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A route may be just a line on a map, but it’s so much more than that. It’s a promise of adventure, and a winding thread of many decisions along the way. Cycling UK’s Programme Manager for Routes and Training, Ross Adams, reveals some of the work that goes on behind the scenes…
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The long-awaited electric version of the iconic Brompton compact folder is finally here. Cycling UK’s e-bike expert Richard Peace puts the six-speed through its paces
The Brompton’s fame precedes it: it’s a benchmark folder that packs down quickly and extremely compactly yet rides…
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Keeping devices like your phone or bike computer charged while cycling is very handy – especially on longer rides. Cycle magazine’s Technical Editor Richard Hallett tested out this on-the-go charger that was easy to use and effective
On-bike charging of portable…
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Roadsters are comfortable and practical urban transport. Website editor Victoria Hazael tests a Pashley Princess Sovereign and Gazelle Chamonix C7
Roadster, sit-up-and-beg, or Dutch bike? There are various names for a bike designed for slower cycling in an upright position with a swept back…
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The holy month of Ramadan this year starts on Sunday 10, March and ends at sunset on Monday 8, April. Cycling UK's Julie Rand spoke to Muslim cyclists to find out how it affects their time in the saddle
Feelings of success and happiness
Amin (below) regularly cycles to college in…
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Our Wales Advocacy and Development Lead Gwenda Owen recently went to the Eisteddfod, Wales’s annual festival of culture and language, where she hosted Cycling UK’s first event there, a panel on breaking down barriers for women in cycling…
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Leave your reading glasses at home when you ride with these prescription cycling glasses, says Susan Keywood, who took them for a spin
Taking both cycling sunglasses and prescription glasses on a ride so you can read things like café menus is a faff. I couldn’t wait to try some cycling…
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This 38km loop takes you east from Helston, climbing up through the town before dropping into Helston’s nominated harbour at Gweek, and then on a tour of the beautiful wood shaded creeks and tiny cottage hamlets of the Helford River as it broadens…
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More than two years after the National Landscapes review, the government has finally published its proposals for how to transform England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is so much potential for widening off-road access and making rural roads safer and more welcoming – but it won’t happen without your help…
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