REMINDER: Seats are still available for the Smart Cycling course offered Tuesday, March 1 at Qualcomm for the Classroom Session and Saturday, March 5 at the Mira Mesa Rec Center. For more course information and registration links, please visit https://sdcbc.givezooks.com/events/qualcomm-mira-mesa-bicycle-smart-cycling-class-2016. Register now to reserve your slot. Upon completion, you will receive both a diploma suitable for framing and a one-year membership to the San Diego County Bike Coalition. Course material is nearly identical to the classes also taught in Oceanside with a couple of minor tweaks for this more southerly venue.
Many NCCC members have taken this course. If Pete Penseyres, two-time winner and former record holder of Race Across America, could learn new things with over 600.000 miles under his belt, so can you. As Robert Abraham said after taking this course, "If you think you don't need to take this course, then you NEED to take this course."
For experienced cyclists the main takeaway will be thoroughly understanding your legal rights and responsibilities and how you can use this to enhance your safety while coexisting with traffic, either in urban areas or out on the more scenic roads we use for our weekend rides. You may also be pleasantly surprised to learn about some emergency maneuvers that will also help you handle your bike better in non-emergency situations, such as proper braking and counter-steering through a descent.
January 2016 Qualcomm / Mira Mesa Smart Cycling Graduates