5 things schools can do to tackle climate change: https://buff.ly/34oIxsb ‘Think about how staff and pupils travel to school’ – encourage cycling to school with secure bike stores and Bikeability training for children. Campaign for better safe routes to school
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Learning to ride as an adult
Here’s a heart-warming story about learning to ride a bike as an adult. The guilt, the embarrassment, the anxiety, and then the joy! https://buff.ly/30BYlHb #justride #getoutandride #cyclinglife #twowheelsgood #gorideyourbike #pedalpower #cycleforhealth #activetravel
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Cycling: big winner
“Cycling has come out a big winner,” says Jill Warren of the Brussels-based European Cycling Federation. “This time has shown us the potential cycling that has to change our cities and our lives.” (I think we know what she means!). https://buff.ly/3l75Hdm
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Indoor cycling
Here’s a nice story about how indoor cycling is dramatically improving the lives of those in care homes – even those who can’t walk: https://buff.ly/36x8g4F If you’ve got a problem, the answer is generally cycling! #justride #getoutandride #cyclinglife #twowheelsgood #gorideyourbike #pedalpower #gearchange #cycleforhealth
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Cycling Tsar
£85m is to be invested in segregated cycling infrastructure to transform Greater Manchester: https://buff.ly/3iq1Ki8 This is going to be a landmark change which will hopefully be a blueprint for other cities to follow. Not content with being an innovative and hugely successful track and road cycling professional and bicycle manufacturing pioneer, Chris Boardman has turned his not inconsiderable focus and transformative enthusiasm to transport policy. I’m not sure I’d be willing to bet against him achieving fantastic results. Don’t you wish you had @Chris_Boardman as Cycling Tsar of your town? Even if you don’t his legacy for Manchester could have
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#JustRide
Why do you ride? A nice short-ish video articulating that unfathomable joy of cycling – the joy that you experience when you first start riding and how that feeling stays with you throughout your lifetime – as long as you keep riding of course – but why wouldn’t you?! #justride #getoutandride #cleanair #cyclinglife #twowheelsgood #gorideyourbike #pedalpower
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Cargo bikes
We love a good cargo bike here at CCW. There is a growing demand for this green delivery alternative to multi-drop van. You cannot underestimate the amount of congestion these delivery vans cause. You can imagine the amount of good using cargo bikes instead will deliver – in more ways than one! Granted, not all products can be delivered by bike, but many can. If you can, when you can, why not? Carrying a heavy load is no excuse either, as there is a huge array of e-Cargo bikes on the market these days. #2wheelsgood #3wheelsgood #betterbybike #greentransport https://buff.ly/3kNqYIW
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Bike to school week
It’s #BikeToSchoolWeek from today (28th September) – let’s get out there and support it peoples! https://buff.ly/33PVV8F #bike #activetravel #cleanair
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City spaces
Ideas for post-COVID car-free city spaces brought to life. #Interesting but is it #achievable https://buff.ly/2FPERYt #zerocarboncities #justride #getoutandride #activetravel #cleanair #cyclinglife #twowheelsgood #morekidsonbikes #gorideyourbike #pedalpower #cycleforhealth
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Bike bags
It can get tiresome riding with a bag on your back. Here are some interesting, allegedly comfortable, if a little pricey, bike bag options. Always hankered after an @ortlieb_waterproof myself but a dream sadly never realised 😥 https://buff.ly/2EARsOy #activetravel #cyclinglife #twowheelsgood
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