Classes

Learn to ride with confidence

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Four ways to build your skills. Swipe or use the arrows to see them all.

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Urban Bike & E-Bike Essentials

City Cycling

Beginner to Intermediate

Navigate city streets with confidence and ease. You will learn route planning, traffic handling, and crash avoidance, plus your legal rights as a cyclist.

Classroom time and on-road practice will change how you ride, and help you ride joyfully.

You will leave with tools you can use on your very next ride.

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Two-Part Certificate Course

Smart Cycling

Intermediate to Expert

Build advanced skills for confident riding in traffic. Smart Cycling 1 is a classroom session. Smart Cycling 2 is on-bike practice.

Finish both to earn a nationally recognized certification from the League of American Bicyclists.

Start in the classroom, then put it into practice on your bike.

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Hands-On Fun for Kids

Bike Rodeo

For Schools & Students

Bike rodeos give kids an opportunity to try two wheels.

Free school classes are available through our partnership with SANDAG.

Students build the skills and confidence to ride in their own neighborhoods.

One no-cost class per school, per year, anywhere in San Diego County.

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Free through our SANDAG partnership

Let us come to you!

Free bike skills classes at your school or workplace. Pick the class and the month. The San Diego County Bike Coalition and SANDAG handle the rest.

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Bike rodeos give kids an opportunity to try two wheels.

Pick your path

Both programs are free and teach the same thing: how to ride with confidence and share the road. Choose the one that fits you.

For schools and youth groups

Free school assemblies

One no-cost class per school, per year, anywhere in San Diego County. Students build the skills and confidence to ride in their own neighborhoods.

Choose from
Walk, Ride, and Roll Assembly All About E-Bikes Bike-Friendly Driver Class Biking Together Bike Rodeo

In person or virtual. Before, during, or after school hours, or on a weekend.

Who can request: a school or youth organization administrator or staff member. Parents, see below.

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For employers

Free education at work

Give your team bike skills, commuting know-how, and confidence sharing the road. Open to employers in the San Diego region.

Choose from
Bike Commuting 101 Bike Commuting 202 All About E-Bikes Bike-Friendly Driver Class

In person or virtual. Before, during, or after work hours, or on a weekend.

Good fit for: HR and wellness teams, office managers, and anyone who coordinates employee programs.

Request a workplace class

How it works

1

Get your details ready

You will need your organization's name and address, a contact person, and your preferred month, time of day, class, and format. It takes a few minutes.

2

Send your request

Use the button for your path above. Our partners at SANDAG take the request. Classes are first come, first served, so earlier is better.

3

We schedule it with you

A SANDAG representative follows up within three business days to lock in a date. Then we show up and teach.

Common questions

Is it really free?

Yes. These classes are free through the Coalition's partnership with SANDAG.

How soon will I hear back?

A SANDAG representative follows up within three business days to schedule your class.

What if we need a different class or time?

Email info@sdbikecoalition.org and we will point you in the right direction.