400+ delegates will be at this important conference, 1-2 May. Readers of the Bike Week blog qualify for free entry to the end-of-conference sessions. The CycleCity conference will be opened by Minister for Roads (and Cycling) Robert Goodwill MP. This is the second annual staging of the conference (the first one was held in Birmingham…
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Portraits of people on bikes
Photos. Of people by their bicycles. Simple, yet highly engaging and effective. Top work from the Cyclenation photographers, out and about at Bike Week events in Sheffield last year.
VIDEO: National Bicycle Week, 1923
Bike Week has been staged – on and off – since 1923. The event was first called National Bicycle Week and was created by the CTC. Here’s a wonderful short film from British Pathé showing a “Bicycle Week” rally in Hyde Park, London. Register your 2014 Bike Week event or view the calendar of registered…
Here’s what Bike Week looked like in Sheffield…
Thanks to Simon Geller for these pix of Sheffield’s Bike Week in previous years. Why promote these pix now? To get you in the mood to register your own events. And here’s what’s happening in 2014.
It’s a Small World: trippy bike ride with six GoPro cameras
Inspired by the 360º panoramic images that turn the world around us into a little planet of its own, German photographer Jonas Ginter decided to use video rather than just a still image. With the help of a 3D printer and a half-dozen GoPro cameras, Ginter created a 3D printed mount that holds the six…
Invest in cycling: here’s why
Watch this a rather wonderful, newly-uploaded video on the benefits – to all – of more cycling in cities. The video – produced in Portugal but global in coverage – packs a lot of great info into its three and a half minutes.
Cycle to Work Day: 4th September
Cycle to Work Day is a national event, championed by multi gold medal winning Paralympic cyclist, Dame Sarah Storey, which aims to encourage everyone to take to two wheels and cycle to work for just one day a year. In 2014, Cycle to Work Day is being staged on Thursday 4th September. “According to census…
Cyclescheme
Cyclescheme helps you save money on a new bike for work. Get on board and save at least 25% on your next bike! Cyclescheme offers big savings on the best bikes and kit. Dealing with Cyclescheme’s network of over 2,000 retailers gives you the widest choice of equipment, but also the most convenient, easy and…
Supporters
Thanks to all of the Bike Week supporters. Click for full details and websites. https://bikeweek.org.uk/partners/
Cyclenation
Cyclenation is a federation of local campaign groups. “We’re here to help local groups campaign and to represent them at the national and international level. “We believe that each different situation deserves a well designed, cycle-friendly solution and that cycling is an ordinary everyday activity that does not require special equipment other than a bike….