The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will offer low-cost adult bike classes in April, May and June. The classes include nine Learn to Ride sessions and one Basic Skills session. MCDOT also will offer four free, walk-up e-scooter classes after select bike sessions.
Advance registration is required for bicycle classes and costs $10 for Montgomery County residents. Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) and Capital Bikeshare For All members can participate for free but must register.
Bicycles and helmets are provided for Learn to Ride participants. Basic Skills participants can rent them from WABA if needed.
Learn to Ride participants will practice starting, stopping, balancing, gliding, pedaling and steering. Basic Skills participants, who should already know how to ride, will refine their biking techniques. WABA instructors will lead all classes.
Classes are open to residents 18 and over, limited to 25 people and fill quickly.
Online registration for April classes is now open on the WABA website under the Classes tab. Registration for May classes opens at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2. June class registration opens at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 2.
Adult Learn to Ride Bike Class Schedule
- Sunday, April 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Upper County Community Recreation Center, 8201 Emory Grove Rd., Gaithersburg. Free e-scooter class to follow. Learn more and register.
- Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., White Oak Community Recreation Center, 1700 April Lane, Silver Spring. Learn more and register.
- Sunday, April 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Wheaton Ice Arena (back parking lot), 11717 Orebaugh Dr., Wheaton. Free scooter class to follow. Learn more and register.
- Saturday, May 3, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Germantown Community Recreation Center, 18905 Kings View Rd., Germantown. Learn more and register.
- Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Rd., Silver Spring. Learn more and register.
- Sunday, May 18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Farm Women’s Market, Lot 24, 4601 Leland St., Bethesda. Learn more and register.
- Saturday, June 7, 9 a.m.-noon, Davis Construction at the Twinbrook Metro Center I, 12530 Parklawn Dr., Rockville. Learn more and register.
- Saturday, June 14, 9 a.m.-noon, Montgomery College (parking lot 13), 850 Hungerford Dr., Rockville. Free e-scooter class to follow. Learn more and register.
- Sunday, June 22, 9 a.m.-noon, Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center, 14906 Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Learn more and register.
Adult Basic Skills Bike Class Schedule
- Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m.-noon, Westfield Montgomery Mall (former Sears parking lot), 7101 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda. Free scooter class to follow. Learn more and register.
Rain dates for all bike and e-scooter classes will be two weeks after the original date, except for June 22, which will have a rain date of June 29.The two-hour adult e-scooter classes are drop-in sessions held immediately after the bike classes on April 13, April 27, May 24 and June 14. No registration is required. Participants must be 18 or older and have a valid driver’s license or ID. E-scooters and helmets will be provided.
To register for bike classes, visit waba.org/classes. For more information and weather-related updates, visit MCDOT’s website or call 240-777-8380.
