Programs
Learn to Ride
Learn to Ride - Kids
Big Skills for Small Bikes
To build lifelong cycling habits we need to teach children to ride when they are very young. However, the reality is that many parents don’t have the skills or time to help their kids get started!
Big Skills for Small Bikes is a learn to ride course for younger children, which focuses on teaching parents and carers how to get their kids riding confidently and safely.
This is a beginner course best suited to kids who are not yet riding on their own unaided.
We run the course during school holidays.
Course overview
The program uses a curriculum developed by a Cycling Australia coach and is targeted toward parents and carers with children aged 3 – 8 years. Adults attend the training sessions with the children and are provided with resources to empower them to continue to teach and support their child to develop bike skills after they have completed the course.
The course has been developed due to community demand for learn-to-ride programs for pre-school and lower primary aged children.
The course is designed to teach adults how to teach cycle skills to their children. Parents/carers must actively participate.
The course is targeted at children aged 3 – 8 years.
Maximum two children per adult.
Participating children must bring their own balance or pedal bike and Australian standards helmet.
Participating adults do not need bikes.
This course will be held at Lyneham High School, 61 Goodwin St, Lyneham, ACT
$135 per child.
Adults free (maximum of two children per adult)
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Dates coming soon.
Learn to Ride - Adults
Learn to ride a bike with
Cycle Well
Whether you haven’t ridden a bike for years or want to try it for the first time, our Cycle Well course will help you learn the basic skills to get riding. Pedal Power’s Cycle Well learn-to-ride course provides tailored tuition for adult beginners who want to learn how to ride a bike.
Led by qualified instructors and supported by great volunteers, this five-week course is held entirely in a non-traffic environment.
This course consists of one-hour sessions across 5 consecutive Sundays. The dates are:3rd November, 10th November, 17th November, 24th November, 11 December.
Based on your experience you will be placed in one of two time slots; 1-2pm or 2:15–3:15pm. Registrations are now open!
Improve your confidence with New Horizons
This is a course for anyone 18 years or older who can ride a bike, but not very far and not with confidence, and who want to improve their cycling technique to be able to commute, go touring or just have fun on their bicycle.
By the end of the course, you will have increased confidence and enjoyment in riding your bike through learning bike safety principles and bike handling skills.
The course is run by an AusCycling accredited trainer, with the support of a second trained trainer
Workshops
Become a trainer
Pedal Power offers a range of learn-to-ride classes for children and adults. Our programs, including Big Skills for Small Bikes, CycleWell, and New Horizons have been developed by qualified trainers and are well regarded in the ACT Community.
We need more trainers to teach these courses!
In this session, run by an AusCycling accredited coach, you will be given an orientation to our courses and the skills needed to be a trainer yourself. The session will cover basics for learn-to-ride courses for both children and adults.
This session is free.
Please bring a packed lunch, water, snacks, comfortable clothes and your bike.
A new course is coming soon. Please send us an expression of interest if you would like to attend the next course.
Learn how to maintain your bike
Our bike maintenance courses will give you the skills you need to conduct repairs yourself, whether at home or when you’re out on a ride. Pedal Power offers three levels of courses – bike basics, beginner, and intermediate. This allows you to take a path to develop your maintenance skills and enjoy your riding even more!