Just Ride the Bike

JUST RIDE the BIKE

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Just Ride the Bike

Just Ride the Bike Community publish stories about all kinds of cycling. We want all sorts of people, of all ages, abilities, shapes, sizes, and backgrounds to enjoy the sheer joy of riding a bicycle. We do this by talking about bikes, riding them, going on holiday with them, using them as a mode of transport, and as a commercial tool for business. The site showcases projects, people and products that make cycling a way of life for us, scroll down.

Just Ride the Bike is an active travel consultancy. We support industry, public sector, groups and individuals to make the switch to bikes. Go to our agency page.

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JRtB Active Travel Training Course

A solid introduction to delivering a comprehensive walking and cycling network. Suitable for professionals working in the fields of transport planning, transport policy, highway engineering, development planning and road safety. Find out more

What excuses will you have...

... when your new bike gets stolen by those thieving scumbags? Better get it insured then - no excuses needed.

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Got a new bike? It's probably lovely.
Definitely worth getting it insured then.
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The story of Cycling Maintenance Academy

Or ... how to pivot your cycling business in the midst of a pandemic, and help everyone to keep their bikes in top condition.

Mallorca is a gravel paradise

The Balearic island adds a new string to its cycling bow. JRtB went along for the off-road ride

Borders and Boundaries: 'Thoughts and musings of an overly long bike ride'

Guest Frank Morgan rode from Gretna Green to Brighton in sub-30hours. Here

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How to shop for a bike if you're over 6ft tall

Tess Dinapoli shares some top tips to look out for if you're a taller rider who needs a new bike.

Badger Divide day 1

Strap in as JRtB attempt to get from Inverness to Glasgow, entirely off-road; it's not pretty.

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Buy some JRtB Merch

Tshirts and hoodies. All good stuff. Get stuck in.

Bike packing – the what to pack, where to go and what to wear guide for 2022

Be prepared, briefed and set to right with some JRTB top tips

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Club cycling; more than just racing

Nicky Harverson, chair of Cheltenham Town Wheelers, gives insight into club cycling, how best to encourage more people to ride bikes and have fun too

Auckland: cycling pretty in pink?

What does a good cycling city look like? Andrew Brown ‘travels’ to New Zealand to find to learn about cycling in Auckland

How to set up the suspension on your Mountain Bike

Great advice to get you dialled in to your MTB, from guest author Matthew Sklar.

Fair t'middlin': Yorkshire in the wind

JRtB decided to tackle a decent ride in the Dales. This one pays homage to the Tour de France 2014 stage 1. It was certainly breezy.

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Cycling for Beginners

Some top advice for starters, from our guest author, Cooper Galloway.

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Commute & Urban

Fab new start up, making the commute that much more achievable. Proper, grown up bike storage, for the working day. This needs checking out.

Dancing to the disc(o) beat

Despite what multi-millionaires might say, we think the benefits of disc brakes far outweigh the downsides. But equally, just ride what works for you.

Winter clothing (1)

If you do choose to go out - because you've been bullied into it, then what’s the right winter layer combination? Here's one version of layering

Cool World Consulting

We think riding a bike is cool. But working for a better environment is very cool and that’s why we wanted to introduce you to Cool World Consulting. Because like us, they do exactly what it says on the tin.

The TransCambrian by gravel bike - day 1

Mike Jacobs takes us across beautiful mid-Wales. On the way, once again demonstrating humanity's ability to make life difficult for itself.

Beyond the red line: making active travel a reality

Genuine collaboration is a necessity to ensure new development tackles climate change

JRtB 5 best cycling things of 2020

Here's our annual list of the five best/favourite cycling things of 2020 - in our opinion at least. How different is it from yours?

The weather outside isn't frightful!

It's pretty chilly though. But don't let that stop you - do wrap up warm, do shorter rides, and do drink plenty of coffee, but don't miss out.

Riders against Rubbish

Alec Seaman from Sputnik Cycles has been out fighting for our countryside, against the increasing amount of fly tipping; a blight on our rural areas, and something that needs fighting!

Sunrise - best time of day?

We've been out riding nearly every morning since Lockdown started back in March. We've captured some cracking sunrises. Take a look, and see if you can beat these!

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Businesses need to think ecargo bike

If you run a business, you need to: decarbonise, adapt to 'restart', up productivity, improve employee well-being, make money - think ecargo bike, do it now

More ecargo bike usage urgent need

Local Authorities transport planning needs to make a sea-change to get to grips with carbon emissions. Ecargo bikes should be at the forefront of that change.

296,000 bikes are stolen every year...

(source: The Crime survey for England and Wales, 2019).

... get yours insured today, with specialist bike insurance. JRtB can help you through the hurdles.

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The Politics of Bike Infrastructure

Why is Safe Cycling Infrastructure not as straightforward as we think it should be.

Commute & Urban

'Routes to Recovery'

Built Environment Professionals Collaborate on Radical Plan for London Cycle routes to aid recovery

Helmetor 2: why wait?

Why did it take us so long to buy our next Helmetor? There's not much of answer really. There was no need to hang around

The Chariots are coming!

Pure Electric talk us through the new wheeled chariots of fire ready to take over the streets

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Can we bike back better after lockdown?

It's Bike Month; so come and join Love to iRide and help get more people cycling.

Urban & Commute

Cycle lanes everywhere

Are there some small silver linings from the tragedy of COVID19?

The Big Country

Beers, Bikes, Gravel - all under Norfolk's big skies. And by gravel we mean mud, stones, rivers, potholes, floods and BBQs

The new normal in transport

What will the 'new normal' bring to transport policy - how can it better than the old normal?

Girona, Spain: next year?

Andy looks at a couple of events not in Mallorca, that highlight Spain's ever-growing love affair with the bicycle. Maybe next year?

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Commute & Urban

Clean Living: Oxwash

ex-NASA employee Kyle, explains how to have an impact, using bikes and laundry services.

Travel

A Life Together: Adventures in Tandem

Sarah tells us the story of their other family member, their faithful tandem.

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Miles 4 Wishes

We meet Guy, who specialises in doing crazy bike rides, (400 miles in 40 hours) all in aid of Make-a-Wish.

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Verbier: at play in the Alps

Jonathan Peacock visits the Swiss resort using the VIP. Find out what this means, and get the lowdown, on riding the high mountains.

Get (back) into cycling

Lorraine teaches herself to ride again, and learns about Wiggo (good and bad).

Reviews

Surly Midnight Special

Go anywhere, do anything - but do it your way.

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Reviews

Helmetor

Don't worry, we'll explain. With the help of two Brothers from Ireland

Rides

CX in the City?

Clear the streets and let the CX fans take over in a new sportive style racing: urban CX. We introduce a new CX series of events starting in Sheffield

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Reviews

Lezyne Pressure Drive V2 ABS minipump

Spoiler alert: it's very good indeed.

Travel

Park Rash: a 10 out of 10?

It is one of the top 100 climbs with gradients of 30% (or not). Have you tried it? The Tour de Yorkshire is taking it on - how will the pros cope?

Reviews

Ibis Ripley LS

The thinking person's high spec 29er

Books

Great British Mountain Bike Trail Guide

Get your adventure going from the armchair, with Clive Forth's guide to all the mountain bike trail centres in the UK.

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Bike Maintenance

Intense bike maintenance

The awesome Bristol Bike Project put us through our paces. It turns out you can teach an old dog (a few) new tricks.

Rides

In praise of ... pubs

Don't despair city dwellers, you can get good coffee (or tea) in the countryside. From places called pubs!

Commute & Urban

When is a Bike not a Bike?

Neil Webster finds an un-looked for problem with folding bikes.

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Rides

Jasmine's Journey

My daughter died when she was 18 weeks old.I’ll never see her again. I’ll never know what she might have done. But in fact, I do: she got me back into cycling.

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Push Bikes, Birmingham

A cycling campaign group that tries to make cycling nicer, easier and safer for everyone in Birmingham.

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Commute & Urban

Where shall the new cyclists park their bikes?

Showers, changing rooms, secure parking - we celebrate End-of-ride facilities

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Travel

Bike reviews

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News & Opinion

Can a bike computer keep you safe on a ride? We want you to tell us: yes or no?

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'Somewhere to change out of damp clothes and lock up'.

Martin Brown suggests what's at the end of the ride might actually be pretty important.

Bike Reviews

Giant TCR w/ultegra

As a hire bike, it certainly got us up some hills.

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