Bike Fun board members (L-R) Jeff Brousal, KJ Garner, & Daniel Montalvo enjoying a BCycle ride downtown in November 2021. Photo by Alicia Spence-Schlesinger.

Spring is coming - we promise

In this issue: Bicycle-Friendly Business designation; e-bikes on greenways "study" continues; lesson & class updates

Lesson & class updates

One-on-one lessons

We were overly optimistic about starting one-on-one lessons in January; it seems that all the "nice" days were on Mondays or Tuesdays. We're going to start in March and hope for the best! As a reminder, our beginner and novice riding and maintenance lessons take place outdoors on Fridays & Saturdays, with temperatures ideally above 40/45 degrees and sunny.

Upcoming classes & events

More details forthcoming!

March: Intro to Bikes clinic @ The New Beginnings Center
April: Bicycle Revival @ Trinity Community Commons
April: Women/FTW-only group rides resume
April: Wellness fair @ The New Beginnings Center
May: Bicycle pART event with Turnip Green Creative Reuse

View the events calendar

Adult Learn-to-Ride with
Walk Bike Nashville

Sunday, February 20, 1-3p
Glenview Elementary
Register here

KJ will be lead teaching the inaugural 2022 Adult Learn-to-Ride session for Walk Bike Nashville. We provide bicycles, helmets, water, and snacks; you bring the curiousity and determination! This class is for adults who have either never learned to ride a bicycle or who have been away from two wheels for a long time. Registration is required to attend, and the event is weather dependent.

E-bikes on greenways "study" update

An e-bike is pictured in front of a greenway map in Madison, TN in February 2022.

Metro Parks and NDOT have released their draft e-bikes on greenways "study" and survey results to the Greenways and Open Space commissioners, who are expected to issue a recommendation at their meeting on Tuesday, February 9th. You can view the survey here (PDF).

Since 2016, e-bikes have been explicitly permitted on local trails per Tennessee state law. There's a lot that's incorrect and confusing with this "study" and the draft recommendations. If you live in Davidson County, please write to the Greenways & Open Space commissioners (contact information here (PDF)) to ask them to continue to abide by state law regarding e-bikes on local trails.

I am happy to connect with you to answer any questions you might have about e-bikes - and, if you'd like, we can go for an e-bike ride together on one of the BCycle e-assist bikes around Nashville. (My treat.)

Nashville is in desperate need of its own assists to both reduce traffic and provide incentive for human-powered transportation, and in my professional bicycle industry opinion, e-bikes - including bikeshare e-bikes - help get Nashville over that hump.

This Olympic season, Bike Fun gets the gold

The League of American Bicyclists announced their 2022-2026 recipients of Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) designations. Bike Fun was selected to receive gold level recognition, the second-highest designation in the program.

Bike Fun joins 4 other Nashville-area businesses as gold level BFB recipients. The designation was determined by a submitted application, plus feedback directly to the League from Bike Fun students and stakeholders.

Read our release & check out the list of other Bicycle-Friendly Businesses in this selection round.

Forward

"Bike Fun strives to make bicycle riding in Nashville - and beyond! - accessible and enjoyable no matter your age, background, or experience level. Thank you for your support."
- KJ Garner

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Our EIN is 85-0665799.
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