 |
 |
 Links |
Link | Description |
Beginners Guide to Cycling | Handy tips for anyone new to cycling |
Better Transport | Our vision is a country where communities have affordable transport that improves quality of life and protects the environment. |
Bicycle Association of Great Britain | The Bicycle Association of Great Britain Limited is the national body representing the Bicycle Industry in the United Kingdom |
BICYCLE HELMET RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Lots of useful info on the safety aspects of cycling |
Bicycle Safe | Site shows you real ways you can get hit and real ways to avoid them. |
Bicycle Tutor | Simple, easy to follow how-to videos for most maintenance tasks, delivered with a minimum of jargon |
Bike Belles | New cycling site aimed specifically at female riders. |
Bike Biz | |
Bike Club | Encourages young people to use cycling as a means of transport so they can take part in more activities beyond the school day |
Bike for all | Excellent resource with a wealth of cycling information and advice. |
Bike Lane | |
Bike Ride.com | Lots of worlwide cycling information including news, holidays and events. |
Bike Storage Company | Definitive Guide to Safer Cycling |
BikeBudi | If you'd like some company on your cycle rides then let BikeBudi match you up with a cycling partner. |
Bikely | Has a great selection of worldwide routes including many in the UK |
Bikes not Bombs | Bikes Not Bombs promotes bicycle technology as a concrete alternative to war and environmental destruction. |
Brecon Beacons National Park | Official site for this splendid National Park |
Bridleways | providing an internet based directory of national routes suitable for horse riders |
C2C guide | Gives in depth information about this Sustrans route which crosses the country from Whitehaven on the west coast of Cumbria to the North East coast at Sunderland |
Commuting By Bike: Safety Guide & Tips | Useful article on bike travel and safety |
Cotswolds Council | Information from the council for walkers and cyclists |
CTC | A wealth of cycling information on this great site |
CTC Cycling Holidays | Fantastic range of guided well organised holidays in Europe. The trips are graded so you can pick a lung buster or a cruisy few days depending on your preference. |
CTC Maps | Good collection of maps and routes plus a directory of bike friendly accommodation. Need to become a member for full access. |
cycle-routes.org | Great guide to some of the best national cycle network routes with detailed guides, accommodation tips and photos. |
Cycle Breaks | Cycle Breaks offer self guided cycling holidays in UK, France, Italy and Austria. |
Cycle City Guides | Maps and guides for the UK |
Cycle Journey Planner | Handy route planner with maps |
Cycle n' Sleep | Route information with cycle friendly accomodation guide. |
Cycle Nation | The Cycle Campaign Network is the UK national federation of cycle campaign groups, supporting cycling locally, regionally, nationally and in Europe |
Cycle Scheme | Tax free bikes for work |
Cycle Sideways | Cycle Touring Guide to Wales & the Welsh Borders in England, UK |
Cycle Social | Cycle Social is the new social network for cyclists in the UK - includes blogs, forums and online ride mapping. |
Cycle Streets | Splendid online cycle journey planner |
Cycle Training | Cycle Training UK (CTUK) is the biggest independent provider of on-road cycle training in the country. |
CycleRoutesUK | Great collection of UK circular routes with maps and profiles. Also check out the cycle forum |
Cycling for fun | Nice looking site with a wealth of cycling info |
Cycling Projects | Promotes cycling in the north west. Also has details of local rides. |
Cycling Weekly | Masses of information in this cycling magazine |
Department for Transport | Government site with a wealth of useful information |
Discovery Travel | Lots of great cycling and walking holidays in Europe |
English Partnerships | |
European Cyclists Federation | Since our foundation in 1983, ECF has had one goal: To promote cycling as a sustainable and healthy means of transportation and recreation. |
Forestry Commission | A number of short rides through Grizedale Forest in the Lake District |
GPX Exchange Format | Details on GPX (the GPS Exchange Format) |
Head Injury Prevention Guide | http://www.daddiesboardshop.com/head-injury-prevention-guide |
I'd Rather Cycle | Lots of up to date cycling news and info for the UK |
Images of England | Photographic library of Englands listed buildings, recorded at the turn of the 21st century |
International Bicycle Fund | Promotes bicycle transportation worldwide, especially in less developed areas. Activities include: urban planning, rural mobility, economic development, safety education, environmental quality and responsible tourism program. |
International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) | The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit educational association whose mission is to create, enhance and preserve great trail experiences for mountain bikers worldwide. |
Less Traffic | |
Life Cycle UK | Life Cycle UK is a unique charity that helps people take up cycling |
Muddy Bikes | the website dedicated to mountain biking |
National Bike Week | All the information you need on this event |
National Parks | Portal for all of the UK's National Parks |
North Sea Cycle Route | The North Sea Cycle Route is a 6.000 km chain of exciting experiences waiting for the cycling tourist. It crosses Belgium | Denmark | England | Germany | Norway | Scotland | Sweden | The Netherlands. |
Pembrokeshire Coast Path | Official site for the National Park |
Phil's GPS Mountain Resources | Great walking route site with many free routes in GPS format. |
Pictures of England | Great site with a wealth of information on the country and it's heritage |
Play England | |
Red Spokes | Red Spokes Adventure Tours specialise in bicycle holidays, taking small groups of cyclists to the more remote and spectacular regions of the world |
Road Cycling UK | Cycling news and bike reviews |
Road Safety Officers Association | |
Rough Stuff Fellowship | Formed by cyclists who wanted to get away from roads and cycle off-road on tracks, and byways. |
Should you wear a helmet | Useful article on cycle safety |
South Downs National Park | Official site for this splendid area |
Sport England | A wealth of sporting information for the country |
Stop at Red | Stopatred is a campaign to improve the status of cycling in the eyes of the public and policy-makers alike, and to tackle the attitudes of those cyclists whose behaviour perpetuates the image of cyclists as a low-status social 'out-group' on wheels. |
Stop Climate Chaos | The UK’s largest group of people dedicated to action on climate change and limiting its impact on the world’s poorest communities. |
Sustrans | Home of the National Cycle Network. Exclellent resource with route maps and online shop. |
Tandem Club UK | The Tandem Club was formed in the UK in 1971 primarily to provide otherwise unobtainable spare parts and technical advice on how to maintain the older machines |
The Bike Show | The Bike Show is a weekly radio show about cycling. It is broadcast in central London on radio art station Resonance 104.4fm. |
The Carter Company | Authentic travels by bike and on foot in the UK, France, Italy, Holland, Austria, Greece, Spain and the Baltics |
the cycling experts | Information on bike shops and a handy cycling journey planner |
The National Byway | The National Byway is a 3,300-mile (5,311 km.) sign-posted cycling route round England and parts of Scotland and Wales. The project was developed out of the desire to make a contribution towards a lasting change in the quality of U.K. life |
The Trans Pennine Trail | A great guide to this spectacular trail |
Tweed Run | A metropolitan bicycle ride with a bit of style |
Visit East of England | A wealth of information on places to visit in the East of the country |
Wales Trails | Cycle trails in Wales |
Waterscape | This site has a collection of routes which all follow major UK waterways. Each route also includes an excellent on line OS map. |
Wheel Ale | Cool website that gives contributors bike routes but also recommends some really good places to refresh and recharge at |
Wodland Trust | We want to see a country rich in native woods and trees enjoyed and valued by everyone |