Back Pedalling

Cycle for everyone, cycling for anyone. Guiding and coaching in the heart of the South Downs

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

Having ridden the north side of Cut Gate, we still had to come back and do the south: https://t.co/qtjgIOR57S

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

Cut Gate: is it *really* a classic location? We took a trip there last summer to find out: https://t.co/y45PphbG52

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

@jackielibdem @hantsconnect I'm not sure about closed roads not being good news. It often means that essential work is being done, or that vulnerable users are getting some safe space to use. Both of those are good news.

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

OK, competition time: Where might the UK have spent this £6bn better than subsidising car journeys?

https://t.co/1serVtVTI4

[Institute for Fiscal Studies @TheIFS]

In 2022–23, fuel duty rates were frozen in cash terms for the twelfth consecutive year and then cut by a further 5p, leaving it 37% lower than the 2010 rate in real terms.

Maintaining these policies for 2023–24 would cost £6 billion.

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

And here's part 2 of my #cycletowork film: the return from Horndean to Cosham station.

https://t.co/Itfk5UG0Eh

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

First #cycletowork film of the year! Went to Horndean last week using three trains and two bike rides! (there are easier ways usually). Part 1 (2 next week)

https://t.co/VqdfeI7SuT

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

Imagine £0.5million being spent on cycle storage in Winchester...or bus stops...or alternatives to driving.

[Hampshire Chronicle @hantschronicle]

Winchester car parks: More than £500,000 approved after vandalism https://t.co/MdysguLvIW

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

@singletrackmag No problem.

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

Why is @singletrackmag brilliant? Articles like this (read the forum thread linked in the article if you have time):

[Singletrack Magazine @singletrackmag]

We asked a bunch of bike brands about how they deal with warranties…

https://t.co/Y8mjindKLK

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

I think it might show how far I am disconnected from the sport end of road cycling, that I read this and assumed they were talking about *shoes* 🤷🤦‍♂️

[Cycling Weekly @cyclingweekly]

Best cheap smart trainers 2023: get connected without the cost https://t.co/yLsy9a5Ie8

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

@SouthamptonIs "We were all at it, so it was a level playing field" Rather than "So many of us were at it that we undermined confidence in the whole sport"?

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

Has Lance Armstrong become a walking Clickbait?

[road.cc @roadcc]

"The only people that should be asked are the ones who were in the battle with me. I know their answer": Lance Armstrong snaps back at poll asking cycling fans if he should have wins reinstated
https://t.co/KPb6FSsV18 #cycling

[Daniel Moser / profile inactive @_dmoser]

“Give Cyclists Space”

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

Well, this is unexpected... https://t.co/GmWLFlWO4l

[James Ward @jrward81]

Half of drivers say they have "no alternative" but to drive, and are forced to spend 10-20% of income on their car. This isn't freedom, it's dependency.
https://t.co/c3eDJYdERZ

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

When your only vehicle is a hammer, every journey has to be a nail...

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

I've been out again! Another cycle to work video from a gloriously cold and sunny Southampton:

https://t.co/eJour8lVHM

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

Remember I talked about improvements to Portswood in Southampton? There's a petition by people who support it. A good time to let the council know there's support for improving air quality: https://t.co/Bkj7nB8o8f

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

@London_Cycling @SustransLondon That's fair. It's a good news story, I just wish it were better.