January - February 2008

5BBC Leadership Course

New leaders bring new fresh idea’s new trips and new enthusiasm to our club. Leadership is one of the most important aspects of your club. This is what keeps us riding. We need more terrific people like you. Your love of cycling and leadership will bring us to your new roads, favorite places and area’s of interests. Your style and personality with your new leadership skills will enable you to accomplish this goal. We want you to become a 5BBC leader. We are day riders, weekend warriors and everyday commuter cyclists.

If you take our course we'll give you training on how to organize and run both day and weekend trips. Map reading, ride planning and design, group dynamics and decision-making, leadership style, and bicycle equipment are all covered, as well as many other aspects that go into making you a bicycle leader.

The course is taught by Ed and Liz as well as active and experienced 5BBC leaders and combines classroom instruction with practical riding experience. You don't have to be an especially strong or fast rider or bicycle repair expert to take the course. That's not what the course is about--it's about leadership. It is strongly recommended that you be able to ride for the better part of a day and be comfortable riding with a group. If you haven't ridden with us before, you should definitely go on several 5BBC rides to become familiar with how typical club rides take place. Note: If you are not a member of the 5BBC and wish to take the class you must become a member prior to the weekend trip part of the course.

Sign up now! Spring 2008 Course schedule (not ready as of this writing-but soon)

The course consists of five evening classes (we ask that you attend at least four), three weekend day rides (we ask that you ride at least two), and one weekend trip (required).

To Register: Call Ed Pino/Liz Baum at 718 487-4992 or email at leadership@5bbc.org; a fee of $15 will be collected at the first class. There will be an additional fee of $50 (collected during the course) for the weekend trip (scholarships are available).

Questions? Feel free to call your leadership coordinators Ed Pino, Liz Baum at (718) 487-4992 or send e-mail to leadership@5bbc.org

Ed Pino and Liz Baum
5BBC Leadership

Students and Instructors, The Leadership Training Class of 2007