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Learn new skills

Become a better rider: from learning to climb hills to crossing tram tracks

 

Bunch riding

How to work it in a team

Car door crashes

Anticipating is the key to avoiding the dangerous swerve

Crash course in falling

Coming off your bike is never a pleasant experience, but there are some basic skills you can practise and use to help minimise damage, finds Margot McGovern and Stephen Huntley.

Crossing tram tracks

Unique to Melbourne but a hazard for cyclists

Hill climbing

Tips for getting to the top

Hill descending

Getting back down can be just as tricky, so here are a few quick tips that will make going down hills the breeze it's supposed to be.

Swooping birds including magpies and plovers

Springtime is swooping bird season

Video clips

Learn new skills or brush up on some old ones with these videos.

Winter riding

Tips for surviving those cold, wet and miserable winter months.