Back On Your BikeSydney Community College

Back On Your Bike

If you want to learn to get Back On Your Bike in Sydney, then this course is for you.

Haven’t ridden in a while and feeling a bit rusty? Is your bike gathering dust in the garage? Get some confidence back by learning new skills and enjoy your bike again. Do some exercise and discover Sydney’s new cycle ways. Learn how to check the bike and even take the front wheel off to fit it in the car. Enjoy a cycleway ride with a group.

Agenda

During this course the intention is that the following topics will be covered, but not necessarily in the order given. Due to the flexible nature of Adult Education classes, parts of the curriculum may be adapted to suit the needs of the class.

Day One:

How to check your bike
Know the road rules
Identify road hazards
Correct braking precision & emergency stops
Manoeuvring and tight turns
Riding through narrow entrances
Riding with one hand
Cornering safely

Day Two:

Identify cycle ways in Sydney
Gearing & correct pedal speed
How to take the front wheel off
Cycleway ride
Correct hill climbing technique
Information re. cycle groups & activities
Buying a bike

Objectives

The intended Learning Outcomes for this course are as follows.

By the end of the course the student will be able to:

Choose a safe and appropriate place to ride using a street directory and information from the course
Be able to check that the bike is safe and to remove the front wheel
Identify road hazards
Have the skills to ride on cycle ways safely
Know how to join an appropriate cycle group for support and more learning

Other Information

Meet outside the new brick Cares Building. Drive or cycle into the car park at Sydney Park opposite the Mitchell St/Sydney Park Rd intersection. Walk in the direction of King St towards the mini traffic course and onto the shaded concrete area next to the Cares Building.

** If in doubt about inclement weather ring Tanya on 0419 2 179 74, 1–2 hours before the class starts.

Students need to bring the following:

A completed Physical Activity Readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q) (see note below)
A roadworthy bicycle with gears
Helmet
Sports shoes or cycling shoes not sandals or thongs
Water bottle and water bottle holder on the bike
Street directory with highlighter (Session 2)
Any cycle tools or puncture repair kit that you may have
Pump (if owned)

Students will be advised on what tools and puncture repair equipment they will need to buy if they start cycling regularly.

Please note: It is the mission of Sydney Community College to provide quality, accessible education and training. Our commitment to improve the quality of all courses we offer is on going. This extends to ensuring that safety of all our students and we therefore require you to complete the following Physical Activity Readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q). If you enrol by phone a PAR-Q will be sent with your enrolment confirmation. If you enrol on-line please download a PAR-Q form from the ‘more’ section (under forms) on the home page or see the attachment below.

All sport/recreation classes are active and therefore you must bring to the attention of the tutor, any physical or health-related impairment that may affect your safety.

PLS NOTE: All classes need a minimum number of students to go ahead. If your course does not have enough students it will be cancelled and you will be informed. ***Please be aware that you maybe be informed of a cancellation &/or change via SMS or E-mail.

For all courses involving physical activity you must arrive by the published course commencement time or the tutor may refuse to admit you into the session. The agenda for many courses involving physical activity starts with an OH&S briefing and/or a warn up and to miss either may create a hazard to you which might exclude you from participation for the session.