BikeNorwood

Saturday, April 28th, Noon to 4 p.m., Lydon Room, Civic Center, 165 Nahatan Street. Free parking next to building and in municipal lot across the street. The Norwood Bicycle Club enthusiastically endorses this first-rate program. Several of our members took it last year and recommend it for any adult rider.

Important: 1) You must be a Norwood resident and preregister via the Norwood Rec Department here 2) This course is offered by MassBike and given by a professional instructor. 3) Helmet and bike in working order are required.

• If you’re picked up or received a copy of the Rec Department Spring/Summer 2012 Program Guide, look for this course on page 10. Download guide as PDF.
• When you register online, look for it under “One-Day Hits” as OD71 Basics of Better Biking. Scroll the list of classes if you can’t see it.

THE BASICS OF BETTER BIKING

This class is designed for adults who

• want to get back into bicycling
• improve cycling skills
• learn to ride more effectively and safely in traffic, and/or participate in a large-scale benefit ride.

This four-hour weekend session provides guided instruction with simple practice drills in a parking lot, easy-paced riding on local roadways for short distances, and group-discussion breaks along the way. Topics covered include bike and helmet fitting, starting and stopping your bike in traffic, shifting gears, scanning and yielding, choosing the correct lane position in the road, handling intersections, and more.

AGES: Adult
DATE: Saturday, April 28th
TIME: 12:00-4:00pm
WHERE: Lydon Room
FEE: $45
CODE: OD71
MIN/MAX: 4/8
INSTRUCTOR: Mass Bike

Participants must bring a bike in good working order and a helmet.
Pre-registration is required.

Last year's class in Norwood

Pictures from the ride can be seen here. We took the train from Norwood to Norfolk. Charlotte Canelli had mapped out a nice ten-mile ride over residential and lightly-traveled streets. We walked the loop trail at Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, which has a boardwalk that takes you over wetlands. Perfect weather and a beautiful afternoon light that made everything look gorgeous. Dan missed a turn, we rode twelve miles instead of ten, and arrived at the train station with less than a minute to spare.

The bicycle club sold 24 helmets at Norwood Day (out of the Health Department’s entire stock of 27), and received contact information from 22 potential members.

In August, the Norwood Bank added this loop rack in front of their main entrance. Club member Jean Smith says “Oh, good, now I don’t have to bring my bike into the vestibule when I’m using the ATM machine.” Thank you, Norwood Bank!