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Cycling

Cycling is on the increase, because it's good exercise and  has a wholsome green image.  And if you live in London, where the number of cyclists has nearly doubled in the past 5 years, you  can give more than a little credit to the Congestion Charge as a prime mover in getting commuters onto their bikes.    And even the Government is doing its bit by offering tax breaks through a Bike to Work scheme.  see  www.cyclescheme.co.uk

 

Mountain bikes with innumerable gears led the charge away from the old 'sit up and beg' design, but the fastest growing part of the market now is said to be the folding bike, which has obvious attractions if has to be stowed away in minimal space when not in use.   

 

See

www.raleighbikes.com

www.bromptonbicycles.co.uk 

www.foldsoc.co.uk

www.evanscycles.com/about.jsp

 

for online bargains at police and government auctions of lost and stolen bikes see http://www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk/XcAPViewInCat.asp?ID=24 

 

NEW  Cycling in London
Boris’s plan to get Londoners onto their  bikes started on 30 July 2010.    See details of how to register to make use of the bikes that are available in central London http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/14808.aspx
 
 and for a particularly good site on cycle paths and routes in London see http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/routes/london-cycle-routes/

 

for everything else  you need to know about cycling in London, events etc-  see  http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/11682.aspx