A 501(C)(3) EDUCATIONAL CYCLING NONPROFIT — NEW YORK

Safer riders, better rides.

Duck Fleet Athletic Club teaches the public safe and skilled bicycling — from your first group ride to a smooth, steady paceline. Our programs are open to everyone, with no membership dues.

Our mission

Duck Fleet Athletic Club, Inc. is an educational nonprofit that teaches the public safe and skilled bicycling. We promote the safe use of bicycles as transportation and recreation through instructional programs, skills clinics, workshops, and practice rides.

Programs

Free, public, hands-on cycling education — no membership dues, no experience required.

Bicycle Safety & Maintenance

Traffic skills, defensive riding, and the maintenance and repair know-how that keeps a bike reliable.

Group Riding Skills & Etiquette

How to ride safely and predictably with others: spacing, signaling, rotating, and reading the group.

Paceline Techniques

Single and double pacelines, through-and-off, and riding smoothly at speed without surging.

Skill-Specific Clinics

Focused sessions on cornering, descending, climbing, and bike handling for real-world roads.

Practice & Skill-Building Rides

Guided practice rides that put instruction into motion — the classroom is the road.

Board of Directors

Duck Fleet Athletic Club, Inc. is governed by a volunteer board of directors.

Natan Elman

President

natan@duckfleet.org

Lailo Varsa

Vice President and Secretary

Anna Stolina

Treasurer

About the club

Duck Fleet Athletic Club, Inc. is a New York not-for-profit corporation, incorporated September 22, 2026. We are organized and operated for educational and charitable purposes.

Legal status: Duck Fleet Athletic Club, Inc. is recognized as tax-exempt under IRS section 501(c)(3) (Letter 947, dated October 27, 2026, effective September 22, 2026), as a public charity under IRC 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). Contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law. No donations are being solicited until New York Charities Bureau registration is complete.

Say hello

Questions about programs, volunteering, or riding with us?

hello@duckfleet.org