Confident Cycling Clinics

There are a lot of people that would consider biking to work, the University or for errands but they don't know how or are afraid of getting hit by a car or of having a mechanical problem. Or maybe they talk about reducing their carbon footprint but still drive their car 3 or 4 miles to work every day, a distance easily bicycled in about the same amount of time.

We've designed a special clinic to help people who want to try bicycle commuting get the skills they need. We call it Confident City Cycling. Each clinic has 3 parts and lasts about an hour:

1) Getting ready, what you need, safely sharing the road with motorists
2) League of American Bicyclist video on sharing the road
3) Emergency road repairs

People are encouraged to bring their own bicycles and get some hands on experience.

We're doing 5 clinics so anyone who wants to attend can find a clinic at a convenient time and place:

Date	Time	Place	Sponsor
April 5	11:00am	Joe Crowley Student Union	UNR Health Day
April 21	6:00pm	Mae Anne Fire Station	City of Reno Ward 5 Northwest NAB
April 28	6:00pm	Studio on 4^th	City of Reno Ward 4 Northeast NAB
May 4	6:30pm	REI	REI
May 12	6:00pm	Rancho San Rafael Ranch House	City of Reno Ward 5 Old Northwest NAB

The clinics are free and anyone can attend but to make sure we have enough room, please RSVP to Barbara DiCianno at the City of Reno, DiCianno@reno.gov, or by calling her at (775) 334-3112. (No need to RSVP for the UNR event).

Hope to see you there.