Learn to Bike Chicago
THE VIDEO COACHING COURSE
FOR HESITANT CYCLISTS TO BECOME CONFIDENT COMMUTERS
Learn to Bike Chicago
THE VIDEO COACHING COURSE
FOR HESITANT CYCLISTS
TO BECOME CONFIDENT COMMUTERS
What Makes Us Nervous
Cars Are Big
It can be intimidating to share the street with those steel beasts.
(But you can learn to be safe)
Sweaty Betty
Do humans really ride a bike and then walk into work?
(Yes—cool as cucumber)
Spandex Dorks
Nobody like the pointy helmet guy.
(You can be normal and bike—you can even wear jeans)
Too Much Gear
Bike mechanics & "chainsets" & grease 😭 I give up already!
(Geeking out on equipment not required)
But Bikes + Chicago = ultimate city hack you're missing
THERE'S A REASON ALL THESE CHICAGO-FOLKS ARE OUT THERE
Let's talk 🚴 benefits
- Fun and fast! (for real: it can be faster than a car) 💨
- Reduce your carbon emissions by 94% ♻
- Be COVID-19-safe (RSV... flu...) 😷
- Skip traffic & parking tickets 🚘
- Feel better about your health & body 🕺
- Save $—gas, mechanic—maybe even ditch the car payment! 💰
There are over 2 million bike trips each month in Chicago
But there could be a lot more
I'm Chris
I can coach you
from hesitant cyclist to confident commuter
My story is simple! When I moved to the city, I knew how to ride a bike, but was nervous about traffic, and it just felt complicated.
But a friend showed me the ropes... the best routes in my neighborhood, the easiest way to lock a bike, and before I knew it I was riding every day.
Now after 8 years of urban riding, I want to show you everything I know!
HOW IT WORKS
You don't need a bike lesson
You need a bike-focused coach for Chi-town.
After 10 years of 🚲ing in the 🏙 almost every day, I've got tips. A lot of tips.
My friends kept asking me—can you go with me to buy a bike? Ride with me in our neighborhood? Show me the best way to bike from my place to the loop? Can you teach how hand signals are supposed to work?
Finally, I decided to do something about it.
I've put everything I know into this course, for you.
I recorded 35 44 50 video lessons of that you definitely won't find in the Illinois driver's manual. Or a park district bike lesson.
Topics like:
- How to stay safe with cars wizzing past you
- What to do about back sweat
- How 4-way stops really work for a bike
- How to find the bike lanes in your neighborhood (and why you won't always want to)
- Why some hand signals are important—but some are a bad idea
- Shifting gears for urban stop-and-go traffic
- Choosing between Divvy bikeshare and your own bike
- What a "right hook" is (it's critical that you know about this)
- Why I don't fall off my bike (you don't need to either)
- And a whole lot more
I'm not a bike shop mechanic and I haven't won any "city bike awards" (are there awards?). I'm just a regular guy who learned how to bike all over this city I've lived in off and on for almost 20 years. I've biked in all 77 Chicago neighborhoods!
I do have a professional backround in communications and skill coaching, so I use that training help me be build a week-by-week coaching plan to build confidence.
It took me years and a lot of trial and error get all that Chicago cycling experience. I'm hoping you can learn everything I did—but do it in just weeks.
Of course—it's not just my experience that's going to help you out. You also need to get off your butt and do it.
So I've structured the course into a series of lessons you can do across 8 weeks—or just 4 weeks if you're really into it. It's up to you.
Sometimes we need the encouragement to make a change. I'll help you do that.
Let's bike the city!
Bike My City Chicago Course
I wish I had started sooner
Biking in the city really changed my life!
I honestly believe it is a key to living a Chicago city life that's healthier, happier and more connected to the energy of the city.
And I think my 6-week video course will not only teach you everything you need to know, but give you a first-person view you can't find anywhere else.
Don't just think about it this year. Let's do it together.
Get the free mini-course
5 City Bike Essentials
+ Chicago biking tips + course updates
- How to choose between Divvy bikeshare & your own bike
- Common mistakes folks make when locking your bike
- How to "Take the Lane" for safety (this is 301 topic!)
- Mental blocks that keep us from making a change
- The evironmental impact of switching to cycling
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