The Columbian Life
BURIEN — When you’re 4 years old, learning to ride a bike can be scary.
What if you can’t do it? What if someone laughs at you? What if you fall?
David Rios knows how nervous some kids are when they show up to the bike class he leads every summer. He also knows how proud they’re going to be when they start pedaling on their own. It’s why Rios greets each with a smile.
“Cómo estás? How are you?” he said, pointing to a red and black tent decorated with the words TOROS CYCLING CLUB. “Sign up and get a helmet.”
The “bike rodeo” class for beginners is one of multiple programs offered by Toros, a South King County-based nonprofit that focuses on Latino families.
At a park in Burien, Rios shows the kids how to balance. How to coast. How to pedal, brake and steer. The weekly lessons in Englis
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