Safety First
Safety is our top priority, please read the following information before your lesson:
Clothing & Equipment
Equipment check list
Please bring along or rent following equipment:
- Bicycle ●
- Helmet ●●
- Gloves
- Protective gear ● (if applicable)
- Adequate water and food
- Goggle or Sunglasses (for outdoor session only)
- Sunblock and Mosquito repellent (for outdoor session only)
- Roller or Turbo trainer (if applicable)
● Equipment rental is included for open classes, rental service may available on other services
● Except Roller or Turbo trainer session
Please visit our online shop for any items you need
Clothing
Do
✔ Check the weather condition for appropriate clothing and footwear, overly baggy or loose clothing should be avoided.
✔ Shorts are recommended, any trousers or tracksuit bottoms should be rolled up or tucked into the socks.
✔ Sport shoes with Velcro are recommended, as loose shoelaces could impose safety hazard when they entangled with the gears.
✔ Zip up your jacket if you are wearing one.
✔ Gloves, glasses/goggles are recommended.
Avoid
✘ Jeans
✘ Sleeveless top
✘ Slippers, Sandals, Basketball shoes, Boots or High heels
Please prepare spare clothes to change for a rainy day or an extremely hot day.
Clothing
Do
✔ Check the weather condition for appropriate clothing and footwear, overly baggy or loose clothing should be avoided.
✔ Shorts are recommended, any trousers or tracksuit bottoms should be rolled up or tucked into the socks.
✔ Sport shoes with Velcro are recommended, as loose shoelaces could impose safety hazard when they entangled with the gears.
✔ Zip up your jacket if you are wearing one.
✔ Gloves, glasses/goggles are recommended.
Avoid
✘ Jeans
✘ Sleeveless top
✘ Slippers, Sandals, Basketball shoes, Boots or High heels
Please prepare spare clothes to change for a rainy day or an extremely hot day.
Bike Check
Please conduct “M-check” before every ride to ensure your bike is in good condition.
- Front wheel, tyres and quick release
- Brakes, Fork, Headset & Handle bar
- Frame
- Paddle、Crank set and Bottom bracket
- Saddle and seatpost
- Rear wheel, tyres and quick releas
- Chain & Gear
Law requirement
According to the law of Hong Kong, Bicycle must fitted with following equipment when riding on road or cycleways:
- Warning device (Bell)
- Red reflector at rear
- Brakes
- Lights must be illuminated with white on front and red light on rear at night or low visibility
and any children under the age of 11 should not cycle on roads alone.
Helmet & Protective gear
Wearing a helmet can minimized the injuries on head when an accident occur.
Therefore, INVIS strictly requires all our coaches, instructors and riders to wear the helmet on the bike (except on Roller or Turbo Trainer).
Protective gears are recommended for riders participating in Novice and Beginners sessions, Mountain Biking and BMX Racing.
Customers bear the risks if they refuse to wear safety equipment. INVIS’s representatives have the right to refuse to allow customers without safety equipment to participate. If INVIS’s representative allow such individuals to participate, INVIS and any INVIS-related persons do not bear any responsibility for the consequences caused by riding without safety equipment. These individuals give up any claim on INVIS.
How to wear a helmet?
Step 1
Distinguish the front and back of a helmet
Ensure the helmet is level on the head (approximately 1-2 fingers above your eyebrow).
Step 2
Adjust the fit (if any)
It is snug but not too tight – the rider should be able to bow forward without the helmet falling off then the chin strap is undone.
Step 3
Adjust the side straps
The Y of the side straps should meet just below the ear.
Step 4
Adjust the chin strap
The chin strap should be snug. Ideally, the rider should be able to easily put two fingers between their chin and the strap.
Preparation before session
Cycling is a sport activity that requires physical and mental agility. On top of getting the outfit and safety gears ready, there are few more things to note before every class: –
- Make sure you have adequate sleep before lesson.
- Make sure you have food one or two hours before lesson, to avoid empty stomach.
- If you are on any medication or have any medical background, please inform the coach/instructor before the class.
- If you are unwell during the class, please inform your coach/instructor immediately.
- As most of the classes are conducted outdoor, we suggest the rider to put on sun block and mosquito repellent.
Notes to Parents
Parents should accept and understand that during the session, the coach is responsible for the riders and it is important that parents accept and respect his. Parents should be given the opportunity to feed back to the coach following the session.
- Parents may watch a session, but should NOT get involved in the session unless the coach requests their assistance.
- Parents are role models and should be encouraged to display the same level of self-control expected of young bike riders.
- Parents must realize the communicating with or distracting their child during a session is often unhelpful or dangerous, regardless of their motivation or how positive the communication is.
- Parents must be able to accept that while winning and losing is part of the sports, it is not important when their children are learning the basic techniques of riding a bike.
- If parents have any question, please feel free to ask your coach before or after session.
Evans, C., Kirkland, A. and Sherwood, J., 2013. British Cycling Level 1 Coaching Handbook. British Cycling, p.6.
Fill in the Registration form
Please fill in the registration form before session, the purpose of collecting your personal information is for us to plan and deliver quality services. More importantly, it will be used in any cases of emergency.
- RA1 Personal Account Registration Form｜Google Form / PDF + PAR-Q ｜PDF
- RA2 Group Account Registration Form｜Google form / PDF
Reminder – According to “General Cycling Service Terms and Conditions“, by submitting a service application or settling any payment to INVIS (even without any written registration, reservation or application), the customer confirms acceptance of all INVIS’s terms and conditions.
Physical contact
During the class, our coaches ensure appropriate physical contact with the rider, in order to support him or her in acquiring the physical skills on the bike.
If you spotted any inappropriate physical contact that is beyond the coaching needs, please contact us immediately.
Important notice and consent
Customer (or parent or guardian) understand that training may take place in public area & on public road under supervision. Customer (or parent or guardian) agree that customer itself or customer’s child (applicant under 18 years old) can take part without any liability on the part of INVIS in respect of any injury or any loss or damage to property that is not caused by a coach/ an instructors negligence.
Cycling is usually safe and fun, but accidents, although unlikely, can cause injury or death to cyclists. Customer should wear the safety equipment listed in the guidelines. Customers bear the risks if they refuse to wear safety equipment. INVIS’s representatives have the right to refuse to allow customers without safety equipment to participate. If INVIS’s representative allow such individuals to participate, INVIS and any INVIS-related persons do not bear any responsibility for the consequences caused by riding without safety equipment. These individuals give up any claim on INVIS.
Customer have read and understood the information on the application form and all the conditions listed in “Terms and Conditions” and the INVIS’s representative has satisfactorily answered any questions customer have asked. Customer understand and agree that participate in applied service(s) entirely at customer own risk. Customer have considered the nature of such service(s); Customer will participate in a safe manner and follow all reasonable instructions from the INVIS’s representative and agree to abide by the guidelines of INVIS. Customer confirm that the information have provided is true and correct and complete to the best of customer knowledge.
Reminder – According to “General Cycling Service Terms and Conditions“, by submitting a service application or settling any payment to INVIS (even without any written registration, reservation or application), the customer confirms acceptance of all INVIS’s terms and conditions.
Change, Cancel, Re-fund and Make-up class arrangement
According to “General Cycling Service Terms and Conditions“
5. Change, Cancellation and Refund Policy
- No cancellations or refunds are given once reservation/application is accepted.
- If you need to make a change to your reservation then you may have to pay a service fee (unless change decided by INVIS’s representative), Changes can be requested within 3 days after application (except for service upcoming within 3 days) without charge.
- All cancellations or changes, unless decided by INVIS’s representative, will be regarded as absences, and no make-up or additional services will be given.
- If make-up or additional services are given, all arrangement must be made by INVIS; no further changes to make-up or additional services may be made by customers.
- Make-up and additional classes must be arranged within 90 days of the original date of service; overdue make-up or additional classes will be regarded as given up by the customer.
Inclement Weather Arrangements
In case of inclement weather occur, we will handled in accordance with “Inclement Weather Arrangements”, please refer to the page more detail.
Personal leave
Any personal leave will handled in accordance with “Change poilicy“, make a change to your reservation may have to pay a service fee.