About Us
Ready to Ride - In School, On Bike Education
Central New Hampshire Bicycle Coalition has partnered with the Friends of the Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail, S&W Sports, the Brain Injury Associaion of NH, Warner Police Department, GE Aerospace Foundation and the Bike Walk Alliance of NH to provide balance bikes and pedal bikes to three area school districts so they can teach kids to ride in PE class.
This program is now reaching over 1000 students per year.
Our Story
Our mission at CNHBC is to get more people on bikes more often.
Riding a bike is something that can be learned very early in life. Balance bikes, which are bikes without pedals, make learning easier than ever. So when the idea came up to provide area elementary schools with bikes so kids could learn to ride in PE class we were all in.
The first district was Kearsarge which has Simonds School in Warner, Sutton Elementary, Bradford Elementary and New London Elementary. The district also serves the towns of Newbury, Wilmot and Springfield. Balance and pedal bikes were delivered for the 2023-24 school year. The bikes are used at one school for a unit and then brought to the next. Warner Police Department through the Rosa Valpey Trust was an important partner.
The second district was Concord. Bikes were delivered in time for Abbott-Downing School to start in the Spring of 2024. The bikes are also shared with Mill Brook School, Beaver Meadow School, and Christa McCauliffe School. A private foundation provided additional financial support for this fleet of bikes.
The third district to be supported was Merrimack Valley School District with 5 elementary schools serving Penacook, Boscawen, Webster, Salisbury and Loudon. Bikes were delivered for the beginning of the 2024-25 school year. GE Aerospace Foundation was an important partner. They provided financial assistance and a team of GE Aerospace engineers assembled the bikes.
Together over 1000 students are learning and practicing their bike riding skills in school each year.
School Districts
Educator Comments
Dear Donors,
I want to extend my sincerest thanks to all the donors for making this incredible opportunity possible for so many schools. It is truly a privilege to teach students how to ride, and watching their confidence grow is an experience I’ll never forget.
From the gym to riding outside, then onto the rail trail, and culminating in their participation in the Warner Fall Foliage Parade, it’s been amazing to witness their progress. Your generosity has had a profound impact on these students, and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to be part of their journey.
Thank you again for your support!
Jacob Palmer, PE Teacher, Kearsarge Regional School District
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I've been an elementary school teacher for 28 years, teaching bike safety and instructing how to ride a bike has been the single best activity that I have ever had the opportunity to be a part of. Kids loved it, and they were so attentive and appreciative of learning how to ride!
Matt Finney, Teacher, Concord School District
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