GET CYCLING...
public try-out roadshows schools activities cycling to work programmes community events & festivals disability events
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multiseater megabikes & more...
bike try-out roadshows... Get Cycling invented bike try-out roadshows 15 years ago, and we’ve been developing them ever since. Our events come in all shapes and sizes, with bike choice and activities to meet your needs and budget. Everyone, from very small children to senior citizens, has fun on both conventional and more specialised cycles, in a safe and very supportive environment. We have specialised versions for schools, universities, sports halls, community groups and workplaces. Cycling Festivals We also provide complete festivals: up to 200 cycles on multiple themed try-out tracks, plus static pedalling attractions, and including full project management. We have entertained up to 6000 participants at these events.
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An exciting bike attraction for teenagers and young adults. It’s a portable MTB skills track, giving an interactive event including skills challenges within the ability of almost all young people. The sessions consist of three courses: easy medium and hard.
KMX KARTS
You can have 10 to 200 bikes on several tracks, plus lots of static pedal-powered attractions.
Our KMX Karts come in various sizes, appealing to children, teenagers and adults. We have also noted equal gender uptake. KMX Karts perform well on both tarmac and grass. Reckon on 10 to 20 Karts according to your budget and space available. 3
the fun never ends... We have a wide choice of extras to make your try-out show that bit special. Several can also ‘stand alone’. Most clients add a ‘megabike’ or static fun machine to a bike try-out event. Each comes with its dedicated member of staff. Pictured right: Pedal-powered smoothie maker, including all ingredients. Pedal-powered Scalextric racing (up to three sets available) Wheely Fun arena for children seven years and under: up to 40 very robust and varied cycles: trikes, rickshaws, tandems, handcycles, etc. Penny farthing showman plus, if required, mini-pennies for beginners to try.
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One of our megabikes
Pedal powered velodrome racing, for all ages, indoors or out. Moving LED lights track your progress: first one over the line wins! Realistic voice-over commentary. Bike Doctors: up to three per event. Can also include maintenance demos. (Not illustrated) Bike simulator with fantastic graphics, effects and real life video, and our pedal-powered cycling quiz. Also classed as ‘extras’ are our KMX Karts track and our Try-Out Extreme track (see page 3), and our exotic megabikes, such as the CircleCycle above. New attractions are always under development. Details online.
disability events 2
For people with disabilities cycling offers exercise, fun, mobility and independence.
We take specialised disability try-out roadshows to community groups and special schools in various parts of the UK. We have also run largescale disability cycling festivals. We have radically increased the number and range of options available by also retailing refurbished and new cycles. We have a choice of around 50 models at our try-out centre in York. We are nominated advisors and suppliers of cycles to the Family Fund Charity. 5
schools activities Our Get Cycling Activity Day is an exciting and memorable day of learning and bike try-out fun, for primary or secondary. A typical day includes an assembly presentation featuring a dramatic treatment of the main issues: cycling for health, fun, practicality and the environment; including our own toe-tapping 10-minute video. Followed by cycling session on the yard, in groups of 25 to 35. We have been to almost a thousand schools: client evaluations of our London school tours give us 100% ratings. For our unique DYNAMO ACTIVITY CHALLENGE we use our schools events to engage children and staff to commit to one practical move each towards a healthier lifestyle, with follow-up. For more info: www.dynamochallenge.org.uk.
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publications customised for you
bikeboost We pioneered almost all current best practice, and have worked for over 500 corporate and public sector clients.
You can pick and mix from our Bikeboost cycle-to-work services:
•L oan of up to 40 commuter bikes monthly: with or without online challenges or cycle training
•R oadshow with typical commuter bikes, clothing and accessories •T eam challenges and to try out (with a genuinely competitions. Family fun days and discounted 30% off all bikes and cycling outings for staff and clients. accessories which we bring on the •B ike doctors, cycling advice, day). Or events promoting of salary beginners’ guides. sacrifice bike purchase.
We have published Get Cycling Guides in customised versions for over 40 clients, in English and Welsh, at 16 or 32-pages. Our 32-page generic guide can be bought off the peg. Samples online. Our 164-page full-colour book on cycling, Cyclorama, retails for £12.95 but at a fraction of that in bulk. We use them ourselves as incentives and prizes at our events. It has a huge cycling information website behind it. 7
ŠGet Cycling CiC 2014. Project Part-Financed by the European Union European Regional Development Fund
01904 636812 www.getcycling.org.uk E: admin@getcycling.org.uk We are a social enterprise, registered as a community interest company.
Get Cycling CiC, 22 Hospital Fields Road, York, YO10 4DZ