Just Lines on a Map
When we pitched-up at the Sevenoaks Bike Festival on Saturday 21st September 2024 to promote a new cycle route / greenway from London to Newhaven, Cycle Lewes were not only blessed with glorious weather but also by the presence of cycle journalist, Laura Laker, author of a great new book, Potholes and Pavements. The new route Cycle Lewes was promoting goes right past Sevenoaks so this was a great opportunity to build local support for this incredible ‘greenway’ proposal. We were excited to share with visitors how this proposal pulls together world-class places of interest and hospitality with gentler gradients than the current London to Paris alignment used by the Avenue Verte.
A Rack and Panniers
In this article for Cycle Lewes, Ian McKay looks at how a basic bike fitted with a luggage rack and panniers can bring about transformative change to the way we live our lives, affording us increased health and well-being benefits, support planet-responsible lifestyles and allowing us to get more use and life enjoyment out our trusty bicycles.
Bikeability
If you or your children are looking to get more cycling proficient, gain confidence in riding on roads and observing cycle-specific rules, this article about the Bikeability training programme gives a brief overview of what to expect.
Ideas for that Summer Cycle Tour
Nigel Tarling offers a few enticing ideas for summer cycle touring in distant and not so distant lands.
Bike theft in Lewes
Nigel Tarling takes a look at bicycle theft, what Cycle Lewes is doing about it and suggests some useful tips and links if it happens to you.
Cycle Lewes Food Bank Deliveries
If your bike can take panniers or has a basket, you could join Cycle Lewes as they ferry food donations from the supermarkets of Lewes over to the Malling Food Bank hosted at King’s Church on Brooks Road. It is fun, and heart-warming. This article explains what’s involved.
Me, my family and my e-bike
Jo, mum of two young children and recent arrival in Lewes from South London, uses her bike as a main mode of transport, alongside occasional car use. She’s recently started using an e-cargo bike to help get around with the children over the Lewes hills.
Cycle Lewes Guide to Family Cycling
If you have a young family and are looking to embrace the child-friendly cycling opportunities in and around Lewes and are looking for advice on places to go and what equipment to get, this article provides some helpful suggestions.
2021/03 A Bit of a Blow
Nick Wiseman reflects on a very blowy bike ride during the lock-down restrictions in March 2021. It’s a great record from a cyclist’s point of view of those strange Covid times.