Learn to ride
If you’ve been putting this off, you’re in better company than you think.
The adults I teach are engineers, nurses, business owners, parents — people who’ve run marathons and climbed mountains and somehow never got around to this one thing.
The hardest part isn’t the riding. It’s saying out loud that you can’t. Nobody here will laugh, and most people are riding within the session.
Who it’s for
- Never ridden at all
- Haven’t ridden since childhood
- Coming back after a fall or a long gap
- A parent who wants to ride with their kids and isn’t there yet
What we cover
Balance · starting · stopping · pedalling · braking · basic control
That’s the whole list. Everything else comes later, and comes easily once these are there.
Ways to start
Free — Absolute Beginners workshops
Council-supported group lessons for adults 18 and over. No more than three people, so you get real attention and nobody’s watching you.
Don’t have a bike? One can be provided — just ask when you book.
A lesson with me
Just you and me, at your pace, with nobody else there. Some people prefer this for a first attempt, and there’s no waiting for a workshop date.
What actually happens
We start with the bike, not with riding it. Seat low enough that both feet reach the ground, so you’re never stuck. Then gliding — feet down, no pedals — until balance arrives on its own. Pedals come after that, and by then the hard part is done.
Flat shoes and a helmet. That’s all you need.
I developed the belief that I can actually do this — and the skills to make sure I will.
Peggy — absolute beginners workshop