Learn to Ride for Adults - Our Guarantee

We guarantee to get everyone who joins our course cycling on their own. This means that you - or whoever you are booking on to the course - will be able to start pedalling without any physical assistance and will be able to pedal in control for at least two laps of the course venue, stopping safely using the brakes.

Here’s how our guarantee works…

You book yourself (or the person you would like to learn - we'll just refer to 'you' from now on to keep things simpler) on to a course of 3 one hour sessions. We usually find that these 3 sessions are enough to master cycling on your own. However if you haven’t quite got there by then, we offer extra sessions for no extra charge until you've cracked it!

These extra sessions are offered in the form of another full course of 3 sessions, for no charge. The vast majority get there in 6 sessions but if more sessions are needed after that, we keep providing them for no extra charge - as many as you need to get there. You just pay once for the initial course.

Our guarantee is what you get from us. However, in order for our guarantee to work, we need a few things from you! You can read our terms and conditions in more detail on this page, but we'll outline the main points here…

 

You must be able to attend all 3 sessions in full

Before booking, please make sure that you are able to attend all 3 sessions. Please note that we cannot mix and match dates from different courses - each course is offered as a block of 3.

If you aren't able to attend all 3 scheduled sessions or you miss more than 15 minutes in total through lateness, and you cannot cycle by the end of the third scheduled session, we will not offer extra sessions for free, as we would have done if you had attended all 3 sessions in full.

 

The course is for adults aged 18 or older

There is no upper age limit for the course. In terms of physical ability, if you are able to run or even walk briskly, we'll be able to teach you to cycle. It is never too late to learn!

 

Friends and family do not stay for the sessions

At the beginning of the first session of the course there is a brief introduction where the aims of the course are outlined and we explain a bit about the bikes and fitting helmets. If you have come with a friend or family members, they are welcome to stay for this brief introduction. But once everyone has their helmets on correctly and they are ready for the bikes, the instructor will ask the accompanying friends and family to leave and to come back at the end of the session.

It is an important element of the set up of our courses that you are able to learn in a small group of others also learning, with just the instructor there to help with that. Some at the course may feel embarrassed about learning to cycle later in life and having others watching on may make them feel uncomfortable.

So, for example, if you have your children with you, you should come with another adult who can look after the children during the lessons, as they won't be able to stay in the venue while the lessons are in progress.

  

Practice afterwards is essential

Once you have learnt to cycle it is essential that you are able to practise in the days and weeks immediately following the course.

For this you will need a suitable bike to ride. There is a huge amount of choice when it comes to bikes and some are a lot easier to ride than others, especially for a new cyclist.

We offer expert advice on bikes and sizing after the first session of the course that you attend. We also have a page with our advice on what to look for when buying bikes… https://pedalproject.co.uk/bikes

The Pedal Project guarantee does not apply if you have successfully learnt with us but have not been able to practise afterwards and you have subsequently lost the ability to cycle. However, if practice doesn't go well in the days immediately after you have learnt, if you get in touch with us within a week of your last session, we are happy to offer extra sessions for no charge to bring your confidence back.

 

Anything else?

As we mentioned at the top of the page, you can read our full terms and conditions here. But if you still have questions unanswered, do get in touch with us at info@pedalproject.co.uk.