Free cycle lessons

Young people aged 13-17

• we offer one-to-one lessons with a qualified instructor

• these lessons are designed to give you the knowledge you need to start cycling to school

• trainees must be accompanied by an adult aged over 18

Adults over 18

If you are aged 18 or over and would like to improve your cycling, we can offer you one free cycling training session.

Your training session will be delivered on a one-to-one basis by a fully-qualified instructor.

There are three types of session available (although your training will be tailored to suit your individual needs):

Basic cycle skills

• learn to cycle

• practice in a safe, off-road environment

• learn the basics of riding a bike, build your skills and gain confidence navigating your local area

Urban cycle skills

• improve your cycling skills and confidence

• start in a safe, off-road environment while you are refreshing your skills and developing new skills then move on to practise on quiet roads

Advanced cycle skills

• improve your performance when dealing with complex junctions, heavy traffic or cycling at night
• get assurance that you are cycling efficiently and effectively

Family road cycling lessons

• for families with children aged 9 to 12 who can already ride a bike but want to improve their road cycling skills
• children must be accompanied by an adult cyclist for the whole lesson

You should be able to ride one-handed in order to comfortably signal while cycling on the road.

Bikes

If you're an adult rider without a bike, we have a number of hybrid bikes you can borrow for your lesson. You can request one when you register with Cycle Confident.

Once the lesson's confirmed, an instructor will arrange a time and date for you to collect the bike at the Council depot in Ladywell.

More information

For details of local rides and group rides, contact us (details below) or visit:

• Lewisham Cyclists

• Go Sky Ride London

• British Cycling

• Let's Ride London.

Useful websites