Courses for:
- Children
and elementary school students
- Kids CAN-BIKE Smart Cycling
- Kids CAN-BIKE Festival
- Kids CAN-BIKE Course
- Bicycle Safety for Elementary Students (not part of the CAN-BIKE program)
- Adults
- Becoming an Instructor
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Adult Learn To Ride 1: A course for adults who cannot ride a bike. You will learn to balance, start, stop and turn. 1 - 2 persons per course. Course fee includes membership in Saskatchewan Cycling Association and Saskatoon Cycling Club for one season. One session, 3 hours.
$90.00 per person, plus GST.
Adult Learn to Ride 2: A course for adults who are too unsteady to ride on streets. You will learn to balance, start, turn and use your gears with confidence. 1 - 2 persons per course. Course fee includes membership in Saskatchewan Cycling Association and Saskatoon Cycling Club for one season. One session, three hours.
$90.00 per person, plus GST.
Introduction to Cycling Skills
Basic one-day, hands-on course for beginning cyclists. In-class and on-road instruction help you gain the confidence to ride more often. Includes bicycle care and operation, basic traffic and riding skills. Ages 14 and older (10 and older when accompanied by parent). 6 hours.
$80.00 per person, plus GST ($50.00 plus GST for SCA members or participants registered for MS 150 Bike Tour). Group rates available.
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This is a basic course for cyclists who usually ride on residential streets and bike paths. Learn street survival skills and build confidence for riding recreationally or to work in low traffic neighbourhoods. Includes bicycle care, minor repairs, riding techniques, detecting and avoiding hazards, and emergency maneuvers. Ages 15 and older. 15 hours.
$150.00 per person, plus GST ($110.00 plus GST for SCA members). Group rates available.
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This is an advanced course in defensive cycling for commuters and recreational cyclists who already ride in traffic. Covers riding skills, traffic cycling proficiency, bicycle maintenance, health and fitness, equipment, and bicycle consumerism. Students should have some cycling background and recent experience; if not licensed motorist, student should read and understand provincial driver's manual in advance. You do not have to complete CAN-BIKE Skills I before taking this course. Ages 16 and older. 18 hours (22 hours for instructor candidates).
$190.00 per person, plus GST ($150.00 plus GST for SCA members). Group rates available.
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Bicycle Touring Skills I and II
Introductory courses for the bicycle tourist. Touring I and II build on Bicycling Skills I, providing additional skills necessary for planning and conducting a loaded tour. Course covers bicycle basics, traffic and group riding skills, equipment selection and tour planning, and includes a short day tour. Ages 16 and up. Six sessions, comprising four classes and two workshops (including 5-hour tour), totalling 20 hours.
$190.00 per person, plus GST ($150.00 plus GST for SCA members). Group rates available.
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Designing,
Organizing and Leading
Bicycle Tours
This course is for leaders who are planning and conducting tours or "common adventure" tours (no official leader) with friends. This is an ideal program for those needing a starting point for supervising youth on a bicycle tour. This is a classroom course with advanced content to help experienced cyclists develop leadership skills. Cyclists should complete a Skills II course before leading any tour. Ages 16 and older. 18 hours.
$195.00 per person, plus GST ($155.00 plus GST for SCA members). Group rates available.
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Kids CAN-BIKE Instructor Seminar
Four-hour seminar, including festival demonstration. Participants must have completed CAN-BIKE Skills II before enrolling. Ages 18 and up.
$150.00 per person, plus GST ($110.00 plus GST for SCA members). Group rates available.
$55.00 per person, plus GST if taken at same time as CAN-BIKE Skills II, when Seminar is offered in conjunction with Skills II course.
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Two-day,
20-hour workshop plus 3-hour take-home essay exam; instructor road exam
and handling skills test. Participants must have completed CAN-BIKE Skills
II before enrolling. Ages 18 and up.
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Elementary School Students
Classroom based course for ages 6 - 9 (may be introduced at age 5). This five-hour course is designed to introduce children to concepts of responsible cycling. The course lays the foundation for more effective on-bike training as children grow older.
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Playground based event for children 8 to 13 years of age. The Festival introduces key bike handling skills to children who are beginning to ride independently. For children 7 and younger, the Festival provides the Young Riders Centre - where children participate with their parents or care givers to develop good cycling habits.
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The Kids CAN-BIKE Course covers the rules of the road, the bicycle's place in traffic, safe equipment, bike handling skills, and on-road instruction in small groups on residential streets. On-road training lets children learn to become safe, responsible, law-abiding drivers of their first vehicles - their bicycles. This 10-hour course is for children 9 to 13 years of age.
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Bicycle safety for elementary students
This program is aimed at presenting effective skills to prevent cycling injuries in children aged eight and nine (grade three). It permits students to develop responsible habits and attitudes and to practice skills needed for later instruction on-road. This program is based on principles of CAN-BIKE and is presented to students by trained and certified CAN-BIKE Instructors. (Note: this is not a CAN-BIKE course.)
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