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Cycle training
Cycle Shrewsbury offers national standard Bikeability cycle training courses.
What is Bikeability?
Bikeability is the Cycling Proficiency Test for the 21st century, designed to give you the skills and confidence to ride your bike on the road. Fear of traffic is one of the main reasons why people don't cycle. Bikeability sets out to give you the skills to cycle on all types of routes.
There are three levels aimed at different skill levels:
Level 1
The level 1 course:
- takes place away from the road, normally in a school playground
- takes between 2 and 4 hours of instruction.
- is usually offered as the first session of a level 2 course but can be arranged separately.
The course covers:
- how to check your bike.
- riding control skills like braking, steering, balancing, looking behind.
- signalling whilst keeping control.
Level 2
The level 2 course:
- takes place on the road.
- takes between 8 and 10 hours of instruction.
- is offered as a joint course with level 1.
- is aimed at school year 6 but open to school year 5 and above.
The course covers:
- keeping your bike roadworthy
- starting and stopping safely
- signalling and looking behind
- overtaking parked or slow moving vehicles
- turning left and right from minor and major roads
Level 3
The level 3 course:
- takes place on the road.
- takes between 2 and 4 hours of instruction
- involves one-to-one tuition
- is offered to anyone from school year 7 up to adults.
The course covers:
- using roundabouts assertively
- negotiating traffic lights
- dealing with busy roads
- filtering and lanes
Visit the Bikeability website for more information.
What courses are available in Shrewsbury?
Cycle Shrewsbury provides cycle training to both adults and children.
Cycle training for children and families
Bikeability level 1 and 2 will be offered to all year 6 pupils in Shrewsbury between March 2009 and March 2011. Bikeability level 3 will be available to secondary school pupils. Individual cycle training is also available to children who missed cycle training in primary school.
Find out more about cycle training for kids with Bikeability in schools and cycle training courses available for kids and families during the school holidays.
Cycle training for adults
Cycle Shrewsbury also offers cycle training to adults. Training can help give you the little bit of extra confidence you need to get on a bike. Training can be arranged through workplaces or individuals can book a place on an organised course.
Find out more about cycle training for adults and how to book a place on a training course, including cycle with confidence/look after your bike introductory courses for women on Friday 27 August.
Private cycle training
The CTC have a number of trained cycle instructors available for private cycle training. Details of cycle trainers in the West Midlands are listed on the CTC website.
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