Sprog Blog – our day watching the National Track Championships
Have you ever wondered what it’s like going to watch the cycle racing at a velodrome? 8 year old Ethan and 6 year old Lucy were lucky enough to go to see the National Track Championships which took place at the end of January 2019 at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester. Here’s their Sprog…
New kids books about cycling published in 2019
2019 has been a pretty good year for children’s books about cycling. There’s been new installments in popular series, plus new fiction and non-fiction books for Cycle Sprogs of all ages. Here’s our round up of the best of those new books published either in paper or electronic versions in the past 12 months. Kids…
Family Cycling Review of the Decade
As the decade draws to a close and the 2020s stretch out ahead of us, I thought it would be a good time to reflect back on what’s happened in the wonderful world of family cycling over the past ten years. When 1st January 2010 dawned the world was certainly a very different place –…
Why is a dad carrying his child by bike causing so much outrage?
There’s been outrage at a video of a man carrying a small child on a bike in Bristol, but what is really going on?
Why we love winter mountain biking – with some help from the Islabikes Creig
Where has the year gone??? It’s almost Christmas and the winter weather is well and truly here (we had snow the other day!!) For me, autumn flew by in a total blur. One minute it was the summer hols and we were out every day riding our mountain bikes and then reality kicked in again. …
Small Business Saturday – supporting family cycling businesses
This weekend is Small Business Saturday, and it’s a chance to celebrate all those small businesses who specialise in kids bikes and family cycling