It’s a big deal when your kid learns to ride a two-wheeler. In fact, it’s a major rite of passage. Bike New York and City of
New York Parks and Recreation have lined up more than a dozen free Learn to
Ride–Kids classes in neighborhoods all over the city every weekend until
November, including two in Brooklyn .

Parents
can bring children to learn the magical balance-first method plus starting,
stopping, steering, and other biking necessities. So far this year, more than
1,000 kids and their parents learned this method, and the program received the
2007 Best of Parks Best Partnership Award.

This program is for children with their parents; recommended for ages 5 and
up. Bikes and helmets required. Pre-register at
http://www.bikenewyork.org/education/classes/learn_to_ride.html .

The When and the Where:

Saturday, September 27, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Owls Head
Park, Shore Parkway, Shore Road, Colonial Road, and 68th Street, Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn

Saturday, October 11, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.,
Linden Park ,
Linden Boulevard
and Stanley Avenue, Vermont
to Wyona Streets, New Lots, Brooklyn

Sponsored by Bike New York
is a non-profit organization that promotes and encourages bicycling and bicycle
safety through education, public events, and collaboration with community and
government organizations. Best known as producer of the nation’s largest
recreational cycling event, the Commerce Bank Five Boro Bike Tour, Bike
New York also organizes
smaller rides and runs a Bicycle Education Program offering free classes and
workshops for adults and children. For more information on Bike
New York ‘s rides and
programs, including registration details, visit www.BikeNewYork.org.