Bike Education

We’ll match you with a trained Bicycle Ambassador who can help you:

• Pick a safe, comfortable route
• Ride in traffic
• Fix a flat tire
• Choose the right gear
• Ride in bad weather
• Take your bike on the bus
• Learn local biking tips

Sign up for a Bike Buddy by emailing fcmoves@fortcollins.gov.

Connect with others to walk to work, school, the bus, or nearby destinations. Buddies support each other and build confidence walking Fort Collins' streets and trails.

Sign up for a Walking Buddy by emailing fcmoves@fortcollins.gov.

Transit Buddies help you:

• Learn your route
• Understand how to ride
• Get local tips
• Build confidence on the bus

Sign up for a Transit Buddy by emailing fcmoves@fortcollins.gov.

Ambassadors:

• Teach bike safety classes
• Lead community rides
• Offer free repairs at events

Apply to be a Bicycle Ambassador by emailing fcmoves@fortcollins.gov.

Our free classes teach safety, confidence, and maintenance for all skill levels.

See upcoming classes and register here.

Practice biking and walking safely at this free outdoor space, located off the Spring Creek Trail at Drake and Dunbar.

• Ride with traffic
• Use streets, not sidewalks
• Yield to pedestrians
• Use lights and reflectors at night
• Signal turns and stops
• Take the lane if needed
• Don’t ride between cars
• Watch for car doors
• Share trails, pass on the left, stay under 15 mph

• Level and two fingers above eyebrows
• Straps form a “V” under ears
• Snug chin strap

Need a helmet? Contact FC Moves for a free one.

Please walk your bike where Dismount Zone signs are posted — like Downtown and Colorado State University (CSU) campus areas.

• Sharrows
• Buffered Bike Lanes
• Two-Way Protected Lanes
• Contraflow Bike Lanes
• Separated Bike Lanes
• Shared Bike/Ped Signal Crossings
• Advisory Bike Lanes
• Two-Stage Turn Boxes

Example: Advisory Lane (Pitkin Street)

Cars share the center lane and may use bike lanes to pass. Cyclists ride in the dashed lanes.

Example: Two-Stage Turn Box (Intersection of Mulberry and Taft Hill)

Two-Stage Turn Boxes make it easier and safer for bike users to turn left at major intersections. Instead of actually getting into the left turn lane, stay in bike lanes instead:

1. When the light turns green, proceed through the intersection
2. Stop in the green box at the corner of the intersection, turning to wait at the red light on the road you're turning onto
3. Proceed when light turns green