Volunteer Front Rider for Two’s Company Rides
Life Cycle
Can you help a visually impaired adult experience the joys and freedoms of cycling?
We’re looking for people to volunteer as front riders for our Two’s Company group rides!
About this role
As a volunteer front rider, you’ll assist our visually impaired back riders by piloting a tandem bicycle on cycle paths and the countryside around Bristol.
Many of the participants cannot ride a bike independently. Group tandem rides are a great way to connect with others while experiencing the countryside through its sounds, scents, and the exhilaration of cycling together.
The rides are very sociable, and we usually stop at a café or pub for lunch. If you enjoy meeting and chatting with new people, you’ll be a perfect fit!
About the rides
Each year we run rides between March and October, mostly at weekends, but with occasional weekdays or evening rides. The rides are pitched at different levels -gentle, intermediate, and advanced - to enable people of all abilities and fitness levels to participate. Front riders are matched to a different back rider every ride, and each ride has a trained group Ride Leader.
About you
To be a front rider, you should be a strong and experienced cyclist - but no prior tandem experience is required as training is provided. We also ask that you commit to a minimum of three rides a year.
To be a front rider, you should also fit the following criteria:
- Be 18+ years of age
- Be able to cycle long distances (20 – 30 miles)
- Be friendly, outgoing and a good communicator
- Treat visually impaired people on an equal, non-patronising basis
- Be at least 5’6” (168 cm), so you can comfortably pilot our tandems
- Be able to attend induction and training sessions - we do have some adaptability though, so please ask if you are struggling to meet the dates and times offered or have any other specific requirements.
DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks are required for our front riders whilst volunteering as part of supervised group rides.
To help you settle in as a front rider, we’ll provide the following training:
- Practical tandem training
- Visual impairment training
- Safeguarding training
- Disability training
About Life Cycle
Life Cycle is a charity that works with people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds at every stage of their cycling journey, from learning to ride, to building a career in the cycle industry.
About Life Cycle UK
Life Cycle UK is a registered charity (1077575) that was founded in 1999 and now works with 9,000+ people a year.
We work with people to offer practical support to help them cycle, in ways that can scale up and be replicated elsewhere. We want to build independence, not dependence, and help people continue to benefit from cycling beyond our direct involvement.
Life Cycle UK is a registered charity (1077575) that was founded in 1999 and now works with 9,000+ people a year.We work with people to offer practical support to help them cycle, in ways that can scale up and be replicated elsewhere. We want to build independence, not dependence, and help people continue to benefit from cycling beyond our direct involvement.
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