Hello, welcome to our garage. I'm Bec. And I'm Oliver. We're twins, well not identical.
I think they can tell. Anyway, if you're anything like us, we love to ride our bikes
pretty much everywhere. To school, to the park. The local bike track. To meet up with friends.
And sometimes longer bike rides with our family and our family friends.
OK. Not sure how that pic got in there.
Anyway, before we ride our bikes
we always do a quick bike check, there are 6 steps that you should do every time before you ride.
Can you think of any? Pause us and see how many you can think of
Are they back yet? I think so.
Can we un-pause? Great! How'd you go? This first thing you should check are always your tires.
Maybe I should show what could happen if you don't check them.
Now, I wanted to do this myself, as I love to do all my own stunts,
But my parents, I mean lawyers, thought it wouldn't be a good idea.
So here's my silly danger side. Danger Ollie, animated.
If you don't pump up your tires enough, your tires are spongy.
And make your bike wobbly, and really hard to ride.
And if you over inflate your tires, then you're in for a harnd and uncomfortable ride.
Ouch! That doesn't look like fun.
Glad that was him and not me. But don't worry, pumping up and checking your tires is easy.
Really Easy.
This needs a little bit of air. Simply, unscrew the cap, and attach the pump connection
Once it's on tight, you can start to pump the tire up.
It should be as hard as a basketball. When it is as hard as a basketball, you're done.
Feels good bro.
Cool!
The next thing we need to check are your breaks.
As you can imagine, they're pretty important because you need them to stop.
Let's see my animated self. I like to call her Crazy Becky.
Let's see what trouble she gets into because she didn't check her breaks.
WOAH! Crazy Cat!
Uh oh, there's a bin!
My breaks, they're not working!
Help
Woah. That was pretty extreme. Well if you're breaks aren't working you can get into a serious accident.
Luckily it was only animated.
Let's show them how to check the breaks.
Your break levers should be about a thumb width away from the end of your handlebar.
About here is good.
You should be able to rock the bike back and forth, and then stop when you pull on the breaks.
Your breaks should sit on the rim. Make sure they aren't on the tire.
They still might stop you slowly, but they could damage your tire.
And you need to be able to stop fast if you need to... TREE!
See, you need at least one working break. It's the law.
You also need a working bell so you can let people know that you're coming.
But don't try and scare them, that's not cool.
You need a bell. Again, it's the law.
Yes it is. Next is your chain.
If your chain has grime or rust on it, or its not on properly, it could fall off.
And you're not going anywhere.
What are you doing? I'm a bike with no chain.
OK.... I'm not related to you.
We should show them what could happen if you don't have your chain on properly.
Maybe we should see you, riding to school.
And your chain falls off, in animation. OK.....
It looks like a nice day, until.... maybe a hill!
YES! Up a steeper hill!
Now the chain falls off. Oh no, that's not good, my chain! Oh no! Oh no!
Down you go!
Through a car wash.
Through some bushes.
If this does ever happen to you, you can always pull on your breaks.
Yes, you don't have to roll down a hill, through a car wash, and through some bushes.
If you have a look at my bike, I'll show you how to check that your chain is on right.
And clean from debris, and rust free.
There are a couple ways you can check your chain. You can pedal backwards to make sure it is on the cog right.
Which is this.
Or you can lift up the bike near the seat and turn the pedal. It should move freely on the cog.
Always make sure it is rust free and that there aren't any leaves or twigs in your chain.
This looks good. Over to you Ollie.
Next is the drop test.
This is where you lift your bike up off the ground, and drop it down. You shouldn't hear any rattles. It should sound good.
Like nothing is going to fall off.
You should hear a slight rattle from your chain, but everything else should sound solid.
Or something might be loose and fall off, which could cause you to have a serious accident.
Let's show them Danger Ollie in animation.
OK.......
Not a suburban street, a park.
Along a river.
That's better.
And because Danger Ollie didn't do the drop test, his seat is wobbly.
Uh oh.
And his handlebars are coming out.
Wait, what? AHHHHHHHH!
Looks like it's bath time.
Woah, that's so weird.
It was like I was actually there.
Anyway, what's next?
The height test.
The height test is where you check your your bike and bike seat to make sure they're the right size and height for you to ride.
Or it could be really hard.
And you could potentially have a fall.
I think it's Crazy Bec's turn.
Be nice.
Well, let's start with a bike that's too small.
If your bike is too small, it will look like you're in the circus.
Maybe we need some, CLOWN SHOES!
And clown hair!
Can't forget the nose.
Wow! That looks awkward!
And if your bike is too big, and your seat is too high.
Well, that will make it hard to ride. But when you need to stop you won't be able to get your feet down.
I think we need some water there.
Bath time. WOAH!
Maybe we should agree on no more water? OK.
OK. To adjust your seat, make it hip height.
Remember to lock it in place.
When you hop on your bike, make sure you can touch the ground, like this. This feels good.
Whats next? Lights.
Lights are super important, they help you see when its getting dark.
And they help others, like cars, to see you too.
And it's the law. Hey, that's my thing.
Because they are so important, maybe we should both show you an animation.
Well, we are twins.
Spooky! Let's see the animation.
Can you see us? No?
What is we turn our lights on? Now that makes it easier for us to see, but also helps people to see you.
You lights should be bright enough to be seen from 200 meters away.
That way, drivers can see you, even if you've seen them, like taxis, cars, trucks, other cyclists and pedestrians.
Even forklifts? Yes Ollie, even forklifts.
You can see the importance of lights. See, get it, good one!
You need reflectors and lights on the back and the front of your bike.
Make sure you turn your lights on before it starts to get dark.
Just test them to see.
Mashed potato, mashed potato. Mashed potato, mashed potato.
He's singing along to his favourite band again. He still likes the wiggles.
Did you say something?
Just saying these lights work well. Can we go for a ride now?
Just see if they can remember the six steps.
There's A for Air, B for Breaks. C for Chain.
D for drop test. H for height and L for lights.
I like to sing them.
I go Air, Breaks, Chain, Drop, Height, Lights, Go! Air, Breaks, Chain, Drop, Height, Lights, Go!
Or you can just remember the six steps. A B C D H L.
We're pretty much done here. We're off for a ride to the park.
And don't forget your helmets too, see ya!
Always remember to do the six steps before you ride so you can be safe.
But never forget, have fun!
Now see how many you can remember. Don't forget there's six!