Truth & Techniques of Traffic Cycling (classroom session) will be offered at Metroplan Orlando from 6-9PM on Friday, Feb 4.
Train Your Bike (bike handling session) will be held at the old Orlando Arena from 8-11 AM on Saturday, Feb 5.
Tour of Orlando sessions will be held in the afternoon (12:30-4PM and 1-4:30PM) Saturday, Feb 5. (completion of other two sessions is required to take this one).
All day students will ride as a group from the Arena to lunch (Baja Burrito in Colonial Plaza). All group riding is done at a speed that is comfortable for the slowest rider (this is typically about 9-10mph). The Tour class begins at Colonial Plaza and ends back at the Arena. The all day course is a lot of fun for the camaraderie, but it is physically and mentally demanding.
For those wanting single sessions, or to take the course in 3-hour increments, you can sign up for Truth & Techniques or Train Your Bike. Individual sessions are $30 each. A package (all 3 sessions) can be purchased for $75.
To learn more about the course, click here.
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Is the coursework for this class based on the LAB’s LCI program? Just curious. I’m looking for alternatives for our campus.
Thanks,
Tim
Tim,
CyclingSavvy is not related to the LAB program at all. It is a completely different curriculum and teaching methodology.
There are a few similarities, however we often use a different approach even with common topics. The emergency drills are based on the original effective cycling drills, but enhanced with a progression that breaks down each skillset. We teach the common basics: laws, crash causes and prevention with discussion and animation. We teach destination and lane position concepts with video.
The majority of our content, presentation and methodology are unique. More than half of the classroom and all of the on-road sessions are dedicated to problem-solving skills and strategies for safe, easy and stress-free cycling. We’re giving students the tools to observe, recognize and problem-solve situations that are more complex than what is found in the TS101 curriculum. And we’ve found a way to make this completely accessible to a novice cyclist while also being challenging and enlightening to more experienced riders.
I see on the newsletter that you indicated the last course was an instructors course, is there a difference between a regular course and instructors course??
Joan
The regular course is to teach CyclingSavvy to cyclists. It’s what we offer to the public.
We held an instructor training last weekend to train candidates to teach the regular course. The instructor course teaches expert cyclists to teach CyclingSavvy. Instructor candidates have taken the regular CyclingSavvy and demonstrated proficiency on the bike, a solid understanding of its content and an aptitude and passion for teaching. The instructor training is not a public offering, the candidates are selected.
Please let me know about instructor training opportunities.
I take it the instructors are picked by the organization via bicycle savvy course??
Yes. There’s a little bit more on instructor qualifications here:
http://cyclingsavvy.org/about/cyclingsavvy-origins-and-principles/
Thank you I appreciate your help. I have been on the road riding in traffic and quiet side roads for approx. 40 years, and the only thing that has probably kept me alive is just what you mention on your website. My riding the road keeps me in tune to keeping me alive on my motorcycle. How can I found out when the next class is??
Joan,
The best way to get course schedules as they are posted is to sign up for the email feed using the form in the right sidebar of this page. You can also “like” us on Facebook and follow us that way. I anticipate posting an early-March CS class for Orlando in the next few days. There will also be a class at the end of February in Tallahassee and one in early March in West Palm Beach. Schedules to be confirmed in the next couple days.
The next CSI class is April 1-3. To avoid confusion, we probably won’t post an official announcement for that since CSI is invitation-only.
You can contact me at Keri at cyclingsavvy.org if you’d like to talk more about that.
RE: motorcycle skills. Yep, much of what we teach is common to the motorcycle ed course. Motorcyclists and bicyclists have the same need to be much more mindful of traffic flow, conflict areas and sight lines.