On the run up to Christmas the Cycloan project has a number of bikes offered for sale at very affordable prices, due to the number of bikes ready for sale emailing a list as we usually do is too large a document to circulate via email. The project is now housed at Stockport college and [...]

Transport for Greater Manchester have launched a consultation to ask cyclists what they want to see from proposed cycle compounds and centres which are to be built in locations around Greater Manchester, including one in Stockport. The money to build them has come from a Government grant, and the plan is to get something on [...]

Thanks to everyone who made yesterday’s “Stockport Loves Bikes” event at Bramall Hall such fun. In addition to fun bike rides around the park, there were old bikes (not only penny-farthings but also a 19th century bike designed for a couple to sit side by side and a few others too). Then there were the [...]

Primary school children in Stockport have been designing cycle jerseys around the theme of the 2012 Olympics. The entries have been narrowed down to a shortlist of thirty, which we all have until 12th August to vote on. So why not take a look at the designs and vote for your top three.

On a rare recent visit to London, I thought I’d try the “Boris bikes” – or Barclays Cycle Hire to give it its proper name (and Barclays have presumably stumped up lots of money, so we ought to). As a casual user, I paid a couple of pounds for my bike ride – using my [...]

Good news – Greater Manchester has secured nearly £5 million Govt. funding from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) to improve cycle facilities across the region, including at Stockport bus station. Greater Manchester’s leaders are celebrating after securing £4.9 million of Government funding for a new project that will kickstart a revolution in cycling in [...]

This is National Bike Week, so why not give cycling a try. At Gatley Primary School, the bike racks are filling up each day now (mostly bikes, but a couple of unicycles too!). I cycled to the Town Hall this morning – as I do quite often.  I’m not the fastest cyclist around, but I [...]

A few months back I mentioned Via Michelin as a route planner with a cyclist option – I ran a few tests and it seemed to manage a fairly respectable job. Here’s another one, and it claims to do a bit more.  It’s from Transport Direct and covers quite a few towns and cities including [...]

OK, not that old – cycle route 558 from Manchester Airport to Stockport Town Centre has been around for a couple of months and the signing still isn’t quite completed.  I cycled part of it today, just from Kingsway school across to Councillor Lane. If you spot some odd squares of red tarmac on the [...]

Primary schools throughout Stockport are being urged to take steps to a healthier future by participating in the national Bike and Scoot Week campaign which runs from the 26th to the 30th April 2010. Bike and Scoot Week is a national campaign which links with the Council’s Active Stockport campaign highlighting the health benefits of [...]