Cycling in Yorkshire
10th January 2021
Does it matter if a BBC headline states that a car drove at someone, as long as we all know what they mean?
Read more about the Reporting of Traffic Crashes.
5th January 2021
No club rides. You can ride on your own, but how far can you go? And can you meet a friend for a bike ride?
Find out in Impact of 2021 Lockdown on Cycling.
7th January 2021
Here's a first draft of a London Underground-style map of Harrogate's cycle network. I'm not sure if it's of any value, except as colourful spaghetti.
Let me know what you think about the Harrogate Cycle Tube map.
The clock counts down to midnight on 2nd May 2024, the date of the next General Election under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act.
16th December 2020
Advisory cycle lanes increase the risk of injury to cyclists, as compared to no infrastructure. That's one of the findings of a new academic study of the effects of different types of road and infrastructure on risk.
Read about Advisory Cycle Lanes Increase Risk of Injury by 34%.
25th November 2020
'Dishonest' is a strong word, but how else can you describe the government's justifications for its road-building programme?
Read about Dishonest Justifications for Road Building Programme.
27th October 2020
Is fixing your own bike the perfect activity for our era? What are the essential ingredients for a successful bike repair in Corona Time?
Read about bike repairs in Corona Time.
28th August 2020
The normally intelligent and funny Guardian sketch writer John Crace has gone rogue with a rant against safe bike lanes and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods - all because he got stuck in a traffic jam going to the tip! I prove that there were never any traffic jams before the invention of the bike lane. (Not really).
Read about Crace goes rogue.
9th February 2020
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has put the environment and sustainable transport at the heart of her 2020 re-election campaign, with parking spaces to be replaced by wider pavements and bike lanes.
Read about Paris to become "100% vélo".
17th January 2020
The European Cyclists' Federation has produced a report titled the Safer Cycling Advocate Program. It draws on Dutch and Danish expertise, and is designed to help people in other countries campaign for better cycling facilities.
Read about ECF Safer Cycling Advocate Program.
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3rd December 2020
Have we got some decent cycle infrastructure at the top of Harlow Moor Road? Are the new Cycle Infrastructure Design standards being applied?
Read about Miller Homes 'Cycleway' is not a Cycleway.
28th November 2020
This is a good Winter mountain bike ride, from Eccup Reservoir to the Muddy Boots café at Harewood, and back.
Read about Eccup & Harewood Mountain Bike Ride.
This circular road cycling route starts in Harrogate, and heads up to Pateley Bridge then Lofthouse. It climbs the Côte de Lofthouse, which featured on the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire, then returns via Grewelthorpe, Kirkby Malzeard, Galphay, Studley Royal and Ripley to Harrogate. It's on quiet, country roads, features beautiful scenery, and there's the challenge of a steep ascent.
Read about this Côte de Lofthouse road cycling route.
This circular road cycling route starts in Grassington, and heads north up Wharfedale then Littondale to Halton Gill. It climbs to Malham Tarn, then returns via Malham, Kirkby Malham, Airton, Hetton, and Cracoe to Malham. The roads are quiet, and the ride takes in lanes lined with dry stone walls, open fells, and villages of limestone-built houses, as well as views of Malham Cove.
Read about this Yorkshire Dales road cycling route.
The best and most popular cycleway in Harrogate, the Nidderdale Greenway goes about 4 miles to Ripley, using the trackbed of a disused railway. It opened in May 2013.
Our guide to the bike trail on Yorkshire Water's land at Fewston reservoir, through the Beecroft Plantation and Timble woods. Read about the Fewston, Beecroft, & Timble woods bike trail.
A new Hedgehog Guide to the Cinder Track cycle route, along the old railway from Scarborough to Whitby, with full-colour (!) photos, including lots of Yorkshire sunshine. This 21.5 mile route has beautiful views, and there's wonderful wildlife along the way, for example house martins and swallows at Ravenscar. Read about the Scarborough to Whitby Cinder Track.
There's a great cycle route from the centre of York to Beningbrough, partly on tarmacked path by the river Ouse, and partly on quiet roads. It ends up at Beningbrough Hall, an C18th National Trust property (where cyclists are entitled to a free cup of tea). Read the Hedgehog guide to the York to Beningbrough cycle route.
The latest in Hedgehog's Sustrans Slow Tour of Yorkshire series, Stage 6 is a nice ride on quiet back roads from Settle to Clapham. There's just enough hill-age to make it interesting, and there are plenty of options for a cup of tea or a pint of beer.
Read about Stage 6, Settle to Clapham.
A mountain bike ride in upper Nidderdale - from Lofthouse to Scarhouse reservoir, and back via Middlesmoor. It's an enjoyable ride in the countryside, with great views along the way.
Read about Lofthouse Scarhouse mountain bike ride.
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