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Confident City Cycling Course
Rediscover the joy and freedom of riding your bicycle. Feel good and look good. Lose the fear of cycling in traffic. Win the respect of motorists. Enroll in Morgantown’s Confident City Cycling course.
In Confident City Cycling, you’ll learn everything from selecting the best bike for you to training to make your rides enjoyable from start to finish. You’ll learn in a classroom, in a parking lot and on the road.
Confident City Cycling is recommended for adults and children above age 14.
A grant from Governor Manchin makes Confident City Cycling possible. The Confident City Cycling course is the Traffic Skills 101 component of the League of American Bicyclists’ Smart Cycling program that has been continuously developed for more than 30 years. Instructors are certified and insured by the League of American Bicyclists.
Content
Every Monday evening at 6:00 pm, you can improve your bicycling with Morgantown’s Confident City Cycling Traffic Skills 101 course. Each session includes a 1-hour classroom discussion followed by an informal leisurely ride.
Traffic Skills 101 is the core of Morgantown Confident City Cycling program. In Traffic Skills 101, you will learn:
- Bicycle Form, Fit and Function: the parts of a bicycle; bike selection; sizing; adjusting your bicycle fit and the pre-ride safety check .
- Basic Maintenance: tools for the road; tire repair; adjusting brakes and adjusting derailleurs.
- Clothing and Equipment: helmets, clothing, accessories and required equipment.
- Basic Handling Skills: gears & gear selection; starting/stopping; steering in a straight line and scanning & signaling.
- Bicycling in Traffic: principles of traffic law; lane positioning and scanning, signaling and negotiating.
- Avoiding Crashes: why crashes happen; crash prevention and crash avoidance maneuvers.
- Efficiency, Power, Endurance: cadence and smooth shifting; nutrition & hydration and training routines.
- Riding with Groups and on the Trail: group etiquette and trail etiquette.
You will learn principles in a classroom and practice skills in a parking lot and on the road. Traffic Skills 101 is recommended for adults and children above age 14. Instructors are certified and insured by the League of American Bicyclists.
Schedule
Schedule of Upcoming Courses
Traffic Skills 101 Full Course: Weekend
One weekend of each month, you can complete the entire Traffic Skills 101 course. See the Calendar for dates. The weekend course runs 9 am – 5 pm Saturday and 9 am – 12:30 pm Sunday. Approximately half the time is in the classroom and the other half is in a parking lot and on the road. The weekend course covers the same topics as the weekly course.
To ensure adequate materials, refreshments and space, you must pre-register for the weekend course. You can pre-register by contacting Frank Gmeindl or by completing the on-line registration form at http://www.morgantown.com/Confident-cycling.htm .
Locations
University Services Center (Prete Bldg.) for the full-weekend course and for weekly sessions 4 and 6
3040 University Avenue (Star City)
Room 3302
Morgantown Public Safety Center for all weekly sessions except 4 and 6 which are at the University Services Center
Corner of Spruce and Walnut Streets
Training Room
Cost
A $5 fee for each session is payable at the door. Those who complete all 8 sessions and pass the tests will receive a significant cash prize.
The full course of 8 topics plus the tests can be completed the weekend of April 10-11. Pre-registration is required for the weekend course.
You can pre-register at www.morgantown.com/bike-board.htm, phone 304-376-0446 or e-mail frank.gmeindl@comcast.net.
The weekend course is free for WVU students, faculty and staff; $20 for Monongalia County residents that are not associated with WVU and $40 for those who are not associated with WVU and live outside Monongalia County.
Instructors are certified by the League of American Bicyclists.
How to register
Complete Registration Form, then email to frank_gmeindl@comcast.net
Questions? contact instructor at 304-376-0446
If you are having trouble submitting online registration form, a printable form that can be mailed is available here. Registration Form, fillout form and return to 389 Spruce Street, Morgantown, WV, 26505, or fax to 304-284-7430.
What you need to bring
- Bicycle
- Helmet
- Cycling clothes appropriate for the prevailing weather
- Clothing comfortable for sitting in a classroom for a couple hours
- Notebook and pen or pencil
1. Bicycle Form, Fit and Function
when: |
6:00 PM. See the Calendar for dates. |
where: |
Morgantown Public Safety Center (Corner Spruce & Walnut), Training Room |
how long: |
1 hour learn then ride |
what: |
In this session, you will learn the parts of a bicycle; bike selection; sizing; adjusting your bicycle fit and the pre-ride safety check
See http://www.bikeed.org for detailed on-line info about these and other topics that will be discussed in the face-to-face learning sessions.
This is part 1 of a 9-part series of learning experiences including classroom discussion, on-line training and “hands on” experience on the bike. |
2. Basic Maintenance
when: |
6:00 PM. See the Calendar for dates. |
where: |
Morgantown Public Safety Center (Corner Spruce & Walnut), Training Room |
how long: |
1 hour learn then ride |
what: |
In this session, you will learn about tools for the road; tire repair; adjusting brakes and adjusting derailleurs.
See http://www.bikeed.org for detailed on-line info about these and other topics that will be discussed in the face-to-face learning sessions
This is part 2 of a 9-part series of learning experiences including classroom discussion, on-line training and “hands on” experience on the bike. |
3. Clothing and Equipment
when: |
6:00 PM. See the Calendar for dates. |
where: |
Morgantown Public Safety Center (Corner Spruce & Walnut), Training Room |
how long: |
1 hour learn then ride |
what: |
In this session, you will learn about helmets, clothing, accessories and required equipment.
See http://www.bikeed.org for detailed on-line info about these and other topics that will be discussed in the face-to-face learning sessions
This is part 3 of a 9-part series of learning experiences including classroom discussion, on-line training and “hands on” experience on the bike. |
4. Basic Handling Skills
when: |
6:00 PM. See the Calendar for dates. |
where: |
University Services Center (Prete Bldg.), 3040 University Avenue (Star City); Room 3302 |
how long: |
1 hour learn then ride |
what: |
In this session, you will learn about gears & gear selection; starting/stopping; steering in a straight line and scanning & signaling.
See http://www.bikeed.org for detailed on-line info about these topics that will be covered in the face-to-face learning session.
This is part 4 of a 9-part series of learning experiences including classroom discussion, on-line training and “hands on” experience on the bike. |
5. Bicycling in Traffic
when: |
6:00 PM. See the Calendar for dates. |
where: |
Morgantown Public Safety Center (Corner Spruce & Walnut), Training Room |
how long: |
1 hour learn then ride |
what: |
In this session, you will learn about principles of traffic law; lane positioning and scanning, signaling and negotiating. See http://www.bikeed.org for detailed on-line info about these and other topics that will be discussed in the face-to-face learning sessions
This is part 5 of a 9-part series of learning experiences including classroom discussion, on-line training and “hands on” experience on the bike. |
6. Avoiding Crashes
when: |
6:00 PM. See the Calendar for dates. |
where: |
University Services Center (Prete Bldg.), 3040 University Avenue (Star City); Room 3302 |
how long: |
1 hour learn then ride |
what: |
In this session, you will learn about why crashes happen; crash prevention and crash avoidance maneuvers.
See http://www.bikeed.org for detailed on-line info about these and other topics that will be discussed in the face-to-face learning sessions
This is part 6 of a 9-part series of learning experiences including classroom discussion, on-line training and “hands on” experience on the bike. |
7. Efficiency, Power, Endurance
when: |
6:00 PM. See the Calendar for dates. |
where: |
Morgantown Public Safety Center (Corner Spruce & Walnut), Training Room |
how long: |
1 hour learn then ride |
what: |
In this session, you will learn about cadence and smooth shifting; nutrition & hydration and training routines.
See http://www.bikeed.org for detailed on-line info about these and other topics that will be discussed in the face-to-face learning sessions
This is part 7 of a 9-part series of learning experiences including classroom discussion, on-line training and “hands on” experience on the bike. |
8. Riding with Groups and on the Trail
when: |
6:00 PM. See the Calendar for dates. |
where: |
Morgantown Public Safety Center (Corner Spruce & Walnut), Training Room |
how long: |
1 hour learn then ride |
what: |
In this session, you will learn about group etiquette and trail etiquette.
See http://www.bikeed.org for detailed on-line info about these and other topics that will be discussed in the face-to-face learning sessions
This is part 8 of a 9-part series of learning experiences including classroom discussion, on-line training and “hands on” experience on the bike. |
9. Road Test and Written Test
when: |
6:00 PM. See the Calendar for dates. |
where: |
Morgantown Public Safety Center (Corner Spruce & Walnut), Training Room |
how long: |
2 hour road test then 1 hour written test |
what: |
In this session, you will ride to demonstrate comprehension of all lessons from previous sessions, complete a written test and perhaps qualify to receive the League of American Bicyclists Traffic Skills 101 completion certificate.
This is part 9 of a 9-part series of learning experiences including classroom discussion, on-line training and “hands on” experience on the bike. .
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