Learning to ride a bike for the first time, or coming back after a break, we are here to assist. 

With over 20 years of cycling experience our services incorporate best practice from Bikeability, British Cycling and Cytech (Bike maintenance) syllabuses.

 

Level 1 - Complete Beginner

The Bikeability Level 1 cycling lessons provide trainees with the skills and understanding to be able to make a trip and undertake activities safely in a motor traffic free environnment, and as a pre-requisite to a road trip:

      1.      Get on and off the bike without help

2.      Start off and pedal without help

3.      Stop without help

4.      Ride along without help for roughly one minute or more

5.      Make the bike go where they want

 

Level 1 - Beginner

6.      Use their gears

7.      Stop quickly without loss of control

8.      Manoeuvre safely to avoid objects

9.      Look all around, including behind, without wobbling

10. Signal right and left without wobbling

11. Carry out a simple bike check

For more information on Level 1 cycling lessons, see the Bikeability Level 1 summary: Click here to download this file

 

Level 2 - Road Rider

Bikeability Level 2 cycling lessons provides trainees with the skills and understanding to be able to make a trip safely to school, work or for leisure on quiet roads:

1.      Start an on-road journey

2.      Finish an on-road journey

3.      Be aware of everything around them, including behind, as they ride

4.      Understand where and how to signal their intentions to other road users

5.      Understand where to ride on the roads they are using

6.      Pass parked or slow moving vehicles

7.      Pass side roads

8.      Turn right into a major road and left into a minor road

9.      Turn left into a major road and right into a minor road

10. Be able to take the correct carriageway lane when they need to

11. Decide where cycle lanes can help their journey and demonstrate correct use (if cycle lanes can be incorporated within the training)

12. Explain why they have made decisions during riding and thereby demonstrate understanding of safe riding strategy

13. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the Highway Code, in particular how to interpret road signs

Further information on Bikeability Level 2 cycling lessons can be found here: Click here to download this file


Level 3, Advanced Road Rider

Bikeability Level 3 cycling lessons provide trainees with the skills and understanding to make a trip safely to school, work or leisure on busy roads, using complex junctions and road features:

1.      How to use roundabouts

2.      How to use junctions controlled by traffic lights (where these are sited locally)

3.      How to use multi lane roads and turn off in to them where these are sited locally)

4.      An understanding of filtering and an ability to decide when to filter and when to wait

5.      How to use both on and off-road cycle facilities (where these are sited locally)

6.      Hazard perception and strategy to deal with hazards

7.      An understanding of route planning

More information on Bikeability Level 3 cycling lessons can be found here: Click here to download this file

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