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Instrumental What if, you can get the skills and confidence To get out on your bike? And as a result could improve your health and wellbeing? and cut car costs and emissions and not to mention, avoid parking and traffic jams in many cases, save time too. What if you could do all this without needing to break a sweat? On an electric bike. I’m here at the KCC cycle training centre to find out about their beginner and refresher courses and in particular, their new e cycling training sessions First, lets have a look at the e bike You can see it looks and rides very similar to a normal bike You still need to peddle as normal but the electric element enables you to have that power boost on call, as and when you need it it’s great for getting up hills when you’re tired at the end of the day when you’ve got lots of shopping or the kids to carry or getting you more quickly out of any situation in which you might feel uncomfortable The e cycling and road safety skills are very similar to a regular bike and over the course of our two hour training session our instructors expertly taught us everything we needed to know to be safe and confident my key take away’s were Make sure you get a bike which is street legal for the UK This means a maximum assisted speed of 15.5MPH and 250 watts and pedal assist only which means you have to be pedaling in order for the motor to kick in. Practice combining using both your gears and the power assist for maximum efficiency and remember you use more battery, the higher electric assistance you use so bear this in mind for longer journeys. When it comes to getting around town and the day-to-day errand runs an electric bike really is a good option to save time stress, money and emissions. With KCC’s cycle training, you can feel safe and confident to do so. If you’re looking to gain the skills to get out on two wheels KCC are currently offering a 50% discount on their training courses Using the code EBIKE50 You can find out more information via www.kentcycletraining.co.uk Happy cycling everyone