Nice to be in proper daylight for this morning's commute, but I still haven't risked getting my knees out, and the idea of switching to mitts instead of the winter gloves seems like a distant dream.
#BikeTooter #CycleToWork #commuter #Northumberland #NewcastleUponTyne
Urban cyclists of Ireland:
Any recommendations for route planning apps?
Especially ones that allow you to see options for:
1. Protected cycle lanes
2. Quiet streets / bus lanes
3. Minimise hills (I'm in Cork, so this matters more as a feature than it would in Dublin).
If it is a paid app, ideally I would prefer if it had a free trial period so I could test if it works for me.
The Cycle to Work scheme may be up for reform at the Autumn Budget.
The chancellor would do well to take a measured approach here, because C2W is now 25% of all retail sales. A blunt force strike could easily do more harm than good.
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/news/cycle-to-work-budget
#ebikes #cycling #cycletowork #transport #electricbikes #policy #budget #autumnbudget
@hischeekiness Thank you! :)
If not I have another job interview the week after where I MIGHT be able to #cycletowork from my home directly!
Either way, very excited :)
50% i live, 50% i die…
Yesterday's Demo Day gave me plenty of opportunity to ride some #ebikes I've wanted to try for a while. With that, here's a first ride review of the FLIT M2 folding bike, a 16-inch wheeled bike that packs down incredibly small, so is a great fit for apartment living and office work.
Made in Cambridge by Alex Murray and his team too: https://www.cyclingelectric.com/reviews/flit-m2-first-ride-review
#foldingbikes #electricbikes #cycling #transport #cycletowork
Cycle to Work scheme and disability mobility support reforms recommended to Government by the cross-party group #APPGCW
#cycletowork #cycling #ebikes #transport #disability #mobility
"The #CycleToWork scheme should be rebranded “Cycle for Health” and opened up to low-income employees, freelance workers, and pensioners, as part of a series of reforms urgently required to tackle inequality and lack of access to active travel, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking (APPGCW) has said."
https://road.cc/content/news/mps-call-urgent-reform-cycle-work-scheme-313241
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking has also urged the government to clamp down on pavement parking and remove discriminatory access barriers on bike paths, highlighting “systemic underinvestment” in active travel
Could an ‘active travel leasing scheme’ be an answer to the cycle to work inequality void?
A paper handed to us by Blike explores a fresh idea for giving access to the low-paid, unemployed, retired and self-employed.
Paul Edwin
Dee Toher
CyclingElectric
Ioan
SMLP : Phil GB
Jules she/her