The Association of Cycle Traders best known as the ACT, is the largest cycle trade organisation in the UK. The ACT is a membership organisation representing the interests of over 3000 specialist cycle retailers and their supply partners throughout the UK. Established early last century, the ACT has been promoting specialist bike retailers for over…
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Bicycle Association
The Bicycle Association of Great Britain is the national body representing the bicycle industry in the United Kingdom. Membership is open to bicycle manufacturers; manufacturers of bicycle accessories and components; distributors and wholesalers and other companies having a particular interest in the industry. The Bicycle Association’s Bike Hub fund is a voluntary levy scheme with…
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Resources
Click to open or download files to your device or computer. Press release and hires photos are are at base of page. CHECKLISTS DR BIKE CHECKLIST. Top Ten Bike Maintenance Tips ART BIKE WEEK LOGO The posters are in either PDF or Word format. Download and insert your own event’s details. HORIZONTAL A4 POSTER -…
EVENTS 2014
Bike Week will be staged 14-22nd June 2014. However, Bike Week events take place from April to September. Scroll around the Google Maps embed to find the events in your local area. Subscribe to the Google Calendar to have the latest dates at your fingertips. Use the search box within each feature to find your…
Register your event
Bike Week 2014 will be held 14-22nd June. Please register your event on the form below. It’s a six-page form but won’t take long to complete: there are six pages in order to make the form smartphone-friendly. This year there is no log-in for organisers. If your event is okayed you can submit additions or…
PR Toolkit
Use this Bike Week Guide to Generating Local PR for inspiration and ideas. The guide contains information in the following areas: Introduction to PR Generating your own PR Managing press interviews Photography Targeting broadcast media The aim of this PR Toolkit is to provide you with tools and ideas on how to generate local media…
Top 10 Bike Maintenance Tips
The following bike fettling tips were provided by Helen Pidd, author of Bicycle – The Complete Guide To Everyday Cycling, published by Penguin. 1. Keep it clean If there is one thing you can do to prolong the life of your bike, it is keeping it clean. Tedious, but true. No fancy cleaning kit required…
Britain’s Biggest Bike Fix
With an estimated 26,000 bikes fixed at events nationwide last year, Bike Week’s ‘Britain’s Biggest Bike Fix’ was an overwhelming success. Organisers across the UK are encouraged to take part in Britain’s Biggest Bike Fix by offering “Dr Bike” services at their local event, and encouraging people who own a bike, but don’t use it,…
Opening Bike Week 2013
Bicycle Association CEO Phillip Darnton kick starts Bike Week 2013: