ING Direct - May 14, 12-4:30 ($45)

Family Streetwise - Kitsilano Community Ctr, Vancouver - May 21, 2011, 12:00 - 4:30 ($45)

Thompson Community Ctr, Richmond - Saturday, May 21, 2011, 12-4:30pm ($45)

VACC Office (3 W. 3rd AVe, Vancouver) - May 29, 2011, 12:00 - 4:30 ($45)

John Braithwaite Community Ctr, North Vancouver - June 12, 2011, 12-4:30 ($45)

Family Streetwise - Sunset Community Centre - June 11, 2011, 12:45 - 4:45 ($50)

Requirements: Children must be 6+ and must be able to ride a bike - specifically they must have the ability to start and come to a full stop on their own and ride in a mostly straight line and take instruction from the instructor and their parent. Check out the Kids Learn to Ride course if they are not yet at this level! Everyone who attends should have a working bike and a helmet. Contact us if you don't have a bike to see if we have a loaner or demo bike for you.

What to bring:
- your bike, in safe working order
- helmet�
- bike lock�
- a snack for the road ride/water bottle

Advanced Bike Maintenance Part 1: Brakes and Drive-Train - PEDAL Depot (1830 Ontario St.) - April 28, 2011, 6:30-9:30pm ($55)

Demistify your Bike - the Basics of Bike Maintenance - VACC Office (3 W. 3rd AVe, Vancouver) - May 15, 2011, 12:00 - 2:00 ($45)

Advanced Bike Maintenance Part 2: Bearings and Rotational Systems - PEDAL Depot (1830 Ontario St, Vancouver) - May 26, 2011, 6:30-9:30pm ($55)

- Adult - Learn To Ride: Date, Time and Location are mutually agreed upon booking, ($175)

We spread our Learn to Ride lessons over two or three sessions, usually scheduled a week or so apart. Subject to instructor availability, these can be scheduled to suit your convenience and preference in terms of time and day. The lessons can take place anywhere suitable (ie. a smooth surface, no traffic, flat) which is mutually convenient for you and the instructor.

Once you decide you would like to go ahead with the lessons, we’ll put you directly in touch with an instructor to work out the details of time and place.

Our experienced and supportive Learn to Ride instructors are nationally bike-safety certified. They are kind and nurturing women who will make sure that your learning experience is safe, fun and non-intimidating, no matter how nervous you may be or how little previous cycling experience you might have. They will take you through the basics of balance, steering, and pedaling, until you're able to ride on your own.

- Kids - Learn To Ride: Date, Time and Location are mutually agreed upon booking, ($225)

Can Bike II: VACC Office (3 West 3rd Ave.) - June 10 -12, 6-9 Friday, 9-5 Sat. and Sun. ($250)

CAN-BIKE 2 is an advanced course in defensive cycling for commuters and recreational cyclists who already ride in traffic. It is Canada's only nationally recognized safe cycling certification course. It is designed for more experienced cyclists, age 16 and up, who already ride in traffic and would like to take their skills and safety training to the next level. A combination of classroom and on-bike instruction will improve your confidence and skill at riding safely in challenging traffic situations. CAN-BIKE 2 is also useful for people who use their bike in a professional capacity, or would like to do so in the future. Fields in which CAN-BIKE 2 certification might be required include: working with kids and bikes in a school or camp environment, working as a bike courier, riding a bike as a security guard, working or volunteering with a police or community policing organization, riding a bike as a nurse or emergency medical technician, etc.

Course times are:

Friday 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm