Whether you’re just getting started or have a wealth of knowledge about riding, it can never hurt to brush up on basics. These videos put together by One Less Car in Maryland are a great resource to walk you through getting the right size bike, safety measures you’ll want to consider, as well as a great introduction to urban riding and what to do when you’re inside and your bike has to stay outside. Click through them – you may want to skip the good places to ride in Maryland, but the rest of the information is certainly useful!
Another activity going on for Bike Week are commuter convoys. Click here for information about where you can meet up with experienced riders who will not only help you become more comfortable with road riding, but will also help you route the best way to get to and from work. A few good websites to help you out mapping your route if you’d like to get started on your own are Bikely and Map My Ride. Both are free resources to create and save routes, and through those sites you can also search for routes people have already created.
