Women and Families Learning Bike …
Women and Families Learning Bike… these stories teach you how to get the best out of yourself and your bike so you can SMILE when you ride. Looking after your bike regularly will allow you to get to know it, take pride in it, have confidence in it, and therefore enjoy it. We are all on a riding journey regardless of whether you are a beginner or an experienced rider so be open to discovering and learning about your bike and how to improve your riding.
goRide supporting you & your family to SMILE when you ride.
BUYING GUIDES
INDIVIDUAL TOOLS
- Bike Pump
- Allen Key
- Adjustable Spanner
- Puncture Repair Kit
- Tyre Levers
- Screwdriver
- Bike Chain Tool
- Spare Bike Chain Link
- Bike Chain Wear Tool
BIKE TOOL KITS
What are the Essential Items in a Bike Tool Kit?
USING YOUR TOOLS
5 simple bike tasks you should know
# Bike Tyre Repair :
- How to get your wheel off and back on to your bike,
- How to fix a flat tyre,
- Pumping up a bike tyre – a video,
- How to buy a bike tube
# Bike Chain Repair:
VIDEOS
VIDEOS
FOR BEGINNERS
Helpful tips for getting back into riding
Bike Skills for beginners: starting and stopping
Meet Sandra – retired & learning to bike again
Who do you ask when you have questions about riding?
COACHING
Meet Emma from Wheel Women – Coaching
VIDEOS
BUYING GUIDES
- Womens Bike Saddle Buying Guide
- Inner Tube Buying Guide
- Balance Bike Buying Guide
- Handlebar Grips Buying Guide
TUBES/TYRES
Bike Parts – the bike tyre
What does it do? The Bike Tyre
Pumping Up a Bike Tyre – a video
SADDLE VIDEOS
SAFETY & YOU
Kid aged 11 + bike + road = good idea?
Am I Safe to Ride – pre ride safety check for YOU
SAFETY & YOUR BIKE
Is IT Safe to Ride – pre ride bike safety check
SAFETY & BIKE GEAR
How to Size & Fit Bike Helmet or a Kids Bike Helmet
Kids Bike Seats – Safety & Care
Helmet Fit
To find the natural crease line of your waist, stand straight with hands at the side. Then bend sideways running the hand down the outside surface of the leg. This movement will produce a crease at the waist so place your measuring tape on this crease. Return to standing straight and place the tape measure around your waist at your crease point (usually the narrowest part of your torso).
Firstly you will need to find the point 2cm above the top of their knee cap.
To find your inside leg measurement stand with heels against a wall. Place a book between your legs as high up as it will go. Move away from the wall keeping the book against it. Place a tape measure at the top end of the book and let it drop to the floor.
To find the natural crease line of your waist, stand straight with hands at the side. Then bend sideways running the hand down the outside surface of the leg. This movement will produce a crease at the waist so place your measuring tape on this crease. Return to standing straight and place the tape measure around your waist at your crease point (usually the narrowest part of your torso).
