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Know Your Ride

Module 02 • PREPARE

BEFORE YOU RIDE

The 60-Second HABITS Check

A quick pre-ride routine helps you roll out with confidence. Check helmet fit, tires, brakes, battery, visibility, drivetrain, route awareness, and your safer-start mindset.

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Know Your Ride artwork introducing the 60-second HABITS check.

2. Key Takeaways

What you’ll learn

Helmet Ready

Check fit and wear it every ride.

Tires & Brakes

Make sure tires feel firm and brakes respond well.

Battery & Visibility

Check charge, lights, and what helps others see you.

Safer Start

Look for loose items, know your route, and start with focus.

3. Signature Learning

Build safer HABITS.

This simple pre-ride reminder helps you check the things that matter before the wheels start moving.

Helmet safety illustration

H · Helmet

  • 2-V-1 fit
  • Level, snug, buckled
Tire and air pump illustration

A · Air & Tires

  • Firm when pressed
  • No cuts, cracks, or bulges
Brake and battery illustration

B · Brakes & Battery

  • Brakes feel firm
  • Battery secure and charged
Bike light and reflector illustration

I · Illumination

  • Lights and reflectors ready
  • Be seen in low light
Bicycle drivetrain illustration

T · Transmission

  • Chain seated properly
  • Cranks and gears move smoothly
Route map and phone-away illustration

S · Safe Start

  • Final bike check
  • Know your route and local rules
  • Phone away

4. Ride IQ Quiz

Check what you learned.

Choose one answer for each question. Your answer locks after selection and feedback appears immediately.

Question 1: What is one of the best first things to check before every ride?

What is one of the best first things to check before every ride?

Question 2: How should your tires feel before you ride?

How should your tires feel before you ride?

Question 3: What should you notice when you squeeze the brake levers?

What should you notice when you squeeze the brake levers?

Question 4: In the HABITS check, what does I remind you to check?

In the HABITS check, what does I remind you to check?

Question 5: Why should you know your route and local rules before you start riding?

Why should you know your route and local rules before you start riding?