The League of American Bicyclists League Cycling Instructors (LCI's) offer different courses to suit the needs of any and every group. From civic groups to college level credits, LCI's can offer the following courses for adults and children: Road I, Road II, Commuting, Motorist Ed, Kids I and Kids II. If your needs stray from these prescribed courses, LCI's can offer shorter duration classes, on- bike skills, classroom instruction, bike rodeos and general safety consulting. For all audiences of all ages, League of American Bicyclists LCI's are insured for any material that they teach, in any setting. Find your local LCI here and contact them for details regarding your specific needs.

Street Smarts is a short course designed for beginning cyclists to feel comfortable riding in traffic. This may also be the first course an advanced cyclist will enroll in. This course can be tailored to almost any audience. 

Road I is the foundation course of the BikeEd program. While not exactly a beginner’s course, this may be first course that advanced cyclists enroll in. This course can be tailored to almost any audience. LCIs have used this format to offer classes to police officers, transportation planners and engineers, club cyclists, teenagers and teachers.

For more advanced students with an understanding of vehicular cycling principles, this 12 hour course includes fitness and physiology, training for longer rides, advanced mechanics, paceline skills, advanced traffic negotiation, foul weather riding and night riding. Student manuals included with each class.

For adult cyclists who wish to explore the possibility of commuting to work or school by bike. This three hour follow-up to Road I covers topics including route selection, bicycle choice, dealing with cargo and clothing, bike parking, lighting, reflection, and foul weather riding. Included with the class are handouts and student materials.

Becoming a League Cycling Instructor (LCI) certified to teach BikeEd is a great way to help cyclists in your community. Certified instructors can teach BikeEd classes to children as well as adults. Help bring the joy of safe cycling to others. If you are an experienced cyclist and would like to teach others please consider taking the next step towards certification. Road I is a prerequisite for a certification seminar. Instructors are trained at seminars held periodically throughout the year.

Kids I is an interactive course that incorporates not only the child’s first bike lessons, but usually the parents as well. The course requires that parent, child and their bike be present. Designed to teach parents how to teach their children how to ride safely, it also incorporates a bike safety check and information about how child development affects where and how children should ride.  Kids I can be taught as a one-hour course specifically for parents or a three-hour course for parents and children.

This 7-hour class for 5th and 6th graders covers the same topics as Road I, including on-bike skills as well as choosing safe routes for riding.

A 3-hour classroom session, this course can be easily added to a driver's education curriculum, such as diversion training for reckless drivers or a course designed local bus drivers. Directed towards motorists in general, topics covered include roadway positioning of cyclists, traffic and hand signals, principles of right- of- way and left and right turn problems. Materials include Share the Road literature for bicyclists and motorists as well as other fact sheets.