Holt man teaches bike riding lessons through business called i-Cycle

HOLT, Mich. (News 10) -Michael Arrieta is on a mission to help people learn how to ride a bicycle. Between six and ten percent of adults in America don’t know how to ride one, according to recent statistics. At his backyard shed in Holt, Arrieta prepared for a bike riding lesson. Eight-year-old Aidan Seager was his student for the day. Arrieta checked the bike’s tires and brakes before the lesson began. “Remember we take our thumb and we press down a little bit, make sure there’s air in there,” Arrieta said. “Brakes work great,” Arrieta said. With the safety check complete, the lesson began. “We’re just going to warm up for a little bit,” Arrieta said. “So all the drills that I do are with the objective of helping somebody be able to ride in public, like in a park. Arrieta’s one-man, part-time business, now in its second year, is called i-Cycle. ”I can cycle now, just catchy, i-Cycle,” Arrieta said. His lessons combine skill training with activities such as riding over water balloons. “Which helps them guide the bicycle and learn how to balance in a fun way,” Arrieta said. Arrieta said i-Cycle is a product of his personal story. “I grew up not knowing how to ride a bicycle, and when I was about 30 years old, I decided ok, it’s about time to learn,” Arrieta, i-Cycle founder, said. Arrieta said he could not find a business that taught bike riding, so his wife taught him, and he taught himself how to train others to balance on two wheels. “It was just something inside me that said, I have to do this, and if there’s even one person in Lansing, Michigan that cannot know, that doesn’t know how to ride a bicycle, then I’m going to find them,” Arrieta said. Arrieta, 46, is a business consultant who teaches both adults and kids. “Almost every single parent tells me, thank you so much,” Arrieta said. Matt Seager, Aidan’s father, said he was willing to turn over bike riding lessons to Arrieta. “And Michael here actually has a process where, you know, you start here, you move to the next step and it makes sense,” Seager, Aidan’s dad, said. Aidan Seager said the approach is working for him. “He teaches me great lessons that normal parents don’t actually do right away,” Aidan Seager, bike riding student, said. Arrieta said i-Cycle isn’t just about giving lessons. Part of his profits go to the Kids Repair Program, which teaches bike safety, repair and maintenance, and to Lids for Kids, which provides bike helmets to kids free of charge. This year, Arrieta started the i-Cycle Scholarship Fund. “So if somebody cannot afford a lesson, then can borrow as much as they want to from that fund,” Arrieta said. Arrieta said his bike riding lessons are less about making money and more about teaching people a skill. “So it’s just great watching the look on people’s faces when it finally clicks and they know how to ride the bicycle. It’s like a great sense of freedom, yeah, it’s great,” Arrieta said. Stream News 10 Lansing on your favorite devices! Here’s how to download the News 10+ app on Roku, Fire TV or Apple TV. Be the first to see the Mid-Michigan headlines you care about – download the News 10+ app and subscribe to our News 10 newsletter and YouTube page to receive the latest local news and weather. Copyright 2026 WILX. All rights reserved.