Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike – DUMBO

by calendar on June 2, 2008

When
June 21, 2008   1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where
Pearl St. bet. Plymouth and Front Sts.
DUMBO, Brooklyn
Cost
Free
RSVP
Pre-registration is required. No day-of-class walk-ins, please. Register online or by mail (pdf).
More Info
Bike New York
Notes
While supplies last, DOT staff will distribute free NYC bike helmets. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. All cyclists must wear a helmet and have a bicycle that fits. The child must be able to rest his or her feet flat on the ground while sitting on the bicycle seat. The program works best for children ages 5 and up.

Is your child at that age where he or she wants to ride a two-wheeler? Is your back sore from bending over to balance your child on a rolling bicycle? Has your child taken a tumble while using training wheels and gotten scared of biking? If so, this class is for you.

This class teaches a safe, easy, effective way for parents to help get their children rolling -- a method in which the child does most of the work! Participants learn the basics of balancing, starting, stopping, and steering a bike. Children may learn to ride their bike while taking the class, but even if they don't, parents will leave with an easy, hands-free, crash-free, and low-stress way to teach their child to ride.

This is presented in association with Recycle-A-Bicycle as part of the DUMBO Summer Celebration for Kids.