CBT wash-out

[recman]

Dropped my daughter off for her CBT today but by the time the instructor was happy with her clutch control, the heavens really opened up!
She's gonna have another go tomorrow.
On the plus side, they did her a pretty good deal on some gear.
Helmet, jacket, gloves and a cable lock for £130.

[tbourner]

Was it cancelled then? Does she get another full day tomorrow so got a free few hours out of it?
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[_matt]

that's a sweet deal on the gear!
At least she didn't crash and fail on her first go like me lol
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[lihp]

Pics?

[thepuma]

Interesting. Did she not get the full day then?or did she get the full day but the instructor wasn't happy with the progress and asked her back for a second day?or did it start raining and they abandoned the day?

I wouldn't be happy if it was the latter. If you pay £110 for a days cbt training, you expect them to do the full day, not abandon it half way because of a bit of rain.
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[CaNsA]

[recman]

Tbf, my daughter and the other learner in her group have very little bike or road experience.
I think they were about to go out on the road and the instructor did ask if they both wanted to go but I think they both chose the right option given the conditions and their inexperience.
I certainly wouldn't have chosen to go.
There's no extra cost.

[thepuma]

Yeah, right decision imho. Last Friday when I did mine, I didn't feel that confident in going on the road, at that was dry and sunny...but I'm glad I did, I felt I learnt more in the 2 hour road ride than I did in the compound. I'd have been a tad worried had it been raining bad though. And I must admit, having never ridden a bike before, I found it quite a steep learning curve.

Hope your daughter did ok second day and weather was better.
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[recman]

[tbourner]

[Ayrton]

when i did my cbt it was probably raining worse than it had for about 5 months We waited for about half hour and then gave in and went out anyway. I actually enjoyed it more than the other day i did my cbt when it was sunny
I understand why they would delay it, but everyone has to go out into the rain sometime.

[thepuma]

[Alan_BLD]

Definitely the right decision to postpone it.

Friend of a friend went out on her CBT in the pouring rain and unfortunately came off. She wasn't hurt bad just a few bruises but it was enough for her to vow never to get on a bike again.

Everyone's got to ride in the rain sometime but I do believe putting it off for a bit and getting some experience first is a darn good thing.

[recman]

I agree.
Her instructor, Martyn at 1on1 rider training, was excellent.
Some guys on here get instructors who just don't seem interested in the CBT session at all which makes for a bad experience so its always nice to get a good one.
He did mt CBT which went very well so I was confident he could get my daughter through hers.
I highly recommend these people if your in my neck of the woods.