Experiences of Cycle Training

I had cycle training yesterday – I live in Southwark so got a free lesson through www.cycleinstructor.com

I explained that I cycled everyday to and from work, as well as at the weekends, so he arranged to meet me outside my work and follow me on my way home to see whether I do anything daft. After asking me some questions (eg “how close would you cycle to a parked car?”) we set off. It was pretty uneventful. He said my cycling was pretty much perfect, I’m in the right part of the road, take the right lines and look over my shoulder etc. Maybe I could look over my shoulder more, but that was it. It got to the point where I was pointing out things I’d done wrong, but he said that I’d done everything really safely. Hmm.

I’m not convinced that my cycling is in any way perfect but I was quite flattered anyway! I cycled pretty much like I normally do but without my ipod and didn’t swear at anyone or anything, other than the raised ironworks by Blackfriars. Also I wasn’t drunk, so that’s a bit of a win too.

I think I was expecting to learn a bit more, really. I’m a pretty confident cyclist and certainly have better road awareness than a lot of the people I see every day. But I can’t be perfect – unless cycling safely is the hidden talent I’ve been waiting all these years to discover...

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