Please get in touch if you'd like to attend the next event.
For those who'd like more advanced "on road" training I can offer a range of courses tailored to your needs.
I am a fully insured and qualified Bikeability instructor. (Bikeability sets the national standard for bicycle training in the UK.) The principles of training have changed greatly since the old cycling proficiency test . There are three levels to the latest training, logically they are called one,two and three.
- Level one is carried out off the public highway and is concerned with basic bike control, balance, manoeuvrability, signalling and crucially, how to start and stop safely.
- Level two can only be instructed if level one has been completed as all the training takes place on the public highway. At level two the cyclist will be able to negotiate all the standard junctions safely and learn the importance of road positioning to safe cycling.
- Level three is for more advanced instruction on more urban roads and includes roundabouts, traffic lights and multi lane highways.
This provides the same standard of training that is currently provided to local schools, so there will be no mixed messages if your children have already completed the Bikeability course.
Please contact me on 07939205346 or 01507607252 if you wish to learn a bit more or make a booking for training. You can also email me at letsstartcycling@fastmail.fm.
Thanks for your interest
James Pocklington