Learn to Ride Families

 

This is an introductory course for parents wanting their children to learn to ride safely on a bicycle or increase their confidence and skills as well as for the parents to learn how to ride as a family when out you are all out  together.

The course aims to provide a comprehensive program that will take the riders from complete beginner to being able to ride solo comfortably on their own and be able to signal, manoeuvre and  start and stop a journey. Depending on skill and confidence then lesson can be expanded to cover riding safely and confidently on roads but might require further lessons.

It includes:

How to ride safely

Correct clothing

How to fit helmet

Starting and stopping a journey

Balancing on the bike

Avoiding potholes & obstacles in the road

Signalling

Controlled stop and emergency stop

How to ride on the road as a family

 

The course is 1.5 hours long and has a maximum of 5 family members per lesson. (minimum one adult and 1 child).   Cost is £60 for 1.5 hours

Your instructor is a Kent County Council cycling instructor, first aid trained and is DBS checked.