RIDE Support Resources – Capability – Learn

Information

Physical & Psychological

Capability

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Need to have the capability to cycle independently (physical ability)

Need to have the confidence to cycle in their local community (self-efficacy)

Capability – learn

The person needs to have the capability to cycle independently. To do so they would need:

• Physical capability – know how to ride a bike

• Confidence to cycle in their local community

For someone who is new to cycling or returning to cycling there needs to be the physical and psychological capability to cycle for short journeys by bike.

What are some of these capabilities?

• Able to cycle independently or with an adapted/tandem bike.

• Feel confident to cycle for those shorter journeys.

• Have knowledge of how to maintain their bike and keep it running for short journeys.

• Knowledge of the best and most comfortable routes to make short journeys.

Inspiration

A froggy tale 2

There is a familiar story of two frogs that fall into a bucket of milk and get stuck there. After struggling for a bit one of the frogs says ‘I can’t do this. I never learned to swim as a kid and it’s too late for me to learn now. I don’t have the right kind of webbed feet, I can’t make it’ and sadly sank to the bottom. The other frog kept going and going and swims with all its might. Eventually with all the churning the milk slowly starts to turn to cream and the cream slowly starts to turn to butter until the frog has created a lovely pat of butter and hops onto it and then hops out of the bucket.