Lunch & Learn: Downtown Bike Basics

In this free 1 hour, in-person classroom session, you will learn basic skills from BikeMN staff to prepare you to ride your bike, including how to ride to work. This introductory classroom course covers the basic rules of the road and best practices to being safe and comfortable on the road and trail, potential barriers to riding (including for employees who bike to work) and a discussion of strategies to overcome these barriers. Basic maintenance will be covered including ABC Quick Check.

Jimmy Johns will be provided for registered attendees, please indicate your dietary preferences when registering. Registration is limited to 15 participants.

Getting here: The Young Quinlan building is located on 9th street and Nicollet Mall, accessible by numerous bus routes and a 7 minute walk from the Nicollet Mall light rail station. There is public bike parking on 9th street and on Nicollet Mall. Suite 200 is located on the skyway level: reference downtown Minneapolis’ skyway system for climate-controlled transport (https://www.minneapolis.org/map-transportation/minneapolis-skyway-guide/).