Advice and tips for getting started as a cycling family
Knowing where to ride can be tricky if you are used to navigating your neighbourhood by car. Luckily there are plenty of ways to find great local routes that are more cycle friendly.
Whether it is to save time or money, get fresh air or exercise - an easy option is to add some biking into your everyday life. Find out how you can do that as a family.
Are you ready for an adventure? If it is time to head off on a longer ride check out our guide to how to prepare and what to take.
Learning to ride a bike, riding safely, cycle skills for kids, footpath and road biking, shared paths,
When your child is not ready for their own bike you may want to carry them on yours or tow them behind.
There is something so exciting about buying your child their first bike. It evokes all kinds of memories from our own childhoods. For a child the gift of a bike is almost magical. Their first two wheeler represents another of childhood’s hurdles to be conquered and a link in the chain that brings them closer to that far-off world adults inhabit. Whether you are stripping rust off a junk shop find, or unveiling a sparkling new marvel from the bike shop, you will love the look on your child's face when they encounter a bike that is all theirs. So how do you go about making such magic happen?
Even for experienced riders, cycling with kids will be a new challenge. You’ll need new knowledge, skills, gear and, most importantly, attitude. This blog will help if you are uncertain and need convincing, help with motivation, or a compelling case to make to your partner. Read on to discover how riding a bike can benefit your health, your family and your community and what kids think about it. And the key benefit and reason to cycle? …...because it’s FUN!
Find out about the book that wasn't and what happens next.
Riding a bike is so much more than physical skill and coordination. Riding with your kids is a great chance to impart some life lessons too.
Do you need a bit of motivation, or some well reasoned selling points up your sleeve? Here are my top 10 answers to the question of "Why cycle with kids?
