Islington Cycle Lessons for Women near Finsbury Park

A womens only learn to ride a bike session

By JoyRiders Britain C.I.C.

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Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:30 - 10:30 GMT+1

Location

Basketball Court

22 Sonderburg Road London N7 7QD United Kingdom

About this event

Join us on Monday mornings for a free learn to ride a bike session.

The sessions are suitable for women who live, study or work in Islington and want to learn to ride a bike or who want to refresh or improve their basic cycling skills. No prior cycling experience is needed .

We have bikes and Helmets available which you can borrow for the session. You can attend as many sessions as you think you need.


The sessions will take place 8 minutes walk from Finsbury Park Station (see image). On the corner of Seven Sisters Road and Sonderburg Road N7 7QD.

You can find us here: What3Words: https://w3w.co/listed.alarm.honey


The sessions are run by professional mostly female National Standards Cycling Instructors.


If you have any questions pls email info@joyriders.org.uk

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JoyRiders Britain C.I.C.

JoyRiders Britain empower women through introducing them to the joy, freedom and sheer utility (#fastercheaperhealthier) of cycling.

JoyRiders are not a cycling club – and they are not seeking to provide rides for women who already ride a bike.

Instead, JoyRiders provide a ‘Rite of Passage’ for the 30% of women who – although they do not currently ride a bike regularly, if at all – say they would like to. Many perceived barriers have prevented these – literally millions – of women from getting on a bike:

  • 50% think the roads are too dangerous, or they lack the confidence;
  • 30% do not own a bike;
  • At least one in ten are worried they will be laughed at – for being the ‘wrong’ shape, wearing the ‘wrong’ things…
  • A third don’t know anyone to ride with, or don’t know how to find routes.

JoyRiders reach out into community, faith, women’s, parents, school and employer groups and organisations – finding and speaking to these women. We want to let them know - JoyRiders don’t cycle, we ride! Many of our participants and ride leaders were (and are) just like them.

Our rides start at true Beginner level – short, social, stop/start slow rides to a spot for coffee and cake, then back again…covering 5 miles over 2 hours if we’re lucky.

We step up the distance – and (marginally) the speed – on Beginner+, and Intermediate rides, then – when and if our participants want to – onto Commuter and more Advanced rides.

Our aim is for participants to ride independently. So far JoyRiders have helped 1000s of women to do this and we want to help at least tens of 1000s more.