Here's where we take a closer look at the world of cycling, from activities on our doorstep to international events that catch our eye. We welcome contributions from volunteers too, so if you have something to say, why not drop us a line.
Written by Mikael Colville-Andersen
When I was invited to speak in New York recently, one of the lectures was about behaviour and the challenges of changing it. I figured I'd slap the lecture onto the blog.
Behaviour is a tricky subject and getting groups of people to change their...
Jon Usher, Sustrans Project Manager.
"We held an event last week looking at how we could improve some traffic issues around a primary school. Having worked with the kids at the school for a number of months to establish all the issues, it quickly became clear that motorised traffic wasn’t the...
Whilst the act of cycling seems agreeable to most, the cyclist seems to divide opinion like no other.
"Public enemy no.1?" ran a Venue headline last year. A Daily Mail headline in 2009 went with "There's no stopping the Lycra lout".
What's been done to ...
It's not an understatement to say that Antony de Hevingingham-Symthe is one of the people who made Bristol and North Somerset's mountain bike trails what they are today.
Here he talks about the tireless work of Bristol Trails Group....
Want to find out more? Visit our mountain biking pages...
Lynne Roberts is a college lecturer from St Andrews, Bristol. She's also the author of the 50odd blog, which details her two-year cycle journey around the world with her trip partner Dave (both pictured right).
Recently Lynne made contact with Better By Bike to share details of an amazing journey...
On October 15th and 16th 2011, Ritchey Oktoberfest returns to Ashton Court.
The event brings competitive mountain biking to Bristol's new all-weather mountain bike course, much like June's Bikefest event, although Oktoberfest has a few more Bavarian undertones thrown into the mix.
Recently...
YouTube sensation Danny MacAskill and Street Trials specialist, Martyn Ashton brought the long awaited Red Bull Street Light Sessions to Bristol's Castle Park on Saturday 17th September.
They offered three hour long ‘Street Light Taster Sessions’ and you can watch some of the...
Remember those heady days in September when our countryside welcomed the blur of lycra and advertising that was the Tour of Britain?
Well chances are some local youngsters remember it a lot better than you do!
Cycling teams from Cheddar Grove New Oak Primary schools were lucky enough to be chosen...
The Better By Bike roadshow team meet all sorts of people when they're out and about. Some super-keen bikers, some every day people and some just getting to grips with using bicycles to get around the city.
Recently the team met members of the Environment Agency's Bicycle User Group (BUG...
If you cycle to work, you're sure to resonate with the images on The Work Cycle - a website that gives you a glimpse of how people at work store their bikes during the day.
The site was created by Bristol-based creative production agency, Pixillion to celebrate the work cyclist and their work...
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