What would you like to feel more confident doing on a bike?
Whether you’re learning from scratch, getting back on after years away, or sharpening skills you already have — there’s a place to start.
Skills build confidence. Confidence gives you the freedom to actually ride: to explore, to join in, to go where you want to go. That’s the point of everything below.
Where are you at?
I want to learn to ride
Starting from scratch, or getting back on a bike after a very long time.
I can ride — I want to ride better
From the basics through to bike handling, road riding and group riding. Whether you’d call yourself nervous or fairly competent, it’s the same work.
I just want to ride
Social rides and opportunities to get out there and enjoy your bike.
Something for your child or school?
Learn-to-ride and bike skills for children, plus programs for schools, kindergartens and community organisations.
How would you like to learn?
Probably a more useful question than which category you fall into.
Free workshops
Council-supported group sessions across the Gold Coast. No cost, small groups, accredited instruction. Dates are set by the City and places go quickly.
Lessons and coaching
A session that’s yours — one-on-one, or a small group of up to four — at a time that suits you. From $150, or from $70 each in a group.
Skills we can work on
Jump to: Learn to ride · Braking · Gears · Cornering · Hills · Descending · Road riding · Group riding · Bike setup · Event preparation
- Learning to ride — from never having ridden, or after a long time off
- Balance — the foundation everything else sits on
- Braking — how much, how early, and why the front brake isn’t the enemy
- Gears — which one, when, and why your chain complains
- Cornering — where to look, when to lean, choosing your line
- Hills — climbing them, and pacing yourself properly
- Descending — with control rather than hope
- Road riding — positioning, traffic, reading what’s around you
- Group riding — holding a wheel, signalling, riding predictably
- Bike handling — the general competence that makes everything else easier
- Bike setup — saddle height, reach and position, so riding stops hurting
- Event preparation — training toward a ride or race you’ve entered
- Roadside repairs — a flat fixed in minutes rather than a phone call home
Not on the list? Ask anyway. If it’s about riding a bike, it’s probably something we can work on.
Who’s teaching you
AusCycling accredited coach, Level 2 (Advanced) — road, track and MTB. Olympic road race champion, Athens 2004.