Thinking about getting your bike out of storage? Or maybe you want to get into cycling for the first time - either way - Warwickshire County Council has lots of reasons why there is no better time than the present to get on two wheels!
As we move into the warmer Spring and Summer months, with more hours of daylights and those sub-zero temperatures fading into the past, the Council is encouraging residents to dust off their bikes and explore the benefits of an active and eco-friendly travel lifestyle. Perks of cycling include reducing vehicle costs for fuel and maintenance, improving physical and mental wellbeing, and benefiting the environment!
Did you know, it’s often the journeys of 5 miles or less that have the greatest negative impact on the environment and our finances? Turns out these are also the easiest to replace with a cycling alternative, whether it be the school pick up, the commute to work, or popping into town for shopping and socialising.
Not appealing to you yet? Well how about this! Throughout May, Warwickshire County Council is supporting Love to Ride’s Bike Month Challenge, which aims to get businesses, communities and individuals to take up cycling for work, health and leisure. Getting involved is easy, with just 4 simple steps:
Download the Love to Ride app and register - it’s completely free!
Ride you bike for at least 10 minutes - even a ride around the park counts!
Log your ride online or do it automatically by connecting to an app
Spread the bike love by encouraging others to join
Do these 4 simple steps, and you could be in with a chance of winning great prizes, including cash!
Mark Ryder, Strategic Director for Communities at Warwickshire County Council, said:
“The benefits of active travel, particularly travelling by bike, are huge, both for the individual and for our wider environment.
For many of us, it might seem difficult to know where to start, as travelling by car has become so engrained in our daily lives. However, we are committed to supporting residents to realise that they can start their active travel adventure by switching just one car journey every week to an active alternative such as cycling, and we hope that the improving weather, longer days and the Bike Month Challenge with Love to Ride will offer residents a fun and engaging way to get into cycling and encourage their friends, family and colleagues to do the same.”
Start your cycling adventure today by clicking the button below. Now if you don’t mind, I’m off to get my bike out of the shed!