Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for the ride.
- Select clothing, footwear, personal protective and other equipment suitable for the ride and conditions, and check for safe working condition.
- Complete safety and serviceability checks immediately before riding and correct bike deficiencies, as required.
- Stow clothing, personal resources, and food according to access requirements during ride.
- Interpret planned route from activity plans and maps to assist in following the route.
- Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures to ensure compliance during activities.
- Confirm protocols for communications between riders and with motorists.
- Fit and adjust personal protective equipment to ensure comfort and safety.
- Ride bicycles in easy road and pathway conditions.
- Mount and dismount bike safely while maintaining balance.
- Control speed of bike using techniques suitable for sealed and compacted surfaces, to smoothly pedal, change gears and brake.
- Establish and maintain an appropriate riding rhythm and pace to minimise fatigue, strain and injury.
- Maintain appropriate posture, balance and weight shift to efficiently handle and control the bike in a straight line, through wide bends and around corners.
- Ride in bunch formation, where appropriate, and make required adjustments to own pace and place in formation.
- Negotiate hazards, obstacles and gentle gradients.
- Modify riding technique to account for changes in gradient, on and off road surfaces.
- Control line of direction and speed to safely approach, avoid or negotiate obstacles.
- Choose and maintain posture and body position appropriate for negotiating gentle ascents and descents.
- Utilise smooth and timely gear changes to assist pedalling effort when negotiating gentle ascents.
- Negotiate minor roads in light vehicular traffic
- Maintain appropriate position on the road to avoid collisions with vehicles and other users.
- Monitor traffic conditions at minor intersections and roundabouts to safely negotiate a course of travel.
- Monitor driveways and other situations for cars entering the traffic.
- Ride at an appropriate speed for traffic conditions.
- Maintain effective communication with party members, motorists and other users throughout all activities.
- Ensure compliance with road rules and etiquette applicable to cycling.
- Select clothing, footwear, personal protective and other equipment suitable for the ride and conditions, and check for safe working condition.
- Complete safety and serviceability checks immediately before riding and correct bike deficiencies, as required.
- Stow clothing, personal resources, and food according to access requirements during ride.
- Interpret planned route from activity plans and maps to assist in following the route.
- Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures to ensure compliance during activities.
- Confirm protocols for communications between riders and with motorists.
- Fit and adjust personal protective equipment to ensure comfort and safety.