Want to cycle but lack the confidence? Whether your skills are a little rusty or you're new to travelling on two wheels, we're here to equip you with the know-how to navigate local streets, cycle paths, and campus roads with ease.
We offer courses for University staff and students, led by qualified instructors in environments appropriate to the level of the course.
Courses will run in Spring/Summer 2026, and places are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants must attend all course dates and there is a small booking fee to ensure good attendance.
Green Course: Learn to Ride and Basic Skills
If this is the year you’d like to learn how to ride a bike, join this cycling skills class organised by the Sustainable Travel team.
In these sessions you’ll look at mounting and dismounting, balancing, pedalling, and basic bike handling in an off-road environment on Edgbaston campus.
The course will run four times in 2026:
Each course consists of three* two-hour sessions (5-7pm).
- May Course: Tuesday 26 May, Wednesday 27 May, Tuesday 2 June
- June Course: Tuesday 9 June, Tuesday 16 June, Tuesday 23 June
- July Course: Wednesday 8 July, Wednesday 15 July, Wednesday 22 July
- July/Aug Course : Wednesday 29 July, Wednesday 5 August, Wednesday 12 August
Attendees must be available to attend all three dates of their chosen course.
The course costs £6 per person. Spaces are limited so register using the interest form. Once your place is confirmed, you’ll receive further details including payment instructions.
Don’t have your own bike? No worries - the team can loan you one for the class.
*Most people complete the course within the three sessions. Those who would benefit from additional support will be invited to a fourth session arranged closer to the time.
Email sustainabletravel@contacts.bham.ac.uk if you have any questions.
Blue Course: Basic Skills and Everyday Bike Skills
If you’re able to pedal and glide on a bike but want to build your confidence cycling on the roads, join this cycling skills class organised by the Sustainable Travel team.
In these sessions you’ll learn bike handling skills and how to navigate simple road and junction layouts in both off-road environments and quieter roads on and off Edgbaston campus.
The course consists of three* two-hour sessions (5-7pm).
The course will run three times in 2026:
- May Course: Tuesday 5 May, Tuesday 12 May, Tuesday 19 May
- June Course: Wednesday 10 June, Wednesday 11 June, Wednesday 12 June
- Aug/Sept Course: Wednesday 26 August, Wednesday 2 September, Wednesday 9 September
Attendees must be available to attend all three dates of their chosen course.
The course costs £6 per person. Spaces are limited so register using the interest form. Once your place is confirmed, you’ll receive further details including payment instructions.
Don’t have your own bike? No worries - the team can loan you one for the class.
Email sustainabletravel@contacts.bham.ac.uk if you have any questions.
Yellow Course: Everyday and Advanced Bike Skills
If you’re comfortable cycling on quieter roads and want to learn to ride in busier conditions, join this cycling skills class organised by the Sustainable Travel team.
In these sessions you’ll learn how to navigate simple and more complex layouts and junctions on quieter and busier roads on and off Edgbaston campus.
The course consists of three two-hour sessions (5-7pm) and will run once in 2026.:
- May Course: Wednesday 6 May, Wednesday 13 May, Wednesday 20 May
Attendees must be available to attend all three dates of the course.
The course costs £6 per person. Spaces are limited so register using the interest form. Once your place is confirmed, you’ll receive further details including payment instructions.
Don’t have your own bike? No worries - the team can loan you one for the class.
Email sustainabletravel@contacts.bham.ac.uk if you have any questions.
Bike Maintenance Class
Learn essential skills to fix and maintain your bike with this class organised by the Sustainable Travel team.
In these sessions you’ll get to know the components and systems that make your bike work, learn how to change a tyre, mend a puncture, tune your brakes, and keep your bike running cleanly and smoothly.
Each course is a six-hour session on a Saturday (10-4pm).
The class will run twice in 2026:
The course costs £6 per person. Spaces are limited so register using the interest form. Once your place is confirmed, you’ll receive further details including payment instructions.