• Check the space and the kit.
• Get your child's attention first.
• Show it from two sides.
• Say one thing only.
• End on one that works.

Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.

Is the space marked?

• The start line
• Two lines of cones
• A square
• A stopping line for the braking game

A soft brush, soapy water, a rag, chain lube; tyre levers, a patch kit or a spare tube, a pump.

Three minutes to get warm.

Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.

1. Wipe the bike and drip lube on the chain while turning the pedals backwards.
2. Take the wheel out and slide a tyre lever under the edge of the tyre, not the tube; run it round to lift the tyre off.
3. Pull the tube out, find the hole, patch it or fit a new tube.
4. Refit the tyre and wheel, pump it up, spin the wheel and test both brakes.

Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.

1. Wipe the bike clean.
2. Lube the chain while turning the pedals backwards.
3. Check the brake pads, cables, chain and lights.
4. Take the wheel out; find and patch the hole, or fit a new tube.
5. Refit the wheel and pump to pressure.
6. Check the wheel spins freely and the brakes work.

How much: 1 clean and 1 wheel refit

Lever under the tyre, not the tube

Name the parts

Points

1 point for the right name; 1 point for the right tool or job.

Fouls

No points for that part: guessing a tool for a job the bike shop should do (worn brake pads, disc brakes, a bent wheel); touching a hot or moving part

Win

More points after 10 parts each.

1. ★ 8
2. ★★ 14
3. ★★★ 18

The child refits the wheel, it spins freely and both brakes stop it, 3 times.

End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.

Well played.

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