Douglass Bike Project | A United Effort Of PedNet, Douglass High School, & Metro Rotary

THANKS for your support UUCC!

Awesome News! We are excited and appreciative of this generous donation from The Unitarian Universalist Church-Columbia! We went for a bike ride with the kids this week and had a really great time. UUCC’s donation will help us continue this work with DHS kids. The Bike Project is currently working on building up our own Bike Fleet that will be kept at school and this financial support to the will go towards reaching our goal! The...

Outdoor Adventures and Douglass Bike Project meets 4 way-test!

The Outdoor Adventures Club and Douglass Bike Project will be combining into one awesome after school program! We will meet on Wednesdays after school for six weeks in a row starting next week (September 26th) from3-5. We will be integrating the Rotary Four-Way-Test into the program to support character education. Anyone wanting to volunteer or participate, please contact John Reid.

You mean we have to wear helmets??

Our second class was Jan 23 (Jan 16 was MLK Day = no school). We got everyone fitted with a bike and a helmet. They were not too happy about having to wear helmets, but they relented and learned how to make sure their helmets fit properly. They were not happy with how high we set their seats. Most of the kids are accustomed to riding BMX bikes which have a very different geometry than MTBs and were unaccustomed to having their seats set at...

Bike Class Begins!

We started Bike Class on Jan 9 with an introductory session. We went over the parts of the bike with the kids and told them about what we would be doing in class. I asked the students what they thought about bikes, if they knew how to ride bikes, and if they currently have bikes. The general attitude was that bikes are like toys or sporting equipment; they are fun, but most of them do not have bikes right now because bikes are for kids....

What IS the Douglass Bike Project?

The Douglass Bike Project is a cooperative effort between Pednet and Douglass High School to introduce students in the Outdoor Science class to bicycles as transportation as well as recreation. Goals for the students include: Learn safe and confident cycling skills, for both transportation and recreation Learn bicycle maintenance and repair Have an opportunity to earn a high quality donated bike by refurbishing it, and learning how to...