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I have had these for many years. The rear pannier is set lower and further back than most racks giving better weight distribution and preventing the heels of my very large feet hitting them.
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Hi, we are running an Instructor Training Course in Brent on Aug 11/12/13/14 Aug, 9-5. Price is £350 with an earn back scheme if you can deliver for CI in Brent. More details.
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HI, Cycling Instructor Ltd (www.cyclinginstructor.com) is looking for NSI instructors in Brent. Get in touch if you want to work. All work is self employed and non exclusive. Schools and Adults will be available. Paul http://bit.ly/QEtrEx
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Hi, i believe that a steady and a flashing light front and back is a good option. I also sometimes use two steady lights on the front and if they are suitably bright oncoming traffic thinks you are a motorbike, especially usefully on poorly lit rural or urban streets.
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The reason less children are cycling to school is far more complicated than the failure of cycle training or not. Lcc need to understand the whole picture of travel of school and the factors affecting it. The distance travelled to school has increased nationally, this is probably due to lack of capacity, so parents do not get their first choice farcing thier children to travel longer distances. I suspect this fact alone means they are more likely to take them by car or by bus. There is no research on this topic that i am aware of.
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The Mayor of London’s Vision for Cycling is now being actioned as the Borough Cycling Programme and should bring a big uplift in Bikeability activity in the capital over the next three and a half years. Great. However, this could be limited by the number of National Standards Instructors available to deliver it.
In the past, central Government made a £300 bursary available to cyclists getting trained as NSIs, but this was stopped a few years back. In the last two years, I have certainly noticed a drop off in the number of trained instructors approaching me for work and an increase in those looking to get trained and in search of some funding to assist with that. I imagine this scenario is repeated with other LAs and providers.
It would be a shame if London were not able to deliver training all the extra training due to lack of manpower. I also think this shortage will impact the Home Counties too, as with more work available at a higher rate in London, instructors who work just outside London will increasingly be drawn into the capital.
Yes, there is some money available in the Borough Cycling Programme that can be used to train NSIs - the guidance says this is for school staff. I don't think that would have a strong impact as they already have a job and would only be able to deliver a small amount of training. Better to train people without a job!
I don't think LAs will apply to fund NSIs who are not available to deliver. They would rather fund courses and projects, IMO.
Could TfL look to reinstate this bursary for Londoners?
Should it be the DfT who should do this?
Could TABS co-ordinate request for the reinstatement of the bursery?There is now nine months until the greater part of the funding comes online, enough time to develop new instructors, but nine months will fly by.
hi dave, Yes it would be a good idea to re instate the bursaries, either nationally via the dft or regionally via TfL. My only concern is that if TfL did it they would put it through the Pan London Cycle Training Agreement. Shutting the rest of the London based ITO's out.
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