Adult bike courses

Adults learn to ride - Balancing

In an open court space

Hours: 2

Cost: free

Age: 14+

If you’re new to riding or haven’t been on a bike for a while, this relaxed, practical session is a great way to start.

This course is for people who have never ridden or cannot balance and ride for a short distance.

You'll learn:

• how to check your bike and helmet are safe to use
• bike control skills including balance, pedalling, manoeuvring and braking.

Bring your own bike or borrow one of ours.

Bookings are required for all ‘Adults learn to ride’ courses, as space is limited.

Adults learn to ride - Bike paths

Protected bike paths and cycle lanes

Hours: 2

Cost: free

Age: 14+

This course is for people who can already balance for a short distance in a big open space but struggle to steer reliably and want to gain the skills to use bike-only paths.

We’ll teach you how to safely navigate and ride on bike paths and build your confidence using a bike.

You’ll learn:

• how to check your bike and helmet are safe to use
• bike control skills (manoeuvring on a path, braking and gears)
• seeing and being seen skills, including how to look around and signal 
• how to use the AT Mobile app to plan your journey on bike-only paths.

Bring your own bike or borrow one of ours.

Bookings are required for all ‘Adults learn to ride’ courses, as space is limited.

Other adult bike courses

We offer a range of other adult bike courses across Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland.

These are only run occasionally so keep an eye on the booking website if you're interested.

These might include: 

• adults learn to ride (on the road)
• E-Bike experience
• bike maintenance.

Need to know

• Bookings are required for all ‘Adults learn to ride’ courses, as space is limited.
• Registrations close 48 hours before each session.
• The venue address and further details will be supplied once you have registered.
• Bring your own bike and helmet if you can, so they can be safety-checked and you can get familiar with your own gear.
• Bikes and helmets are available if you request one in advance.  

Group bookings

If a group is interested in gaining bike skills, we can schedule one of our courses for you at a time and date to suit you, for free through the on-demand portal.

We can also tailor the course material to match the skill level of the group’s participants.

Your group must have at least 10 participants (or 6 for the ‘Adults learn to ride (on the road)’ or 'Adults learn to ride - Bike paths' courses).

If your group has less than 10 participants, keep an eye on our bookings page for upcoming events.