The Bike Walk Macon team is working remotely. To break up the day, they walk, bike, and get some fresh air while practicing social distancing. Join their staff, board members, and local community members as they stroll, run, or ride in the next couple of weeks around Macon and Facebook live our adventures on the Bike Walk Macon page. If you would like to lead a virtual bike ride or walk, call Koryn Young, Engagement Coordinator at 917-412-4661 or email her at koryn@bikewalkmacon.com.
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League Cycling Instructor seminar scheduled for Sept. 11-13 in Macon
Update (June 16, 2020): The League of American Bicyclists is currently evaluating the possibility of offering LCI seminars in a virtual format. Please delay registering for the seminar until further notice. We will update as soon as we have more information.
Georgia Bikes, Bike Walk Macon, and the League of American Bicyclists are hosting a League Cycling Instructor Seminar in Macon, Sept. 11-13. After earning certification through this 3-day, League of American Bicyclists Coach-led seminar, instructors are credentialed to teach Smart Cycling classes to children and adults.
The LCI Training Seminar focuses on teaching and demonstration techniques used with future students both on the road and in the classroom. The seminar emphasis is on how to teach bicycle safety and skills so as to provide increased comfort and confidence for new and returning bicyclists and youth. The seminar does not emphasize the content or specific details of the cycling course curricula. It is primarily about teaching, and each candidate will have opportunities during the seminar to practice facilitating parts of the Smart Cycling curriculum, both in the classroom and in parking lot skills drills.
Successful candidates will have a strong working knowledge of bikes and bike maintenance and a great deal of experience riding in high traffic scenarios. Successful candidates also have strong core values aligned with philosophies of the League, including helmet use, bicycling infrastructure, and full incorporation of the idea that all people who ride bicycles are equal cyclists, regardless of political affiliation, race, gender, age or religion, and that all students deserve respectful, polite and meaningful instruction. Completion of a Smart Cycling, Traffic Skills 101 course is a prerequisite for attending a seminar. League of American Bicyclists membership ($25-40) is also required for insurance purposes.
The registration fee is $350. More information on the LCI seminar format and requirements can be found on the LAB website.
Scholarships, lodging assistance available
Georgia Bikes is offering financial assistance with the seminar registration fee, along with assistance with League of American Bicyclists annual membership. In addition, Bike Walk Macon will arrange lodging with local hosts for those who request it. For more details and an application for scholarship support and/or lodging assistance, email Elliott Caldwell.
Please note, cancellation and transfer requests must be sent via email to education@bikeleague.org. The cancellation policy applies to all candidates whether the registration is being paid by an individual or by an organization. Please review the full cancellation policy (Click on “What is the cancellation policy?”)
Shamrock ‘n’ Ride Scavenger Hunt
Are you ready for Macon’s quirkiest bicycle event? Grab your gaudiest green gear and get ready to get silly on Saturday, March 14, 2020 with Bike Walk Macon. It’s a super fun, challenging, and family-friendly event.
Bike Walk Macon’s second Shamrock ‘n’ Ride event is a fundraiser to support its mission to make bicycling and walking a safe and convenient option for transportation and recreation for everyone in Macon-Bibb County.
Bike Talk: WTF is Bikepacking?!?
Come by and visit with local Bikepacking enthusiasts, learn about their rigs and all the things they carry with them on overnight bike trips (aka Bikepacking). Learn about the customizations and modifications they’ve made over the years and how they dialed in their bikes to suit their style of riding.
We’ll have bikepacking films playing throughout the night and access to resources to enhance your knowledge of the sport. Drop in or come hang out for the whole night!