Glide Bike Classes for Kids Reviews 34

Fantastic idea and taught well but feel that Alivia would of benefited from more encouragement and it would of been nice to of ended with the children sitting together and receiving their certificates to give them the sense of achievement.

Also now finding it hard to find top up sessions as we are not quite there

My daughter attended a two hour session with Tim and had a great time. She learnt so much under his guidance and his teaching skills are fantastic. Unfortunately she didn't manage peddling but was given a 1hr follow up to which he was fantastic again. And she has come away cycling with confidence! Would absolutely recommend Tim to anyone learning to ride. He is fantastic!

Wow! Can’t believe how quickly our 4 year old picked it up with some expert coaching and reassurance from Russell in Bournemouth. We had been trying for ages and she just couldn’t master the balance but back to basics with some similar age friends was all it took. Thank you.

Our son was able to balance and pedal before we signed him up for this class. However, he lacked confidence, was not able to push himself off to cycle independently and our attempts of support always became a battle. We used this class to learn specific techniques to aid him in being completely independent and give him the time and space to be taught by a professional. Within the first hour, he has been shown and taught the step by step approach to pushing off independently. After this he was able to practise what he had learnt all together and was cycling around the room independently for the remaining hour of the session. He now has the confidence and skills to be independent in his cycling abilities.

If you are contemplating signing your child up, do it!! Honestly money so well spent as Chris is so kind and encouraging and got my son up and riding within an hour!
I had a very nervous boy going into the session and a child who had learnt to ride a bike and was absolutely buzzing coming out. Thank you!

They were absolutely fantastic with my daughter. I had tried to previously teach her but she was so nervous and worried about falling off. Russell was excellent with her and even after she had a little strop he was patient and encouraging. She was zooming around peddling within 45 minutes. Highly recommend.

Highly recommend! My 4 year old was pedals on within 20 minutes. Chris was fantastic ! Super patient & had techniques to build confidence. Breaking, turning, balance and riding. My little one left the venue cycling with such joy !

Honestly the best £150 I have spent! My daughter went from very apprehensive and nervous of riding to pedalling and starting to pedal unaided within two hours.
All without the normal parents frustrations. Even when she got frustrated and wanted to sit out - the coach (Russell) was patient and excellent at getting her back engaged again.

From the booking stage to the walking out the door of the sports centre with an extremely happy daughter with her sticker and certificate and proud parents that she could now confidently not only ride but start on her own, stop safely and weave in and out. MASSIVE shout out to Orla who was amazing with all kids spreading her time between everyone with just enough encouragement to keep them interested but not smothered. Definately recommend

Very happy with the class.
The instructor was very friendly and engaging with the children.

My child was riding without her stabilisers by the end of the class. Money well spent.

Bitterly disappointed with the whole experience. The claim that 90% of kids leave being able to ride is a joke - only one kid out of the six had their pedals back on. The rest were still told to go 'and practise your gliding' with little to no input or instruction. My six year old was left sobbing as he was sure he'd be able to ride when it finished, or at least further on than he was. He is now saying he never wants to go on his bike again. Appalling for the price this costs.

My child was very nervous about riding a bike and falling off. First thing Chris taught them was about how to stop yourself from falling off. Within 40 minutes my child was riding their bike unaided with a huge grin on their face. Thank you!

Excellent ! People say you should teach your children yourselves - lazy parenting and so on but for some children it’s not so easy , particularly those with additional needs. This class was excellent got my little one riding on his own . I had tried for 18 months - my only regret I should have signed up sooner !

Wow, I did not believe my son would be able to go from his fear of riding without stabilisers to confidently bombing around with a huge smile on his face within less than the 2 hour lesson. Russell was so good with him. Well worth every penny.
Bring on the family bike rides!
I highly recommend glide to ride.
Thank you so much Russell.

It was a great session for the initial step. My son can now ride a bike. The two-hour session was incredibly valuable for his self-confidence.

A great class and Chris the instructor was great with my daughter. Set up the bike for her, clear instructions and then set them up. Simplicity but so effective and riding and pedaling on her own before the end of the lesson. Thank you Chris and the team.

A great experience!
Tim was very supportive to our son and I was amazed how quickly he transitioned from stabilisers to no stabilisers. It was great to have a safe space for him to learn and to have someone there to guide us. Money well spent and now my son can't wait to practice his new skill. Would recommend.

There wasn’t much actual instruction, or one on one attention. The parents did most of the work.

Better off spending less to hire a local hall (even ground and controlled space) and practice gliding until child can manage pedalling.

Wouldn’t have been so bad if it was about a third of the price.

My daughter learned to ride a bike today. From been scared at the beginning to smiling and laughing while riding confidently. Brian the coach was brilliant. She wants to go riding tomorrow again. We are all very pleased. Thank you. I would highly recommend this company.

This was a fantastic class. My son was riding after an hour