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Here is a great opportunity to learn bicycling skills from some of our most experienced riders!
In addition to riding at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on Tuesday nights, HBC is also offering training clinics. All these skills clinics, except for Climbing and Descending, will take place at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. Directions: From Nashville, take I-65 south, take exit #81 Wedgewood Ave. Turn left, proceed .7 miles, then turn right on Smith Avenue. Contact Instructors to enroll.
New Rider Skills Clinic-- We will discuss the basics of bicycles and bicycling. We will spend some time discussing theory, cornering, steering, and HBC etiquette. A ride will follow to practice the principles and skills that were taught.
Cornering Skills Clinic -- An intermediate skills clinic including theory and practice in cornering, We discuss steer vs counter- steer, proper weight placement, looking through the turn, single rider apex, and touch on apex relative to others in a group. We do drills focusing on each aspect of what we discuss and share thoughts and experiences. The purpose is to put terminology to concepts that people are already practicing so that improvement can be made easier. There may be one or two "aha" moments.
Climbing/Descending Skills Clinic-- An intermediate Skills Clinic including theory and practice in climbing hills and/or mountains efficiently and with joy (?), as well as how to descend safely and fast (if you choose).
Contact Clinic-- Do you get nervous or feel uncomfortable when you find yourself surrounded by other riders during a group ride? Do you know how to react when you have riders on both sides and you encounter pot holes or even worse, the dreaded "road kill" in your lane? The class is designed to build your confidence in group riding. The clinic will teach skills and conduct exercises and drills that we guarantee will make your group riding safer and more enjoyable. Paceline Clinic- New to paceline riding? It's great fun, and lets you ride farther and faster with less work. Done well, it's poetry in motion. Done badly, it's nerve-racking and can be dangerous. Pacelines do have some inherent danger and require communication among the riders. The riders have to be confident that the others in the group will communicate well and ride safely. Three essential characteristics of safe paceline riding—be smooth, be predictable and be courteous.
HBC Clinics are intended for club members only. If you are not a member, Join Now! Dates for all of these classes are available on the Club Calendar. |
