The best bit about living on the South Coast is that I can escape to peace in just a few miles,
I work in London most days, in noisy plantrooms...
But come a weekend and a dawn ... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
Ladies & Gentlemen, Guys and Girls.
After this horrific war is over and Ukraine starts to rebuild with help from all over the world, we to need to find a way to help.
So I’m thinking of... read more
Topic: Other
Traveling to Sarasota Fl. This winter, I learned that the Legacy trail had been
expanded. It now runs from downtown Sarasota to past Venice Fl. 25+ miles.
At the mid point, it runs throug... read more
Topic: Other
I had a silly idea to ride every street I could in Seattle, spreading like a virus(COVID-19 pandemic) during 2021. Coincidentally, I did 2100 miles, although it should have been much more. Oops h... read more
Topic: A happy riding memory
Difficult to write this as my father passed away a month ago. I'm 52 now but in the mid 80s I broke my dads heart switching from a life of soccer to cycling. He thought I had a chance at a college ... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
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Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
Hi! I'm the Rambling Rubbisher (folks call me Rub for short), I love riding my bicycle and picking up trash with a grabber stick. I started in April 2014 and have been clearing a bicycle basket of ... read more
Topic: Other
My favourite place to ride is Porthmadoc, Gwynedd. We have our holiday caravan sited there so me and my husband and our dog go there frequently.
I love riding over the Cob traffic free area loo... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
Mijn (fiets) maten weten nu wel hoe het werkt, bij een rit hoort een foto “anders telt hij niet mee”. Gewoon tijdens het rijden achter in de groep of juist een selfie als windvanger voorop. Afstapp... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
During Florida Bicycle Month (March) this year, I had the opportunity to work on – and ride in – two bike to work events. I have participated in Orlando’s in years past, but helping to plan has me ... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
I enjoy riding my bike because I make new friends. One time I met someone who lived in my neighborhood. We have remained friends ever since... :)
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
The title of this story is in memory of Taylor Hawkins from #FooFighters who died today.
As I read, thinking about that death,
I find too that I think about the life around me.
I am lea... read more
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
I bought a 2017 Kona Ute cargo bicycle brand new off the show room floor in 2017. I have logged 1,000s of miles on it for work, groceries, my gear for work and running errands around town. It has b... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
I bought a 2012 Cannondale CAADX in grad school, I saved up for it for over a year. I have ridden that bike in 10 states, done commuting, CX racing, gravel, metric century, century, double century,... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
My commute to work isn't far, just 3.5 miles. Why would I ever use the car when its only that far, come to think of it, why would I ever use my car at all? - especially when I have all of this on m... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
We had gone to centre of the Uxbridge in London for shopping by our bikes. We locked our bikes to a bike park where in front of a Bank. We was entering some shops. And We had gone to mosque for pra... read more
Topic: Other
This past Saturday we enjoyed a women's ride celebrating Women's Herstory Month. It was great meeting and riding with other local women cycling groups in San Antonio. We celebrated, cheered, & ... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
My 69 year old mum recently got an E-Bike and with it a new lease if life and adventure. Now a cycle into Glasgow or up the hilly routes to East Kilbride is well within her capabilities and she is ... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Hip Hip Hooray! We’ve hit another milestone, as Claydon Cycling Club was ‘born’ just over 2 years ago. We celebrated with our recent birthday ride to Stratton Audley Barn.
During our time ... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
I moved to Glasgow some 6 years ago and looked at options for cycling clubs and blown away at the choice. Me and a friend decided that there was no mid level choice, and we set up our own called We... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Hello everyone :)
I’m doing a huge challenge of cycling the RideLondon to raise money for Children with Cancer! Would love the support!
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Topic: Other
IVE BEEN ROUND HAIGHTON AND SAW THE SUNSET
THE ROADS ARE GOOD BUT QUITE SCARY GOOD TERRAINE BICYCLING
TO COW HILL I SAW SOME GOOD PEOPLE IN CARS
WHO DRIVE OCCASIONALLY
BUT A MEM... read more
Topic: A happy riding memory
Hello Everyone,
My name is Seb, originally from Goa-India, now based in Leicester.
I started cycling some years back but they were just short spins. Last year I did longer rides a... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Ik houd van een afstandje fietsen. Of liever gezegd afstanden, te beginnen met 200 als randonneur. Binnen een tijdslimiet en volledig zelf bedruipend en niet gemotoriseerd.
Een tocht heb ik in ... read more
3 days of riding while being paid! Brushing up on old skills and learning some new!
It was a bit damp at times!
Topic: Other
After losing my husband 2 years ago I took myself off on a Boat Bike Tour to the Netherlands (We had been looking at doing it together) Having not ridden a bike for 19 months I booked an E-bike, I... read more
My three wheel recumbent club rides to the river to help support efforts to keep the river clean and open to our community.
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
Well, it finally happened... I went for a random bike run after an errand. No bike repair kit and no pump. Can't be certain what I fully hit but I was in unfamiliar canal territory as my back tyre ... read more
Topic: Other
Thank you dearly to those responsible! (Not me!)
Plaque reads:
“ [quote]
The Parkway Half Marathon,
in collaboration with the
Cordova Recreation and Parks District
the ... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
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Topic: My Bicycle Romance
After winter ect, gave bike a bit of a service. Need a new chainset this will be the 3rd one on the bike, so will also change chain and freewheel as well as they are not too bad but, wear and tear ... read more
Topic: Other
Extending the commute to avoid traffic allows for some half way decent views along the river. Spending 9 miles on a multi-use path while commuting in the morning is also great preparation for the day.
Topic: My commute by bike
Encouraging others to ride is my passion. I became Breeze Champion in 2011 and have since led over 500 group rides and encouraged thousands of women to ride!
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Hello folks,
My boyfriend and I had the privilege to bike most of the Florida coasts during our larger trip of biking the perimeter of the continental United States.
We first st... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
After having a near death experience (heart attack), I changed my eating habits and I started to ride my bike to work. Now I live my life to the fullest and encourage other with my new life style. ... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
As most people, we all learned to ride a bike when we were young.
It turned out to be OUR FREEDOM. We could go anywhere, even all the way uptown.
Now as I grow older, retired, and spending ... read more
Topic: Other
My son Dom is 10 and absolutely loves cycling. He attends East Kilbride Road Club and this summer is undertaking an absolutely massive challenge.
He will cycle from John O Groats to Portpatrick... read more
Topic: Ride with kids
So after being hit by a car in January I wasn’t gonna let this deter me from cycling, 2mths later and a new bike later I’m back on my bike and enjoying getting out and cycling again. Lovely weather... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
I'm lucky enough to live in a place where I can easily ride to all the local extinct (?) volcanoes -- particularly Mt. Tabor and Rocky Butte. It's been lovely to see all the folks out enjoying the ... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
Today I counted thirty reasons why I was right to sell the car and get a bicycle.
Four o’clock. Nearly rush hour, and the roads are starting to get busy. Those who can get away before five... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
It was great to get out and enjoy the wonderful Gloucester Quays not far from the Thinktravel offices. We invited our newest member of the team and all enjoyed a cycle using the pool bikes we have ... read more
Have a great week All during this challenge, especially with this decent spell of early Spring Weather.
This was us in the Weegie Wheelers yesterday, on the Sunday Social during the Strathblan... read more
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
I've only *just* got shakily back onto my etrike (trike because my balance is nonexistent on a two-wheeler) after almost losing control on a sloping patch a couple of weeks ago, and I'm finding it'... read more
I’ve been organising our bike hubs recently, getting all the bikes sorted out ready for annual service. As I was climbing over bikes, it got me to thinking about hurdles. Hurdles.. in cycling? Say ... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
It was a lovely day to be out and about on the bike yesterday. I spent most of the day cycling the network of traffic-free cyclepaths south of Bracknell town centre, putting up vinyl stickers to he... read more
We all like biking, but have you ever tried triking?
I recently bought myself a KMX Kolt Trike. Reason, it’s different and fun!! It certainly works the core muscles and is a different way ... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Yesterday the 10th of March 22 was more or less my first day back commuting albeit one day a fortnight. I would normally drive 60 miles to work but precovid I split the journey up by parking at Bir... read more
I know its better than the subway, I know its more invigorating than the car, I know I dont regret my decision once I get going, but it can be such a challenge to get over myself and make the bike ... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
I’ve been biking for about 2 years now, but have been off the bike for 7 months following a fall whilst out riding. Back in August last year I was out riding with a colleague, we’d set ourself the ... read more
Topic: Other
Diet and exercise have gone up a notch in my life due to a stroke a few months ago and a CAE procedure 2 weeks ago to remove the blockage (plaque)in the severe stage. Biking has been a savior to ge... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
