This course covers everything you need to think about using your bike in daily city routine—no traditional work commute required.

We definitely cover all topics for work commuters who want to reconsider driving or taking the train to work every day, and are hoping to switch to a healthier commute habit. I include route examples that are common in Chicago, such as biking to and from the Loop, and questions that many commuters have, such as how to deal with sweat if they also need to be dressed for work.

But personally, I have also worked remotely for years (and we all know this is changing for many of us), and much of my personal city cycling is not going to an office, but to a coffee shop, or running to the FedEx store or dropping by Aldi, or out to see friends at a bar.

Yes, I do have a special offer for this as an upgrade to the online coaching course. I will ride with you personally on your work commute or neighborhood route and talk you through specific intersections and issues.

I only have limited available times to do this for a select number of folks, but you can contact me at chris@bikemy.city and I'll send you my current booking options and how we set it up.

You really do need a bike to complete this course. But you can begin the course without one!

You could watch each video lesson without a bike and just think about it, but I think the power of jumping into my course is not just the knowledge and experience I'm sharing, but also the coaching I provide while you make the investment to make the change to regular city cyling. Success for this really is up to you.

The video lessons include coaching topics such as confidence, planning, and assignments to move to progressively more advanced rides. It's really not possible to follow along past Module 2 without a bike 🚲 .

If you get course access right now, you can watch through Module 1 + Module 2 to give my advice on buying or borrowing a bike or choosing bikeshare (I have an entire video just on the bikeshare decision).

And then you'll still have a full year of access to walk through the rest of the modules when you've got your bike or bikeshare access.

You can get huge benefit from the Confident Commuter course even if you do not live in Chicago. While my examples and video footage mostly come from Chicago streets where I regularly bike, I do throw in some items from other places I've biked like Washington DC or New York City. And with the exception of two lessons, things are nearly universally applicable to city bike commuting in the US. You can still learn to become a confident city cyclist with this course.

I've been considering expanding my course to other cities in the future, so if you want to invite me to create a custom version for your city, you should drop me a note at chris@bikemy.city and let me know!

Yes! Years ago I was a grad student in the city of Chicago, and I regret I got on my bike very rarely because i wasn't very confident. I missed out! It would have a healthier, cheaper option perfect for my low income student life. Head to my student discount page, which will get you access to the course after you verify your fulltime student status with an .edu account and student ID.

Yes! Equity in our city is important to me, and income can vary dramatically. I am contributing a portion of funds received from regular course members to supplement heavily discounted access for those who need. City biking should be for everyone! The equity discount is available to anyone who qualifies and verifies a membership with Chicago's Divvy for Everyone program.