Get on your bike for free workshops

BALLINA Shire Council is running two free bike safety workshops during the school holidays.

Participants will have the chance to get their bike checked over by experts, receive basic bike maintenance tips and advice and learn how to ensure their helmet is fitted properly.

No repairs will be completed on the day and no parts will be supplied.

Other topics to be covered include laws and etiquette for riding on roads, shared paths and rail trails, E-bike rules and safety for riding with children.

Each session is limited to 30 individual places.

Participants are asked to bring their own bike, and prepare questions to ask.

Ballina has become an increasingly popular destination for cycling in recent years, with an extensive network of bike paths along the river and coast all the way to Lennox Head.

Kidsafe NSW advises all riders of bicycles are required by law to wear a Standards Australia-approved helmet.

Young children should only ride their bikes on footpaths or shared paths.

The two-hour workshops will be held at Lennox Head Cultural Centre on October 2 at 9.30am and in the Richmond Room at Ballina on October 9 at 9.30am.

For more information and to register, head to ballina.nsw.gov.au/news/free-bike-safety-and-maintenance-workshops–1101