First a CONFESSION! I've never liked bells on bikes. In fact I'd go as far as saying I hated them- you know, the aesthetic bike fascist kind of hate.
BUT, my wife bought me a bell this Saturday... read more

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Christian L Hi Carvel, you got me converted! The Knog bells look fantastic in their understated elegance - would be great to have one f... read more

Hi Carvel, you got me converted! The Knog bells look fantastic in their understated elegance - would be great to have one for the morning commute :)

Carvel Lonsdale Awsome! Hope its ringing : )

Awsome! Hope its ringing : )

I've spent years cycle commuting. Anything from 2 to 32 miles each way. I have never driven a car didn't interest me for lots of reasons.
I used to work promoting cycling, now i plan custom-b... read more

Topic: My commute by bike

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I was struggling at home and felt rather negative although i needed to be positive and took myself for a random bike ride alone music in my ear and a pack lunch in back pack. Went to the beach to w... read more

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colie Touzel that's great! going for a ride and getting out of the house always helps me. i'm glad you found something good in the day w... read more

that's great! going for a ride and getting out of the house always helps me. i'm glad you found something good in the day with a bike ride :)

Michelle Broadway Thank colie yes I do find it gr8 for re energizing the stress of life x

Thank colie yes I do find it gr8 for re energizing the stress of life x

Over the past few years I have set myself challenges to stretch my personal boundaries. These have been an opportunity to raise both funds and awareness of charities that mean something to me.
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After 23 years, my bike finally gave up on me. This is the bike that I went for a burn on after I stuffed my GCSE science exam. The bike I rode to sixth form parties on, the bike I rode back to hal... read more

Andrew West Good one!

Good one!

Garreth Bridgman an old steel frame MT(B is virtually indestructable

an old steel frame MT(B is virtually indestructable

Doddie D old bike built to last

old bike built to last

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I have been riding to work every day weather permitting for 10 year now and in that time have only had to change /make redundant 3 x bikes hence the title Trojan horse. im unsure how much money i h... read more

Every morning it’s a crispy chilly ride along this beautiful canal. You could ride this a thousand times and you’d still think it was your first!
I can’t wait to get saddled up and off. Then c... read more

Ride to Work started off well for me by *not* being knocked off my bike by a delivery truck today. Why don't professional drivers realise that if they are going to drive in the opposite lane, they ... read more

Wendi Duncan Sadly many drivers on the road do not know the safe passing distance. Me personally think they lack common sense . Every ti... read more

Sadly many drivers on the road do not know the safe passing distance. Me personally think they lack common sense . Every time I'm out on my bike I encounter such problems . 😟Ride safe

My passion for cycling lives deep within, but what do you do when one challenge was a step too far?
Answer = Change your spec!
A challenge too far?
Coast to Coast in a day, (not the n... read more

Topic: My Bicycle Romance

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No, I really do not love my bike. If it were human, people would say we had a ‘dysfunctional relationship’. We’d need a lot of counselling. Although we share a home it has its own space, its own cu... read more

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Darrel Hofland Love love love this... so cleverly done :)

Love love love this... so cleverly done :)

I have an amazing time with by bike Liv. She is a Giant Liv Invite Co Max who hangs around with her best mate Dora, another cyclecross. We journeyed last Monday from Leeds on the train into Manc... read more

Topic: A happy riding memory

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It’s not even 7 yet. Not even light. But I’m alert with nerves because today I’m starting bike commuting again, for the first time since October, when I had heart surgery. It’s never a great journe... read more

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Nina Alexander What an inspiring, beautifully written story <3

What an inspiring, beautifully written story &lt;3

My now husband proposed to me on a bike ride from Marazion to Lands End whilst we were holidaying in Cornwall. He had planned to do it over a Cornish cream tea but by the time we got there they had... read more

Topic: My Bicycle Romance

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I started off in January 2018 after two months without work, then got a job locally. My only option was to walk or get on a bike. My wifes old bike was in the garage and I decided to get on it and ... read more

Topic: My commute by bike

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I took up cycling because it saved my life quite literally. On 1/4/2019, i was on day 3 of a ride down to Rome from London in 7 days to support a friend running the Maradona di Roma. It was magic... read more

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Rus Kesley Maybe that should read Maratona and not Maradona

Maybe that should read Maratona and not Maradona

Carvel Lonsdale hand of god ; )

hand of god ; )

Back in April 2018, I decided I was going to get back in to cycling, and seeing my work place has a cycle scheme, decided to make use of it, as I set my self a target event

After spending ... read more

Richard Beale Well done. Keep going that's the way to do it. Cycling gets easier and more enjoyable as you go.

Well done. Keep going that's the way to do it. Cycling gets easier and more enjoyable as you go.

As a kid I always had a bike and loved the great outdoors and wherever I was there was a bike at my side. You grow up and life changes and my bike got put to one side. I then had the opportunity ... read more

I will be 60 in August but I won't let that stop me cycling to work, three days a week. It's only a short (about 2 and a half miles) ride but there is one very steep hill on my route. I log my ride... read more

Tracy Westphal I just turned 60, too! We girls are hard to slow down :). See you out there!!!

I just turned 60, too! We girls are hard to slow down :). See you out there!!!

Paul Batler Turn 60 in May just bough my first e bike and love it

Turn 60 in May just bough my first e bike and love it

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The commute to work in this beautiful part of the world helps in my training for larger scale challenges in Europe. If it is something you have thought abo... read more

Wave at every car that gives you any room.
When you get angry about poor driving just remove your approval wave.
See? You got angry but didn't enter into a negative dialogue : )
Happy c... read more

Tarun Shome Great advice, and something I have been doing for the last year. My theory is that when you're commuting, it's pretty much ... read more

Great advice, and something I have been doing for the last year. My theory is that when you're commuting, it's pretty much the same people overtaking you every day. When they see you giving recognition to a safe pass, they learn from that. I have genuinely noticed a reduction in close passes in the time I have been thanking safe passes on my commute.

Carvel Lonsdale Brilliant Tarun!

Brilliant Tarun!

I've been biking seriously for about three years now, but my wife has only hopped onto a bike a few times in this period, mainly to get to work when the weather has allowed

A couple of Chr... read more

Topic: My Bicycle Romance

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Dull overcast, cool, Oh! The wind, they never mentioned the wind!!!

Those were my thoughts as I battled against the wind on my ride to work on Friday.

The forecast had been for an... read more

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In this story I will give you 3 facts alongside my own reasons for you to get on your bike!
1) Enjoy Nature
What better way to experience the great outdoors than to eat some dust and get in... read more

As a child I rode my bike everywhere and this continued into my twenties when I decided to sell my car and cycle instead to save money, improve fitness and be environmentally friendly. However, I ... read more

Topic: Encouraging others to ride

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It was a blustery spring day in April 2016 when I found myself preparing for a second date. I had met Alex the Easter bank holiday in our home town. We both grew up in the town and both ended up in... read more

Topic: My Bicycle Romance

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I have always loved to ride my bike but it's always been for transportation or occasionally to explore the countryside. But in 2018 I set myself a challenge to complete my first ever triathlon! read more

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colie Touzel i'm going to do my first triathlon this year in September! I signed up on a whim! It's a "Sprint" triathlon, so I'm startin... read more

i'm going to do my first triathlon this year in September! I signed up on a whim! It's a "Sprint" triathlon, so I'm starting very small. I'm super excited, because I've never done anything like this before. I'm guessing it may get me hooked, too. Thanks for your story--it's inspiring!!

Wendi Duncan Well done on your first Tri and good luck on your 2nd what a great goal you have set yourself 😉🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏼🏃‍♀️

Well done on your first Tri and good luck on your 2nd what a great goal you have set yourself 😉🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏼🏃‍♀️