CyclingSavvy Southern Maine is pleased to announce its second season of empowering cyclists in the Portland area. Whether you are someone who doesn’t consider yourself a “cyclist”, like Diane or John didn’t, or a veteran roadie or mountain biker, Cycling Savvy can help you ride more confidently and safely wherever you want to go.
This year, we hope to offer our full 3-session package in 3 different towns – Portland, South Portland, and Westbrook – as well as a few standalone “Train Your Bike” courses in between. For those who elect the full package, we will ride together through such challenge areas as the Casco Bay Bridge (and show you how to handle the ends), arterials such as Forest Avenue and perhaps outer Congress Street, a number of challenging intersections, and in the Westbrook tour, William Clarke Drive and the traffic circle at Main and Cumberland Streets. And we’ll have fun (and be safe) doing it!
Navigating Woodfords Corner as a group, July 2011
The Classes
To review, the curriculum consists of 3 sessions:
- Train Your Bike, a skills class that takes place in a parking lot;
- Truths and Techniques of Traffic Cycling, a classroom discussion-oriented presentation about bike laws, traffic dynamics, and problem solving strategies;
- A City Tour, where we ride as a group through the city and stop to discuss and ride through especially challenging features.
The first two sessions may be taken individually, but both are required for the last. Find more details here.
The Schedule
May and June dates are firm, the rest are subject to change as the season progresses. Note color coding to easily identify each type of session.
| Date | Time | Session | Place | Notes |
| Sat 5/12 | 1 – 4 PM | Train Your Bike | Mill Creek Shaw’s parking lot, South Portland | |
| Fri 6/15 | 6 – 9 PM | Truths and Techniques | Portland Public Services, 55 Portland Street | Classroom session, bike not required |
| Sat 6/16 | 9 AM – Noon | Train Your Bike | Mill Creek Shaw’s parking lot, South Portland | |
| Sat 6/16 | 1:30 – 5 PM | Tour of Portland | Portland | Leaving from and returning to same parking lot as morning session |
| Fri 8/3 | 6 – 9 PM | Truths and Techniques | South Portland location to be determined | Classroom session, bike not required |
| Sat 8/4 | 9 AM – Noon | Train Your Bike | Mill Creek Shaw’s parking lot, South Portland | |
| Sat 8/4 | 1:30 – 5 PM | Tour of South Portland | South Portland | Leaving from and returning to same parking lot as morning session |
| Sun 8/25 | 9 AM – Noon | Train Your Bike | Mill Creek Shaw’s parking lot, South Portland | |
| Fri 9/14 | 6 – 9 PM | Truths and Techniques | Westbrook location to be determined | Classroom session, bike not required |
| Sat 9/15 | 9 AM – Noon | Train Your Bike | Westbrook parking lot to be determined | |
| Sat 9/15 | 1:30 – 5 PM | Tour of Westbrook | Westbrook | Leaving from and returning to same parking lot as morning session |
| Sat 10/13 | 9 AM – Noon | Train Your Bike | Mill Creek Shaw’s parking lot, South Portland |
Click Here To Register
Registration is now open for the May and June classes. Registration for subsequent classes will open as the time approaches. We are looking forward to an enjoyable summer of pedaling for fun and transportation, and we hope to meet you along the way!
A student navigates Forest Avenue inbound approaching the I-295 interchange.
at 9:06 am
this looks interesting/ i will try to sign up for possibly august pending my work schedule ( i work some weekends).