Kia ora,

My name is Scott, I have been living with a permanent lower back injury that has affected the function of my right leg since 2014. My injury has resulted in being unable to ride a... read more

Scott Beattie givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-me-gain-freedom-with-a-disabilities-trike

givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-me-gain-freedom-with-a-disabilities-trike

Love our bike rides around our beautiful home here on the sunshine coast

Topic: Ride with kids

I cycle to the train station 5 days a week and then commute to work on my bike when I get off . .After a day's work the last place I want to be is sat on the floor when there are free seats becaus... read more

Riding in cemeteries is an underrated adventure by bike in spooky season and beyond. Tranquil landscaping, light traffic and winding roads make cemeteries ideal spots to enjoy a peaceful ride. Mean... read more

Topic: A happy riding memory

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A Personal Ride by me, Md. Imjamul Hoque Bhuiyan

It was still dark when I pulled my helmet strap tight. 5:30 a.m. — Chittagong still asleep, the streets hushed like dawn was holding its br... read more

Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge

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Liwa becker What a story!

What a story!

I received my September roundup from Love to Ride this morning and I was pleasantly surprised to note that my number of 'cycling trips' were up 115% and 'cycling miles' up by 205% Wow! - I thought ... read more

Topic: Encouraging others to ride

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Livy W Amazing to have you on board riding with us this Cycle September - you've smashed it!

Amazing to have you on board riding with us this Cycle September - you've smashed it!

So I came across this app one day on Facebook so I signed up just to track my progress then I seen there was a challenge September with my mental health was a bit low off feeling overweight and unf... read more

Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge

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We've created a fun little graphic on the kitchen whiteboard to entice colleagues to join our ride through Biketober! Hopefully the FOMO factor kicks in and more team mates get pedalling!

Topic: Encouraging others to ride

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Moved up to the Sunshine Coast 2 years ago and wish I have done this sooner. I LOVE riding along the coastline of this beautiful location and the weather is a very nice bonus.

Topic: My favourite place/route to ride

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A BIG thank you to Andy Macnae MP for supporting Cycle September. Andy joined Blackburn with Darwen Council officers and Pete from Love to Ride at Darwen Leisure centre last week to learn more abou... read more

Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge

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10th December is the next meeting

register at Email address. activetravel(AT)durham.gov.uk

starting usually at 5.30pm
County Hall Committee Room 1A,
Durham DH1 5U... read more

Topic: Other

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drinking buddies & appalachia quakers purchased me a inkTober bicycle

Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge

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Having now completed the 8000km ride, just want to try and encourage anyone who has struggled to get further or farther is my 8000km started in Covid riding one loop of the 32Km cycle route around ... read more

Topic: Encouraging others to ride

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Hi all,

I've only had an ebike since March, but wowsers is it fun. I'm sure I'm not the only one who smiled and laughed like a kid riding up a hill assisted for the first time.

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Tim Hyde No Carrie, You are definitely not! I have had a E-bike for roughly the same amount of time and I'm also grinning like a tee... read more

No Carrie, You are definitely not! I have had a E-bike for roughly the same amount of time and I'm also grinning like a teenager when I turn it into turbo mode a go flying around like a lunatic. I spend all my time telling everyone how much fun they are and go to get one. How I wish I bought one years ago

Was cycling in heavy rain for my daily grocery... short but intensive... 16.5 miles.

Topic: My commute by bike

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Cycling through France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Facing strong head wind and rain was an exciting challenge riding on small wheels bike (Brompton). With a folding bike make a return to Lon... read more

Topic: A happy riding memory

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Adrian Lewis That is fantastic.

That is fantastic.

Eh già, a Venezia è proibito girare in bici, ma è ben consigliato e facile arrivarci!

Dopo un tratto di ciclabile stretto tra la strada e i siti di archeologia industrale di Marghera, si ... read more

Topic: My Bicycle Romance

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I set out to explore some of LA’s most iconic spots—entirely by bike.

Hollywood Reservoir, Universal Studios’ CityWalk, Franklin Canyon Park, UCLA, and Beverly Hills all made the list. The... read more

Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge

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Jillian Stanley What a terrific idea! I can't imagine that anyone else has ever done that in Los Angeles. And I'm glad that the online ma... read more

What a terrific idea! I can't imagine that anyone else has ever done that in Los Angeles. And I'm glad that the online maps worked out, because sometimes they direct you into dangerous routes.

Spesso uno dei motivi che scoraggiano l'uso della bici, specialmente nelle grandi città, è la paura che la propria bici venga rubata.

Beh, ci sono vari modi che evitano che ciò avvenga, c... read more

Topic: My Bicycle Romance

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Uscendo dal centro abitato di Mestre e pedalando in direzione della laguna, si arriva ad una delle aree più verdi della città al cui interno si trova Forte Marghera.
Ancora oggi, camminando o ... read more

Topic: My favourite place/route to ride

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In July 2025 myself and a friend challenged ourselves to cycling on road bikes (not electric) from Aberdeen to Paris to raise awareness and funds for a local Aberdeen children's charity, Charl... read more

Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge

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Take one overly excited 4 yr old and one introverted teenager and come up with a mini break which will keep them both entertained. I panicked and booked a mini bike packing trip. I enjoyed the plan... read more

Topic: Ride with kids

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Adrian Lewis Brilliant! Congratulations. Congratulations

Brilliant! Congratulations. Congratulations

Ever woken up unable to to feel your legs? Well this year I did.

It was the 19th of May and I had just underwent 13 hours of surgery to remove a cancer and reconstruct my facial nerves usi... read more

As a disabled cyclist, hand building my Bamboo Gravel bike has been a great achievement.
With just the use of my left hand, the whittling and glueing took some thought process but the finished... read more

Topic: Carbon Crushers

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Kia ora,

My name is Scott, I have been living with a permanent lower back injury that has affected the function of my right leg since 2014. My injury has resulte... read more

Scott Beattie givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-me-gain-freedom-with-a-disabilities-trike

givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-me-gain-freedom-with-a-disabilities-trike

After the AWS problems last weekend, October 18-19 2025, I noticed an error on Monday 20th when I tried to log a ride. I tried again, and again, and later in the day I tried again. What I did not n... read more

Topic: Other

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Last year a friend let me borrow their hybrid bike - lightweight, fast, FUN. I instantly fell in love. Shortly after, I purchased my own (secondhand, my usual choice). Riding felt like - and still ... read more

We Did It! The William Gilbert Wheelers Rode to Paris – and Beyond!

This September as part of Mode Shift Month and Cycle September, William Gilbert Primary School proudly took part in the ... read more

Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge

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Every day, I ride my bike from school to and back around 2 miles (3.22 km) and I do this 5 days a week meaning 260 or so days of riding every year which is around 520 miles (ca. 837 km) every year... read more

Trinay Hebbar That's awesome.

That's awesome.

I was out on a nice pedal this morning. The sun was starting to ride and the sky was a beautiful orange. Everything was calm and perfect. I thought back to when I was a child and realised, cycling ... read more

Topic: A happy riding memory

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For years I refused to ride a bike. It was a mixture of defiance and embarrassment that kept me feeling more independent clinging to the wheel of a car. A few months ago I made the decision to lear... read more

I share my magpie attacks on YouTube and then post them on Social Media and one of my friends (who's a Collingwood Magpies supporter) suggested I change my top to Magpies Jersey. No chance in hell... read more

Topic: Other

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Kelpies to Charlestown: A Climate-Friendly Cycling Adventure

As part of the Fife Climate Festival, a group of 11 enthusiastic people took on a scenic and sustainable cycle journey from th... read more

Topic: Encouraging others to ride

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If you don’t have a bike, it’s hard to give bike commuting a try. But in west Houston's Energy Corridor, we’ve got a fix for that!

You can borrow a full bike commuting kit, including a hel... read more

Topic: Encouraging others to ride

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Banff & Buchan Ranger Jodie Rhodes has cycled 100 miles in support of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA), and as part of Cycle September!

Setting off... read more

drinking buddies & appalachia quakers helped to purchase august - #bikeTober inkTobee bike

Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge

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took a week of work to go mountain biking in my home town, Oldham; arguably the best.
I was joined by my two brothers, one on an Ebike, full of himself (we know how the ebikers are) and one on... read more

Topic: Other

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Roger Kaye Great post. I feel the same about the trig point at Beacon Fell near Longridge, where I grew and still live. I never really... read more

Great post. I feel the same about the trig point at Beacon Fell near Longridge, where I grew and still live. I never really spent that much time up on the fell as a kid but since getting a gravel bike a few years ago and more recently a MTB I bet there’s rarely 2 weeks between visits either on a bike or walking my dog.

Enjoyed being able to cycle with my 2 year old son on a rear cycling seat around the sloping hills on our Italy holiday away.

We popped from play park to outdoor swimming pools in neighbo... read more

Topic: Ride with kids

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Since October last year ive not owned or had access to a car. It started out of need due to my situation at the time. I had thought that id use a mixture of cycling and public transport for a few w... read more

Topic: Carbon Crushers

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Andy Hayes It’s surprising how much money is saved by getting rid of the car, and the health benefits undeniable. Well done for beatin... read more

It’s surprising how much money is saved by getting rid of the car, and the health benefits undeniable. Well done for beating the winter

Adrian Lewis Great Story and quite an achievement.

Great Story and quite an achievement.

It is an awesome feeling cycling with my granddaughter.

Topic: Ride with kids

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We are now looking forward to our 3rd Cycle event around Droitwich Spa. This brings together local community cycling and aims to improve the local cycling infrastructure. All are welcome to join ou... read more

Topic: Encouraging others to ride

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Okay, not three vertical miles in the air but three miles up the road to the A19 via the cycleway alongside the A182, before carrying on to South Hetton via 'The Road To Nowhere', (which now actual... read more

Topic: My favourite place/route to ride

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Last week I was on a ride with a friend. I am ancient , so I was on my E Bike. My friend , 15 years younger on a conventional MTB bike. We had already ridden from Ribblehead along the Dentdale Brid... read more

Topic: Other

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Najljepši dio putovanja na posao je pauza za kavu na trešnjevačkom placu oko pola sedam ujutro kada je najviše zagrepčana na godišnjim odmorima.

Topic: My commute by bike

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Logan BUG group enjoyed another beautiful Discover Logan Ride from Daisy Hill through Meadowbrook, including a ride around Riverdale Parklands, Loganlea and along the east-west bikeway along Scrubb... read more

Topic: Other

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Tai Reupena Would love to get involved and give this a go. When is the next one?

Would love to get involved and give this a go. When is the next one?

I was cycling towards Ely. I passed by Wicken Fen. It was late winter, a sunny day, the highland cattle were in the horizon. The Konik ponies were standing still in a Zen-like state of meditation o... read more

Topic: A happy riding memory

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Stephen Chapman Really glad you found this ride, one of my favourites. Konik is Polish for small horse not sure where the small comes in bu... read more

Really glad you found this ride, one of my favourites. Konik is Polish for small horse not sure where the small comes in but these horses are indeed an awesome sight especially when they start to pronk and churn up the ground which is why they were put in the fen.

Recently the spouse and I purchased 2 identical AKEZ S1 ebikes. They came in days before the 4th of July. Got them put together and waited till the following day to test them out. I have been on a ... read more

Topic: My Bicycle Romance

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