Cycling is a simple pleasure – a bike can be acquired for next to nothing and you don’t require a licence or any specialist equipment. However, whatever type of cyclist you are, it pays to know the basics. We’ve spoken to countless newbies over the last few years as part of our Back on a Bike project. How to avoid…
While countless businesses languish as a result of covid-19, others are seeing their sales speed up. Perhaps it’s due to people seeking a new way to exercise, or taking advantage of quieter roads, but it’s estimated that sales of bicycles are up by around fifteen per cent. “People are thinking, I want to have independence,” says Will Butler-Adams, chief executive…
If there’s a silver lining to the Coronavirus curfew, it’s that in many areas it’s renewing a sense of community spirit. It seems that when we’re not fighting over toilet roll, we’re setting up street WhatsApp groups to share food and monitor the vulnerable. It’s possible that this small step towards collectivism might endure beyond the epidemic. We could certainly…
The Coronavirus curfew has drastically reduced traffic volumes and thereby unintentionally created a cycling paradise on many roads. Gone are the queues of idling traffic, aggression of impatient commuters. The accompanying noise, pollution and danger have been replaced by something approaching tranquillity. What better conditions for novice cyclists who would normally shay away from our car-centric streets? The latest instructions…
Running a cycle camera on your handlebars or helmet doesn’t make the roads feel any safer, but you do almost immediately feel less helpless. In the event of a road traffic incident, video footage goes a long way towards guaranteeing legal redress – it’s a cycle insurance of sorts. One of the great frustrations about cycling on British roads is…
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