Biking Season is here!!

Check back here for info about biking classes and events. 
Thank you for your support!  RUBBER TO THE ROAD!!

DO YOUR KIDS NEED BIKE HELMETS?
Here is the link for AnchorageBicycle Helmets.org, with information on getting a free bike helmet for your kids if you can't afford one. 

Also on this website, information on the CITY ORDINANCE about kids requiring bike helmets, and important BIKE SAFETY TIPS that can save lives. 

FYI:  I ALWAYS wear my bike helmet when I ride.

BIKE TRAILS OF ANCHORAGE!! 
I love this website.  Maps, descriptions, and photos of the various PAVED bike trails in Anchorage.  One year, I even printed out the maps and kept them in my bike bag.

BICENTENNIAL PARK TRAILS!!
If you like mountain biking and offroad single-track, here is a link with maps of Bicentennial Park and Campbell Tract trails.  Bears do roam those woods, so be aware (and there is a bear aware class listed below on 5/2)

JBER BIKE MAINTENANCE CLASS 4/28
I found this one doing a search.  These classes being held by Outdoor Recreation on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Call 552-2023.


BEAR AWARE 5/2

REI is going to teach you what to do if you meat...uh...meet a bear when you are out enjoying Alaska's scenery, and how to minimize your chances of bear encounters.  They have an rep from Alaska Department of Fish & Game for this class.  FREE.  Click to register.

BIKE MAINTENANCE BASICS 5/8

Here's another REI free class that will teach you how to fix flats, lube your chain, and what all of those Allen wrenches are for.  Thank you, REI, for this service to the Anchorge biking community.  Click to register.

HOW TO ADJUST BRAKES

Here is a short video teaching basic brake adjustment (pad type, not disk brakes).  It only shows how to align your mount and tension.  Oh, and the guy has a very cool accent.