Event details
Bought a new e-bike recently or keen to get back into riding? Want some tips about how to stay safe when sharing the road? Come along to our free course led by supportive, experienced instructors.
This 3 hour course is a great way to get back into biking or to build confidence for riding on the road for the first time. The course starts with a skills session in the school grounds and then moves onto quiet local streets and shared paths.
Skills covered will include starting and stopping safely, turning, looking all around and signalling, stopping quickly with control, where to ride on the road, passing parked vehicles, how to move through intersections and more.
Pedal Ready offers four levels of training based on the national BikeReady standards:
- Level 0: Learn to Ride. Suitable for complete beginners.
- Level 1: Bike handling skills and confidence to prepare for riding on the road.
- Level 2: Riding on shared paths and quiet local roads.
- Level 3: Riding on busier roads. Good preparation for commuting.