABC-Q check
• Incorporate skills like turning and stopping, scanning, and lane-changing on a safe off-road paved path
• For some, experience a round-trip combining MARTA and bicycling.  Thanks to an in-kind donation from MARTA, participants will receive a Breeze card loaded with two trips.

How to prepare

Please bring a bicycle in good repair that fits you and a helmet.  We strongly recommend you also bring

• Water and sunscreen
• Sneakers or other appropriate closed-toed shoes
• Comfortable, appropriate clothing for being outside and active
• A friend or three!

Please arrive on time at 10:00 AM so all participants can benefit from the full time allotted for this community experience. 

These free classes are provided with the support of the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety.

Attendance at this or any class conducted by the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition indicates your agreement to the following liability waiver: Atlanta Bicycle Coalition Liability Waiver.

Give your city cycling confidence a boost with this instructional group ride.

What to expect

We will gather for a few quick drills then hit the city streets for a 45-minute ride of three to four gentle miles. Once rolling, we’ll

• Take it slow, stay together, and practice our skills in a safe and supportive manner
• Experience Atlanta’s existing bicycle facilities, like two-directional protected and/or single-directional bike lanes and sharrows, and
• Learn to ride safely on streets without bike lanes by exercising our legal right to “take the lane”
• Experience how one can commute combining MARTA and bicycling.  Thanks to an in-kind donation from MARTA, all participants will receive a Breeze card loaded with two trips.

How to prepare

Please bring a bicycle in good repair that fits you and a helmet.   Lime e-bikes will be on hand for a free one-time use and Relay Bike Share is nearby for rent if you do not have a bicycle available to you. We strongly recommend you also bring

• Water and sunscreen
• Sneakers or other appropriate closed-toed shoes
• Comfortable, appropriate clothing for being outside and active
• A friend or three!

Please arrive promptly so all participants can benefit from the full time allotted for this instructional experience. 

These free classes are provided with the support of the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety.

Attendance at this or any class conducted by the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition indicates your agreement to the following liability waiver: Atlanta Bicycle Coalition Liability Waiver.

Give your city cycling confidence a boost with this instructional group ride.

What to expect

We will gather for a few quick drills then hit the city streets for a 45-minute ride of three to four gentle miles. Once rolling, we’ll

• Take it slow, stay together, and practice our skills in a safe and supportive manner
• Experience Atlanta’s existing bicycle facilities, like two-directional protected and/or single-directional bike lanes and sharrows, and
• Learn to ride safely on streets without bike lanes by exercising our legal right to “take the lane”
• Experience how one can commute combining MARTA and bicycling.  Thanks to an in-kind donation from MARTA, all participants will receive a Breeze card loaded with two trips.

How to prepare

Please bring a bicycle in good repair that fits you and a helmet.   Lime e-bikes will be on hand for a free one-time use and Relay Bike Share is nearby for rent if you do not have a bicycle available to you. We strongly recommend you also bring

• Water and sunscreen
• Sneakers or other appropriate closed-toed shoes
• Comfortable, appropriate clothing for being outside and active
• A friend or three!

Please arrive promptly so all participants can benefit from the full time allotted for this instructional experience. 

These free classes are provided with the support of the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety.

Attendance at this or any class conducted by the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition indicates your agreement to the following liability waiver: Atlanta Bicycle Coalition Liability Waiver.

Give your city cycling confidence a boost with this instructional group ride.

What to expect

We will gather for a few quick drills then hit the city streets for a 45-minute ride of three to four gentle miles. Once rolling, we’ll

• Take it slow, stay together, and practice our skills in a safe and supportive manner
• Experience Atlanta’s existing bicycle facilities, like two-directional protected and/or single-directional bike lanes and sharrows, and
• Learn to ride safely on streets without bike lanes by exercising our legal right to “take the lane”
• Experience how one can commute combining MARTA and bicycling.  Thanks to an in-kind donation from MARTA, all participants will receive a Breeze card loaded with two trips.

How to prepare

Please bring a bicycle in good repair that fits you and a helmet.   Lime e-bikes will be on hand for a free one-time use and Relay Bike Share is nearby for rent if you do not have a bicycle available to you. We strongly recommend you also bring

• Water and sunscreen
• Sneakers or other appropriate closed-toed shoes
• Comfortable, appropriate clothing for being outside and active
• A friend or three!

Please arrive promptly so all participants can benefit from the full time allotted for this instructional experience. 

These free classes are provided with the support of the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety.

Attendance at this or any class conducted by the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition indicates your agreement to the following liability waiver: Atlanta Bicycle Coalition Liability Waiver.

Give your city cycling confidence a boost with this instructional group ride.

What to expect

We will gather for a few quick drills then hit the city streets for a 45-minute ride of three to four gentle miles. Once rolling, we’ll

• Take it slow, stay together, and practice our skills in a safe and supportive manner
• Experience Atlanta’s existing bicycle facilities, like two-directional protected and/or single-directional bike lanes and sharrows, and
• Learn to ride safely on streets without bike lanes by exercising our legal right to “take the lane”
• Experience how one can commute combining MARTA and bicycling.  Thanks to an in-kind donation from MARTA, all participants will receive a Breeze card loaded with two trips.

How to prepare

Please bring a bicycle in good repair that fits you and a helmet.   Lime e-bikes will be on hand for a free one-time use and Relay Bike Share is nearby for rent if you do not have a bicycle available to you. We strongly recommend you also bring

• Water and sunscreen
• Sneakers or other appropriate closed-toed shoes
• Comfortable, appropriate clothing for being outside and active
• A friend or three!

Please arrive promptly so all participants can benefit from the full time allotted for this instructional experience. 

These free classes are provided with the support of the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety.

Attendance at this or any class conducted by the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition indicates your agreement to the following liability waiver: Atlanta Bicycle Coalition Liability Waiver.

Are you ready to be part of Atlanta’s bicycling craze? The city’s got more and more folks out there riding bikes for fitness, commuting to work and school, as a means to get errands done, or taking in the BeltLine and other park spaces on two wheels. Come learn how to ride a bike.

This class is for true beginners – adults who have never been on a bicycle or those who may have tried riding a bike a few times, but are not comfortable balancing, starting and stopping, shifting gears, and scanning the environment while pedaling. After two 2-hour classes, you will get all those skills and leave empowered to join the thousands of other cyclists enjoying and negotiating Atlanta. 

We have a limited number of bikes for true beginners to use and we may be able to provide two graduates with a bicycle of their own. Please bring a helmet, water, and sunscreen. The first 30 minutes is informational and the remaining 60 minutes will be outside on a bike.

Session 1 - Wednesday, August 11, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Getting started classroom, 30 minutes

Introductions

• Helmet fit – two finger rule
• Know your bike
• Bike safety – ABC Quick Check

Basic skills outside, 90 minutes (break halfway through)

• Brakes
• Balance
• Coast
• Pedal
• Stop
• Power start

Session 2 - Wednesday, August 25, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Safety essentials classroom, 30 minutes

• Road rules (bike as a vehicle)
• Safe riding practices
• What to carry

Advanced skills / Additional practice outside, 60 minutes

• Continue to work on Basic Skills, or
• Scanning over shoulder
• Turns and signaling
• Gear Shifting

Meet at the Washington Park Recreation Center at the Natatorium.

These free classes are provided with the support of the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety.

Biking in Atlanta is getting better, and the best way to enjoy it is confidently!! This instructional ride will help you improve your experience and safety so you can pedal our city’s streets.

RSVP for classes below. Classes are virtual until further notice.

Attendance at this or any class conducted by the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition indicates your agreement to the following liability waiver: Atlanta Bicycle Coalition Liability Waiver.

Are you ready to be part of Atlanta’s bicycling craze? The city’s got more and more folks out there riding bikes for fitness, commuting to work and school, as a means to get errands done, or taking in the BeltLine and other park spaces on two wheels. Come learn how to ride a bike.

This class is for true beginners – adults who have never been on a bicycle or those who may have tried riding a bike a few times, but are not comfortable balancing, starting and stopping, shifting gears, and scanning the environment while pedaling. After you complete the classes in this course, you will get all those skills and leave empowered to join the thousands of other cyclists enjoying and negotiating Atlanta. 

The classes run from 4:00-5:30 p.m.  The venue has sufficient parking and is located a short walk from Ashby MARTA station.

You must be able to attend both classes - Part 1 and Part 2. We have bikes for you to use, though we recommend bringing your bike since it is best to learn to ride on the bike you will be using most.

You will receive both a reminder for Part 1 and an e-mail invite for Part 2 after RSVP'ing for the first class. 

Attendance at this or any class conducted by the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition indicates your agreement to the following liability waiver: Atlanta Bicycle Coalition Liability Waiver.