The Community Cycling Center mission is to broaden access to bicycling and all its benefits through our hands-on programs, volunteer projects, and neighborhood bike shop. Our programs aim to improve individual health, environmental quality, and enhance the livability of our communities by helping people gain bicycle knowledge, skills, and confidence.

CLASSES
Classes are designed for adults interested in bicycling and the benefits it provides to individual health, environmental quality, and community livability. We design our classes with an understanding that people have different reasons, and levels of interest, around cycling. In a welcoming and fun environment, we will help you build your cycling knowledge, skills, and confidence to achieve your personal goal: whether it is to become a bike commuter, improve your health, be more active with your family, feel confident on Portland streets, or master the fascinating mechanical systems of the bike. Our classes are for everyone from the casual cyclist to the year-round commuter!

Urban Cycling
For anyone interested in learning to ride safely in urban settings and do basic bike maintenance.

Women’s Urban Cycling
For women interested in learning to ride safely in urban settings and do basic bike maintenance.

Basic Bicycle Maintenance
For folks confident in their riding skills but interested in learning the basics of bike maintenance.

Intermediate Bicycle Maintenance
For individuals confident in their riding skills with some bike repair experience interested in learning the mechanics of bike maintenance in more depth.

Advanced Bicycle Maintenance
For individuals who have completed Intermediate Bicycle Maintenance and are interested in learning in-depth advanced bike mechanics.

Family Cycling
For families interested in learning the basics of urban riding and basic bike maintenance, together.

Adult scholarships and earn-a-bike options: We are committed to making bicycling accessible to everyone regardless of income level. Therefore limited financial scholarships and earn-a-bike opportunities are available for adult classes. Please contact us for a scholarship application packet.

DROP-IN CLINICS
Every Saturday and Sunday (10-11a) from mid-April to mid-September we offer free drop-in clinics demonstrating basic adjustments, preventative maintenance, and how to fix a flat tire so you can keep your bike in good working order. No registration required. Flat Tire Repair: Saturdays. Bike Basics: Sundays.

FAMILY FUN RIDES
During July and August of 2008 we will host a series of free, fun, and safe family rides. Join us!

SUMMER CAMP
In a creative and supportive environment - and with an emphasis on experiential learning - campers age 6 -15 years old build confidence, knowledge, and skills. Campers have the chance to learn how to ride safely, fix their bike, and travel to fun destinations throughout the city. Sessions are one week each from June 16 – August 29, 2008.

Standard Camp
Ages: 8-13 years old. Offered each week of the summer. Safe, fun riding plus basic bike repair instruction, map reading and route planning. Ride distance: 2-10 miles.

Girls’ Camp
Ages: 8-13 years old. Same instruction and rides as Standard Camp, but for young girls ready to ride!

Frequent Riders Camp
Ages: 10-13 years old. Great as a stepping stone after Standard Camp. Ride distance: 15-20 miles.

Young Cyclist Camp
Ages: 6-8 years old. Basic bike riding skills and short, safe neighborhood rides. Ride distance: 1-6 miles.

Advanced Riding Camp
Ages: 13-15 years old. Same instruction and ride opportunities as Standard Camp but for an older age group ready to ride longer and learn more complicated bike repairs. Ride distance: 20-25 miles.

Youth scholarships and earn-a-bike options: We are committed to making bicycling accessible to everyone regardless of income level. Therefore limited financial scholarships and earn-a-bike opportunities are available for summer camp. Please contact us for a scholarship application packet.

ADULT EARN-A-BIKE: CREATE-A-COMMUTER
The first program of its kind in the nation, the Adult Earn-A-Bike program (Create-a-Commuter) provides low-income adults with a commuter bike complete with lights, a lock, a helmet, a rack, tools and all the other accessories needed for successful year-round bike commuting. To receive the bike, each participant completes five hours of safe commuting and bike maintenance training. The groundbreaking program offers participants a flexible solution to meet their transportation needs, reducing barriers to work while promoting healthy activity.

YOUTH EARN-A-BIKE: BIKE CLUBS
Our Youth Earn-A-Bike program (Bike Clubs) are hands-on, experiential after-school workshops where low-income 9 to 12 year olds learn safe riding skills, basic bike maintenance, and the importance of wearing a properly fitted helmet. By working hard and participating throughout the course of the 12-session program, youth earn their own bicycle, lock, and helmet to take home! To learn which schools are currently hosting our Bike Safety Clubs, please contact us.

GET LIT
Our bike safety promotion program that provides free bike lights to unsuspecting (and unlit) cyclists.

WEE CYCLE

Children in our neighborhood need air in their tires and other assistance with their bikes. We’re here for them every day through our Wee Cycle program. Our staff is always ready to help neighborhood youth with basic bike repairs and to provide free helmets to low-income neighborhood youth.

WOMEN ON BIKES
(In cooperation with Portland Office of Transportation, PDOT)

For more information about any of these programs, please contact us.