Flexible and inclusive workplaces make it possible for young employees to engage in both work and further study. For people such as Omer, employment at Good Cycles serves to be an incubator rather than an obstacle in a young person’s pursuit of their career ambitions and aspirations.
Small adjustments in how your bike fits can have a big impact on your comfort and enjoyment riding.
Gaining employment and building experience is a rite of passage for young people. It has always posed challenges but some of these are now tougher than they were.
Do you ever come into Good Cycles (or another bike shop) and one of our mechanics drops a little metal gauge on your chain and says “Your chain is worn out, you need a new chain and cassette”?
We recently took on a new trainee bicycle mechanic at one of our retail stores, Abi. This is the inside story of her career development as-it-happens at Good Cycles.
While eBikes are quite straightforward to use, just like riding a normal bike, there are some riding techniques that will make riding easier and help you get the most from the bike.
Bikes impact our lives positively in so many ways. They’re great for our health, they reduce congestion on our roads, they’re an affordable mode of transport and they have minimal impact on the environment. They’re also the foundation of our mission to help young people facing barriers to work.
If you’ve been into a bike shop or browsed cycling websites in the last year you’d have seen and read all about gravel bikes. Gravel bikes are the new hot thing in cycling, but what’s the big deal?
When you support Good Cycles you are helping us to turn disadvantage on its head. Good Cycles employs people who are under-represented in the labour force. The employment pathways that might work for the ‘average’ person often fail to unlock other employees’ potential.
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