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Want to start cycling?

If you're just starting cycling in Cambridge, here are a few tips to help you along the way.

Child cycle training in Cambridge

In Cambridgeshire, school-aged cycle training is run by the County Council's Road Safety department; call (01480) 375105. You may be interested in a Newsletter article on the subject we published. (One other organisation that might also be of interest is the British Schools Cycling Association.

Adult cycle training in Cambridge

If you've never cycled before or haven't been on a bike since choppers were in fashion the first time, you may be unsure about getting on the saddle again. The Adult Cyclist Training scheme is there to help you overcome any fears you may have and be confident enough to get out on the road. They offer cycle training for adults either as individuals or in groups (such as at work).

The Adult Cycle Training scheme is run by the Road Safety Team at Cambridgeshire County Council.

phone(01480) 375105
e-mail road.safety@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Adult Cycle Training webpage

If you are thinking about giving up the car and feeling a little healthier by cycling to work, it's important to know which way to go. Many of us might simply choose the same route we drive but there are often quieter and quicker back streets. These are detailed in the Cambridge Cycle Route Map.

Buying a bike VAT-free through your employer

In order to encourage cycling, the Government allows employers to operate a scheme whereby employees can buy a bike via a regular salary deduction. This means the cost is spreadover a period, and more mprtantly the employee does't have to pay VAT - the employer claims it back on the original purchase in the usual way.

For more details of the scheme, see the Department for Transport's briefing leaflet on the subject.

Leaflets about starting cycling

This is a series of leaflets by the Campaign based on a feature in printed in the Cambridge Evening News in 1997.