Time to improve your confidence and skills riding a bike. You can learn how to travel around the City of Whittlesea suburbs safely on shared paths while having fun.

The session offers training opportunity for 8 participants so be quick and firm in making decision. All you need is bike, helmet, and comfortable clothes to cycle in. It is a 2.5hour female-only bicycle riding workshop where you will meet other women in a non-competitive friendly environment and be guided by an accredited cycling Instructor, Mara Ferraro. Mara is passionate about supporting women to develop their confidence and skills in riding a bike.

The session includes:

ABCD safety check
How to inflate tyres, both Presta and Schrader valves
Practice of emergency stopping
Learning how to corner safely and execute good turns
Practice of various bike handling skills to develop confidence riding on paths and bike trails
Learning some fundamental bike hand signals/calls, passing and group riding etiquette
Introduction to managing gear changes more effectively.

This event at Mill Park Leisure is supported by City of Whittlesea in partnership with Whittlesea Bicycle Users Group and will end with a BBQ provided by Whittlesea BUG.
The event is free but registration is essential. For more info and the link to register, visit https://whittlesea.vic.gov.au/events .