The first ride course designed to help children 10 and younger learn to balance and feel comfortable without the training wheels hits the Atwater Elementary parking lot Saturday at noon.
The first ride course designed to help children 10 and younger learn to balance and feel comfortable without the training wheels hits the Atwater Elementary parking lot June 16.
Shorewood police and bike experts from Rainbow Jersey will give local children a crash course in losing the bicycle training wheels at the second annual First Ride event, June 16 from noon to 3 p.m., in the Atwater Elementary parking lot. The course is designed to help children 10 and younger learn to balance and feel comfortable without the training wheels. It’s based on an innovative “balancing first” method that involves removing the bike pedals and lowering the seat during practice. The event is free and will take place at 2100 E. Capitol Dr. Parents must register by June 11, by visiting the Shorewood Business Improvement District’s website. Greater Shorewood Bikers will be on hand to help parents get used to riding their bicycles with…
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Shorewood police and bike experts will teach children how to ride their bike without the training wheels.
Shorewood police and bike experts from Rainbow Jersey Bicycles will give local children a crash course in losing the training wheels and riding their bikes at the First Ride event, Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., in the Atwater Elementary parking lot. Children will learn vital bike safety tips and the proven balancing first method. Parents must register by Tuesday, by using the form at the Shorewood Business Improvement District’s website or finding one at Rainbow Jersey, 4600 N. Wilson Dr. Parents are asked to bring their child’s helmet and bicycle.
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