Cyclescheme Electric Bikes: How to Get a 39% Discount On an E-Bike Looking for a bargain on a new electric bike? Well, look no further than Cyclescheme, a UK ‘cycling to work’ employee benefit which saves you 25 to 39...
5 Cities That Proved Anywhere Can Become Bike-Friendly The naysayers always have an excuse, don’t they? Cycling lanes wouldn’t work in the UK, they tell you. If it’s not because of the wind, it’s because of the rain. Or the...
Is the Bike Boom Going to Continue? Amid the sea of terrible stories that have emerged during the coronavirus pandemic so far this year, there is at least one positive potentially linked with the crisis: a boom in cycling. Indeed,...
8.9 Million People Cycling in England During the COVID-19 Pandemic Shortly before we waved goodbye to the pre-lockdown, ‘normal’ world in mid-March, my bicycle was starting to gather dust in the garage. I enjoy cycling, of course, but it was...
Especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with more people averse to using public transport, there can’t have been many better times in recent memory to demand segregated bike lanes in your area. Already, it feels as though the wheels are...
How COVID-19 Has Caused ‘Pop-Up’ Bike Lanes to Appear Overnight All over the world, cities are using “tactical urbanism” to create temporary pop-up bike lanes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost overnight, the cycling infrastructure that people have campaigned years for has...
Why Electric Bikes are Key to Cycling Growth in Cities If you’re finding your commute to and from work on your bicycle each day leaves you drained of energy and drenched in sweat, or that hill you have to scale...
The History of Bike Sharing Schemes (And What They’ll Look Like In the Future) Visit virtually any city these days, and no matter where in the world it is, you’re bound to find its own public bike rental scheme. China,...
Why Has Coronavirus Caused a Cycling Boom? Nothing since arguably the Second World War has brought the entire planet, or certainly Europe, to such a standstill. At the time of writing, COVID-19 / coronavirus has claimed the lives of almost...
Is Cycling Dangerous? Why Riding a Bike is Safer Than You Think (Even in the UK) Even with provision and facilities for bike riders growing all the time in the UK, it is still lagging behind the likes of the...
Tom’s Costco Trips: How Cycling Can Help Parkinson’s Sufferers It affects an estimated seven to ten million people worldwide. It can cause tremors in your body, loss of movement, and changes in your speech and writing, among countless other devastating...
A Guide to Cycling in Birmingham: Bike Hire, Cycling Routes + Where to Lock Your Bike It’s the second-biggest country in England after London, with more than 1 million residents. So surely there’s enough space in Birmingham for plenty of...
These 5 Countries Are PAYING People to Cycle It’s already garnered a reputation as a cycling hotbed, with the number of bikes (23 million) outweighing its inhabitants (17 million), who make a higher proportion of trips by bicycle (25 per...
How Barcelona’s Superblocks Are Giving the City Back to the People Thanks to its radical ‘superblocks’ scheme, cycling in Barcelona is becoming a whole lot more eco-friendly. But what are they, where did the idea come from, what has it...
How EuroVelo is Providing a Cycle Route Across Europe If you ever feel like embarking on an enormous, country-to-country cycle, Europe is well-equipped for that thanks to its 14 EuroVelo routes. Encompassing almost the entire continent, there are no other...
A Guide to Cycling in Exeter: Bike Hire, Cycling Routes + Where to Lock Your Bike With excellent cycling facilities and almost everywhere in the region within reach in no more than half an hour, Exeter is great place to...
This is the Cheapest Electric Bike For Sale in the UK Perhaps not state of the art anymore but still clearly a more advanced product than most alternatives, you’d do well to find a good electric bike without shelling figures...
What Size Bike Do I Need? The Easy Three-Step Guide Find out the answer to what size bike you need by using the easy calculator below (it may take a few seconds to load). Simply select whether you want an...
A Guide to Cycling in Oxford: Bike Hire, Cycling Routes + Where to Lock Your Bike One of the most popular cities for cycling in the UK, there are few, if any, places better in the country than Oxford to...
Hövding 3: The Invisible Airbag “Helmet” for Cyclists As an innovative alternative to the traditional model, Swedish company Hövding created their world’s first “inflatable helmet” with an airbag in November 2011 after years of researching. But just what is a...
26 Common Questions About Electric Bikes Answered Electric bikes are the latest craze in cycling, giving you the same fitness benefits as regular bikes yet demanding less physical effort on your part. If you’re new to concept of them, or...
A Guide to Cycling in Edinburgh: Bike Hire, Cycling Routes + Where to Lock Your Bike Another hotspot in the UK for cycling, there are few better places to be out on two wheels than Edinburgh. But just what makes...
Are Cycling Helmets Compulsory In The UK? For obvious reasons, it’s a highly sensitive topic. In terms of cycling laws, UK riders do not have to wear a helmet by the law, but that doesn’t signal the end of the...
Cycling in Bristol: Bike Hire, Cycling Routes + Where to Lock Your Bike Back in 2008, Bristol was named the UK’s first ‘cycling city’, pledging to double the number of people on their bikes in the city within three years....
Cycling in Nottingham: Bike Hire, Cycling Routes + Where to Lock Your Bike We’ve already looked at the pluses and minuses of Leicester as a city in which to cycle. So, how does its East Midlands neighbour, Nottingham, compare? Nottingham...
Is Bike Ownership Coming To An End? Remember buying things? Remember actually parting with your money to take full ownership of a possession? Ask anyone younger than about 25 and they probably won’t. We are now living in the so-called...
What is the Best Waterproof Bike Cover for the Outdoors? Top 5 Picks For any regular cyclist, a good waterproof bike cover should be an essential. Primarily, it will protect your bicycle from rust which will continually wear it down...
How Cycling Boosts the Economy We all know the many reasons why cycling is great for your health. To name only a few positives, it keeps you fit, improves your mental wellbeing, increases your stamina and strength. But getting out...
Cycling in Manchester: Bike Hire, Cycling Routes + Where to Lock Your Bike With hundreds of millions of pounds being put into improving cycling infrastructure in Manchester, one of Britain’s best and most beloved cities is becoming an increasingly bike-friendly...
Where to Find a Cheap Commuter Bike in Your City When it comes to investing in a bike, value for money is everything. If you’re a commuter looking to cycle to work, for example, it’s important that you’re sure you’re...
