Budget Cycling

A guide to cycling on a budget. How to get going on a bike without it costing the earth. Moneysaving cycling tips. By @davewalker

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

Want to start cycling, but don’t have a lot of money to spend? Our website has a series of guides to help you get going. https://t.co/opU79gFZMJ

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

Hello world. I’m restarting this little project, aka my guide to cycling on a budget / https://t.co/DSYSMb8pYS . Unless there’s huge interest here it will be on Bluesky and Instagram, I think, but let me know. Dave (@davewalker)

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

Aldi cycling kit will be in from Thursday. Thanks @gazza_d.

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

A good way to find an electric bike on a budget - thanks @marksuttonbike. From @TheElecBikeShop: https://t.co/yQOqMor7iL

[Bob From Accounts 🚲 @BobFromAccounts]

A handy guide to avoiding the evil #ULEZ and saving yourself £12.50 a day if you're making single occupancy short journeys under 5km in London.

Get one of these 👇

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

The joys of a £20 bike…

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

Cycling Electric is always worth getting hold of if you’re interested in an electric bike. @marksuttonbike has reviewed the best budget electric bikes for commuting.

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

If you’re in Devon here’s a way to pick up a bargain recycled bike. “Fully serviced, reconditioned bikes are on sale at the Brunel Road recycling centre in Newton Abbot on the first Monday of every month.”

More on the @DevonCC website:
https://t.co/mSlQ3yjLdi

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

Some good offers on @RaleighBikes_UK classic bikes at the moment, including the Hoppa for £150.

https://t.co/YSPT8m04yr

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

Four not especially active years of @budgetcycling #MyTwitterAnniversary

(Open to suggestions as to a way forward for this account and the https://t.co/r1o0TsWfG3 website, by the way: https://t.co/apWk1khYTV cc @davewalker)

[Adam Tranter @adamtranter]

Some people say cycling is expensive.

This bike is currently for sale in a Coventry charity shop for £75. It’d be very low maintenance and perfect for utility cycling.

68% of all trips are under 5 miles; this could cater for many trips for less cost than a full tank of petrol.

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

Some pretty good 50% off deals on @RaleighBikes_UK at the moment if you’re looking for a new bike on a budget: https://t.co/pywnsUABrq

[Nadia Kerr @CyclingLawyers]

I want to share a cost saving tip with you. I am commuting to work for FREE. I’m riding my bike to work. It reliably takes me the same length of time each day. I see the seasons change. I’m in nature. It’s clean. It’s joyful to pass through the park. It’s FREE

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

Useful thread on buying a bike.

[Phil Sturgeon @philsturgeon]

Only half of trips are less than 5 miles so queuing like this in London (and I’ve seen it in Bristol and Bath) seems wildly unnecessary.

Let’s help you find a bicycle.

[Caroline Bloomfield @CarolineB07814]

As of today, this trusty bike has now carried me for 25,000 miles, the equivalent of round the world. It's taken me to work, to the shops, meals out, church, friends' houses and on many many cycling holidays. Bikes don't have to be expensive and provide so much freedom!

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

How cycling saves you money.
From ‘From A to B’, by @davewalker https://t.co/Oy9zEEc8cH

[Dave Walker @davewalker]

Really useful thread about bikes - thanks @LindsayPB. I'm probably *slightly* more optimistic about budget bikes with derailleurs (hence @budgetcycling) but lots of excellent points here.

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

.@swapfiets, the bike subscription service with the blue front wheel, is coming to London. From £12.90 a month, including fixing the bike if need be. https://t.co/r5u6CivQpx Other bike subscription services are available, but this seems good value. https://t.co/v3OvWXYjX4

[Budget Cycling @budgetcycling]

Lovely bike (South Essex).
Top tip: find brilliant local cycle projects like @Hardie0pb near you if you can.

[Dave Walker @davewalker]

An exciting moment for me - posting the cover of 'From A to B - A Cartoon Guide to Getting Around by Bike' for the first time. Published by @BloomsburyBooks on 8 July.
You can pre-order via https://t.co/4QvKdznZBk
Details, and other places to pre-order: https://t.co/znkjyOgLFc