On the 16th of May a wonderful gentleman from sport manawatu came down to C.S.N.S to teach us about cycling. His name was Phil and he was a very nice and helpful guy. Firstly we went into the auditorium where he showed and told us all about the road and safety rules. After the wonderful presentation we went out to the new astroturf to get our bikes checked and to make sure that they were safe to use.
Two following days after the saftey check it was our first real session with Phil. It was about learning to ride on the left side of the road and about checking behind you to to check if it was clear to go onto the road. It was really fun because it was challenging, fun and safe all at the same time which was fun. Also going round and round in circles wasn’t actually boring it was fun and safe.
Then four following days later we got to learn about intersections. I was the most fun time of my life riding on the fake road and turning into intersections and roundabouts. While it was fun watching people getting pulled out because they did the wrong thing it was also challenging not trying to get out aswal.
Then finally came the road ride!😱 It was the final test will Colab be able to pass? Or FAIL? It was actually fun but we had to stop every three minutes which was frustrating! Although we had to stop each three minutes it was very challenging. I loved getting told how to cycle because before Phil started coming I wasn’t the best at cycling but now I feel very confident when I cycle on the road so I would like to thank Phil.
