"Those who wish to control their own lives and move beyond existence as mere consumers—those people ride a bike." —Wolfgang Sachs
Just when you start to wonder if the message is starting to get through; if the amazing health, environmental and financial benefits of cycling are starting to hit home, this news breaks...
The bank holiday weekend has inspired at least one of our partners to lay on a few deals. With that said, it seems to be only Wiggle who appear to be offering anything particularly interesting.
Last time we didn't get around to looking at some of the infrastructure at the southern end of town, particularly the new "cycle street" on Taff Embankment, as well as some old relics on Clarence bridge and James Street.
It feels as though we've already spent a nauseating amount of time talking about urban sprawl, particularly in the context of Cardiff's local development plan, but it's something that can't be stressed enough. The window of opportunity to encourage residents of new homes to adopt sustainable transport is short, yet we continue to build on … Continue reading The Transport for New Homes Checklist
A little while ago we talked about why nothing seems to change, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to do so. Whilst human behaviour plays a large part in our collective inertia, money arguably makes up much of the rest. Where our money goes inevitably reinforces the direction we take. Money talks... Pretty much … Continue reading Ethical Investing…
Ever on the lookout for easily digestible ways for people to understand the economic arguments for bike lanes, we need only look at what has already been done around the world.
We're big fans of Cardiff Cycle Workshop. Not only do they give old bicycles a fresh start, they train people to fix their own, or even to fix others. They recently sat down with Lynsey and Richard from the Seismic podcast to talk about what they do.
With everything going on right now it may seem counter-intuitive to be going shopping for cycling stuff. Then again, perhaps it's the perfect time to save a bit of money on the things you may need. We didn't get any interesting emails in February, but today we had a bit of a flurry, so here … Continue reading Deals and Bargains – March 2019
Good news, everyone! The first piece of the primary route jigsaw is to be started this month. The first stretch of the north-south primary route to be built will run along Senghennydd Road in Cathays. The North South Primary Route You may remember from our deep dive that the Council was planning two primary routes, … Continue reading News: First ‘Cycleway’ to be built in Cardiff
Many people over recent years have taken to riding with a camera mounted to their bike or helmet for evidential and protection reasons after receiving close passes and the occasional SMIDSY (Sorry Mate, I Didn't See You). Few people want to but some feel it necessary should one day "something" might happen.
