Cycling UK | Let's make a better world by bike
WEBCampaigning. For over 140 years, Cycling UK has campaigned to make cycling safe and accessible for everyone. Every year, thousands of people support our campaigns and together we achieve real change for cyclists. We help make our roads safer for all and improve access to the outdoors. For more than 140 years, we've been campaigning to make ...
Journey planner - Cycling UK
WEBJourney planner | Cycling UK. Cycling UK is more than just a membership charity, which provides you with excellent insurance, information and a magazine. We also run a range of projects, groups and programmes across all nations of the UK to encourage people to cycle. This summer, the Big Bike Revival is hosting a series of showcase events ...
A guide to cycle tyre sizes - Cycling UK
WEBTyres of the same size may come with lots of different markings: 28×1¼×15/8, 28×1¾×1¼ or 700×32C, for example, which are all 32-622. Even worse, the same or very similar markings can sometimes be found on completely different sizes of tyre: 26×1½ and 26x1.5. It might be supposed that these two tyres are both notionally 26" diameter ...
Cycling UK’s cycling statistics | Cycling UK
WEBEach year, Cycling UK rounds up numerous statistics on cycling, mainly using government sources. We hope you find them useful and enjoy browsing through them. This page summarises some of the latest findings, but the attached report goes into considerably more depth, and includes charts and tables. For most sources, the latest available figures ...
What are the pros and cons of tubeless tyres? - Cycling UK
WEBTubeless pros. The tyres can be ridden at lower pressures, improving traction off road, without the risk of pinch punctures. Lower pressures mean improved comfort and rolling performance on rough surfaces (find out more about tyre pressure). Rolling resistance should be lower even on smooth surfaces. Since there’s no inner tube, there’s no ...
Guide to the Cycle to Work scheme - Cycling UK
WEBThe government’s Cycle to Work scheme aims to make it easier to commute by bike by providing cycles at reduced cost. The government’s Cycle to Work scheme is an employee benefit allowing you buy a cycle and equipment. But how does it work? Cycling UK digital officer Rebecca Armstrong explains what the scheme is, how it benefits you and how ...
Electric cycles and the law: what you need to know | Cycling UK
WEBYou don’t need to register the bike as you would a motor vehicle, including mopeds and motorbikes, or have insurance or wear a helmet. One more thing, the law states you must be 14 years of age or over to ride an e-bike on public roads. However, someone under 14 can ride an e-bike off road. Sixteen years is the minimum age to ride a moped in ...
Land’s End to John o’ Groats - Cycling UK
WEBArriving at the end: Laura rides from Land's End to John o' Groats View. View all. Cycling UK has been helping cyclists ride from Land’s End to John o’ Groats (LEJOG) for more than a century. This iconic route – which wends its way across the entire length of the UK – is a challenge that many thousands of people take on each year.
A guide to car-mounted cycle carriers (bike racks on cars)
WEBThe rear-mounted rack tends to follow a relatively basic design — a metal frame which sits against the back of the car, with four or six straps hooking it to the edges of the car boot or hatchback, and two arms on which the bikes hang. Despite rear-mounted carriers’ apparent simplicity, there are some things to be wary of.
Emily Chappell: Where There's A Will - Cycling UK
WEBRead an exclusive excerpt of Emily Chappell's new book Where There’s a Will, the incredible story of winning a 4,000km transcontinental bike race. Back in 2015, Emily Chappell, one of the founders of The Adventure Syndicate, embarked on a formidable new bike race: the Transcontinental, a 4,000km across Europe, unassisted, in the shortest time ...
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