PATH Offers Free Beginner Bike Riding Clinic

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PATH (People’s Advocacy for Trails Hawai‘i) will offer a free class on Jan. 16, 2016, beginning at 7:30 a.m. to teach basic bicycle skills and how to ride in a group safely and with confidence. The class will be held on the driveway adjacent to the Big Island Honda parking lot in Kailua-Kona.

All classes are funded by the State of Hawai‘i Highway Safety program and are made available at no cost to participants.

For more information, email kristie@pathhawaii.org.

Clinic Outline

The Basics
• The Bicycle
• ABC-BIke Check • Basic Group Ride

Bicycling in Traffic
• Cadence/Shifting • Scanning
• Communication

Enjoying the Group Ride
• Being Predictable • Being Visible
• Communicating
• Hazards
• Drafting
• Position Change in Group • Intersections

Beginner Group Riding Skills
Introduction of Key Hawai‘i Bicycle Laws