CyclePig

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In the UK it is currently Bike Week - the UK’s biggest mass participation cycling event. There have been numerous organized rides taking place across the UK including commutes, family fun, time trials and longer distance rides. There are still more organized rides taking place tomorrow and through the weekend so [...]

World Naked Bike Ride day took place over the weekend where cyclists take to the roads in cities around the world with their bikes…….and well not much else.

So what’s this all about then?
According to the World Naked Bike Ride Website following is the message they are trying to put across:
We face automobile traffic with our [...]

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Is it acceptable to drink and cycle? Like all of you, I am completely against drinking and driving. But should it be any different on a bicycle? I came across this news article on Bike Radar titled Germany clamping down on drunken cyclists.
If you thought cycling home after the pub was [...]

This week has been bike to work week in America and it got me thinking about what it would be like if more people took more cycle journeys. What would a city look like where cycling is a way of life and much of the cities infrastructure has been designed with the bicycle in mind.
I [...]

In case you hadn’t already noticed, this week is Bike to Work week in America. I know that we all think that bicycle commuting is a good idea. But what are some of the facts behind it?
I came across BikesBelong.org which is an American organisation trying to put more people on bicycles [...]

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As reported on BikeRadar:
British Cycling is to spearhead a new membership drive by focussing on its Everyday Cycling leisure and utility cycling package.
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For the equivalent of just £2 a month Everyday Cycling membership gives members access to market leading legal and insurance support package for all types of cyclists in the UK along [...]

In the UK, 33% of children would like to cycle to school but less than 2% actually do. I am sure if I searched hard enough I could find a statistic like ‘80% of children would like to spend 5 hours a day using their playstation and 80% actually do’.

Photo by Jimme, Jackie, Tom [...]