The common wisdom when faced with traffic congestion seems to be that just adding more lanes will sort everything. It won't. Whilst it may initially relieve some pressure, it won't be long before more traffic arrives to fill the space. Just as with the Katy Freeway expansion, adding new roadway capacity also creates new demand... Continue Reading →
Places to go an hour's ride from Cardiff…
Inspired by a similarly titled WalesOnline article aimed at drivers, we though we'd take a look at places you could go that were no more than an hour or so's ride (ok, sometimes closer to two...) from Cardiff. As our starting point, we'll use Sophia Gardens. Most trails lead here, so it seems like the... Continue Reading →
Cardiff Bay to Seawall Tea Rooms
If you are ever in the need for a quick sprint to somewhere for cake & a refreshing beverage, the Seawall Tea Rooms is for you. Just 20 miles from Cardiff Bay, the Seawall Tea Rooms is a flat, easy ride along NCN Route 4 and boy do they love us cyclists. Leaving the Millennium... Continue Reading →
A nice route around Cardiff, Newport, Caerphilly & Pontypridd
After taking on a few different routes with our usual Thursday group, we noticed that two of our usual routes could fit together. So, that's just what we've done here. About the route Leaving Cardiff on Albany Road, you head down Newport Road and take a right after TGI Fridays. Head down to the roundabout... Continue Reading →
Cardiff By Bike 