Youth Learn to Ride


Youth Learn to Ride is a free group class for children age 5 and up who are ready to ride a two-wheeler for the first time. With our safe and efficient method taught by experienced instructors, kids will learn how to balance, pedal, start, stop, and steer a bicycle. Most students get the hang of it in one session, but even if they don’t, families will be able to observe a simple, low-stress technique that will have their kids riding independently. 

Class duration: 2 hours

Class location: 436 N. Norman C. Francis, The Greenway Station (old brake tag station). Please look for a Bike Easy table either inside the station if it is raining, or outside if skies are clear. Please park in the farthest spot you can find in the parking lot to leave room for riders in the parking lot. 

Class size: 13

Equipment needed: Bicycle* and helmet

*Parents must ensure that the bicycle they bring fits their child and is in good working order (i.e., wheels spin freely, brakes function). The child must be able to rest their feet flat on the ground while sitting on the bicycle seat. Training wheels should be removed in advance and tires should be inflated until they are hard. Learning how to ride a bike with hand-brakes is much more preferable to learning on a bike with coaster-brakes (brakes engaged when pedaling backwards), but not impossible. We advise participants to bring a bike without coaster-brakes because students accidentally brake when trying to learn to pedal forward. 

Availability of loaner bikes: Bike Easy may be able to provide a loaner bike and helmet granted that parents email their child’s age and height to: [email protected]

THIS CLASS DEPENDS ON PARTICIPANT DONATIONS TO BE POSSIBLE! Please donate if you are able! Suggested donation $50, but no one turned away for lack of funds and no donation too small.
*Please write "Learn to Ride-April 2026" in the "Notes on Donation" spot so we can keep track. 
Please RSVP below with your name, not your child's name. 

When

April 18, 2026 at 9:00am - 11am

Where

Greenway Station
436 N Norman C Francis Pkwy
New Orleans, LA 70119
United States
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Contact

Lauren Nagel ·


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