
Daniel Hoagland, WABA’s education coordinator, testing the fleet at Tubman Elementary School in Columbia Heights.

- The tiny green machines in the background of the first picture are balance bikes, which we use to teach younger students who haven’t ridden before. Balance bikes don’t have pedals or wheels — they’re just for gliding practice. The most difficult part of learning to ride is mastering balance on two wheels, and it’s easier to focus on balancing when you take pedals out of the equation.
- We have three bikes with 20″ wheels and two bikes with 16″ wheels, ideal for teaching first-fourth graders.
- Finally, our new fleet includes four full-sized mountain bikes, so older students can learn shifting and braking skills along with control and balance.
