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Adult Bike Lessons Offered By Montgomery County Transportation
Adults in Montgomery County who want to learn how to ride a bike will have the chance for reduced-price lessons this spring.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Adults who want to learn how to ride a bike or brush up on their skills can attend lessons offered at a reduced price this spring by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation. Lessons are $10 each for county residents and will be led by members of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.
Bikes and helmets will be given to all of the participants, the County said.
"The classes are an affordable way to include biking as another form of transportation," the county said in a news release. "They also are a great way to prepare to participate in Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 20."
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The lessons will go over pedaling, gliding, balancing and stopping.
Lessons:
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- Saturday, April 9: Learn to Ride Class: Westfield Montgomery (top floor of Nordstrom Garage), Bethesda.
- Saturday, April 30: Learn to Ride Class: Upper County Recreation Center (center parking lot), Gaithersburg.
- Saturday, May 7: Basic Skills Clinic: Wheaton Ice Arena (back left parking lot), Wheaton.
- Saturday, May 21: Learn to Ride Class: GEICO (front parking lot), Chevy Chase.
- Saturday, June 11: Basic Skills Clinic: Montgomery College (Parking Lot 13), Rockville.
- Saturday, June 25: Learn to Ride: Burtonsville Park and Ride lot (behind Burtonsville Crossing shopping center), Burtonsville.
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