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Open Centre

get on your bike
Get on your bike!

Get on your bike!

by Lisa Reeves, CSV Action Desk
Come along to BBC Leicester's Open Centre for a chance to win a new bike, ride with a skeleton and learn basic cycle maintenance. Listen to BBC Radio Leicester to hear how a helmet can prevent you from serious injury and take part in our yes/no vote.

Come into the BBC Leicester Open Centre and get Henry the skeleton cycling. Henry is taking a weeks holiday from his home at Snibston Discovery Park to stay with us and by pedaling on the bike next to him you'll set his bones in motion and see how the human body moves when biking.                  

As well as meeting Henry the skeleton, Cyclemagic the non-profit making community enterprise will be bringing along a penny farthing and have details about their latest projects.

There'll also be information about cycle routes in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and the chance to win yourself some cycling goodies.

Know your bike 

Cycling skeleton Henry
Henry the cycling skeleton visits the Open Centre

CSV Action Desk along with Halfords will be offering you free cycle maintenance sessions on 17 August and 18 August.

If you're not sure how and when to change the brake pads, where the best place is to put your cycle lights or how often you need to check your tyres, then come along and learn more about keeping your bike safe. You can book one of the half an hour limited places by calling CSV Action Desk on Leicester (0116) 201 66 44.    

Win a brand new cycle   

Listen to BBC Radio Leicester across the week for an opportunity to get your hands on a bike helmet or lights and if you come along to the BBC Leicester Open Centre during our cycle week you'll get a chance to win yourself a brand new bicycle.

All you have to do is come in and answer a bike related question. If you're right you could be the lucky winner when Martin Ballard makes the draw during his Friday programme on BBC Radio Leicester between 16.00 and 19.00.

Cast your vote

Do you think it should be made law to wear a helmet when cycling? Let us know by voting now in the box on the right hand side. 

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