Whether new to cycling or wanting to expand your horizons and confidence, the Essential Cycling Skills course is a practical cycling course designed to develop the skills needed to ride confidently on the road in day to day situations. There are no set cycling skills required as a pre-requisite for this course, we simply ask that you are able to ride a bike in a stable manner and are physically able to ride a few miles. This course is accredited by Cycling Scotland. More information can be found here...
Course Content:
Course Content:
- Discussion on equipment choices, styles of bikes, etc...
- Balance, control and signalling,
- Road positioning and manoeuvres at junctions,
- Traffic filtering,
- Roundabouts,
- Route planning,
- The Highway Code and cyclists,
- General advice and discussion.
Safety Information:
- Ideal Bike: Hybrid, Gravel/Adventure, Road, HT mountain bike.
- Please make sure your bike is in good roadworthy condition. Terra Via Adventures reserves the right to deny you participation in the days activity with no refund if your equipment is not safe to take part.
- Although not required by British law, we ask that all participants wear a helmet on our rides.
Price:
Full Day/Two Half Days - £130 for the first person, plus £20pp thereafter*, e.g:
These courses normally run with up to 8 people.
We commonly run these courses at various locations surrounding the Edinburgh area, however, we are happy to run the ECS course anywhere within a 30 miles radius of the capital. Courses further afield can be accommodated for a small additional fee. Please inform us of where you are based during booking and we will discuss the most suitable venue for the course.
Included in the Cost:
When - This course can run any time of year excluding periods of complete snow cover.
Optional Extras:
Advice and logistical support towards transportation and/or accommodation can be arranged at additional cost. Please let Terra Via know at the time of booking if required.
Our Essential Cycle Skills courses are generally booked via the Cycling Scotland website, however, please get in touch with us first via our Contact Us page to discuss your requirements and if necessary, receive the required booking code for the Cycle Scotland website.
Full Day/Two Half Days - £130 for the first person, plus £20pp thereafter*, e.g:
- 1 Person = £130
- 2 People = £150
- 3 People = £170, etc...
These courses normally run with up to 8 people.
We commonly run these courses at various locations surrounding the Edinburgh area, however, we are happy to run the ECS course anywhere within a 30 miles radius of the capital. Courses further afield can be accommodated for a small additional fee. Please inform us of where you are based during booking and we will discuss the most suitable venue for the course.
Included in the Cost:
- Instruction by a qualified instructor,
- ECS Handbook,
- Up to date Highway Code,
- Group access to any photos taken during the day.
When - This course can run any time of year excluding periods of complete snow cover.
Optional Extras:
Advice and logistical support towards transportation and/or accommodation can be arranged at additional cost. Please let Terra Via know at the time of booking if required.
Our Essential Cycle Skills courses are generally booked via the Cycling Scotland website, however, please get in touch with us first via our Contact Us page to discuss your requirements and if necessary, receive the required booking code for the Cycle Scotland website.
If there are any other courses you are interested in, please don't hesitate to Contact Us to discuss your requirements.
Payments are to be ideally made via Direct Brank Transfer or Paypal.
* There is 10% non-refundable deposit included within the stated prices to cover costs incurred upon unforced cancellation.
For full details please see Terms & Conditions.
Payments are to be ideally made via Direct Brank Transfer or Paypal.
* There is 10% non-refundable deposit included within the stated prices to cover costs incurred upon unforced cancellation.
For full details please see Terms & Conditions.