Riverside path has been reopened
The riverside path has now been reopened between Windsor Bridge and Nelson Place.
Access over the bridge and Victoria Bridge Road should be open soon.
Maintenance training courses at Julian House Bike Workshop
Basic cycle maintenance courses every Monday starting Monday 9th January, 6-9pm.
- LEARN NEW SKILLS
- SAVE MONEY
- BUILD CONFIDENCE
- HAVE FUN
The courses are open to all, but the first Monday of each month is a women only course.
The cost is £40. Please bring your own bike to work on.
Contact Bath Bike Workshop on 01225 463350, email - bathbikeworkshop@gmail.com or drop in to 35 Corn Street, Bath to book your place.
Bags for Better Biking in Bath!
Customers at John's Bikes in Walcot Street will be asked to make a donation to CycleBath if they need a carrier bag.
"I hate carrier bags but sometimes, you just don’t have a choice. You’ve bought a lot of kit and the only way to carry it is in a bag. So we are using our carrier bags to raise awareness about and raise much needed dosh for Cycle Bath. They work totally voluntarily to get more people on bikes and improve conditions for all cyclists, which is great for the city and the planet", Says John Potter, owner of Johns Bikes.
Book Cycle Training on-line
As a BANES resident not only do you qualify for a £25 discount off each Cycle Training lesson you buy thanks to CycleBath but you can now also book on-line direct with our provider Life Cycle UK.
Our training is aimed at adults who need more confidence on their bike. What better to help you get back on the road.
Bridge not neglected, says Council
What CycleBath is concerned about is the loss of now not one, but 2 major cycle routes. How long would it take to make repairs to one of the major road bridges? Not as long we suspect. Where is the reality behind the council's stated policy of pedestrians and cyclists being higher priority than motor vehicles?
We do not understand either why the riverside path is currently closed as far west as Windsor Bridge.
Part of Cyclenation
CycleBath is part of Cyclenation - the body which represents all the Cycle Campaign groups in the UK
Below is a list of ways and means that we can all stay in touch and help each other out with campaigning. This can be really useful to everyone, for example,
Portsmouth Cycle Forum is having some issues with the way the local authority deals with abandoned bikes, it doesn't seem very fair! They would like some help and info if you can give it.
Victoria Bridge – update statement
from BANES council
In October 2010, Victoria Bridge was closed to pedestrians and cyclists in the interests of public safety. This closure followed a scheduled periodic inspection of the bridge’s structural condition by Bath & North East Somerset Council. Since this time, independent structural engineers have conducted further regular detailed inspections to ascertain its condition
New transport secretary welcomed by active travel campaigners
Justine Greening replaces Philip Hammond as Transport Secretary
see story on Bike Biz
Free Cycle Maintenance Classes
Bike shop Evans Cycles are offering free bike maintenance courses at their shops. The nearest is in Bristol where they have a 2-hour session on the 1st and 3rd Monday evenings of each month from 7pm until 9pm.
The sessions are open to anyone and cover basic cleaning and servicing plus an opportunity to ask any questions you have.
See here for further information
last updated Oct 2011
