How I managed to carry on cycling when I became a mum
All parents know and love(!) the joy of getting their child around and about. From those nervous early trips to the doctors, via the shops, playgroups and swimming pool to the nursery/school run, it’s a daily ritual that we all go through. What about trying to do all this without a car? Keen cyclist and mum-to-be Dawn decided she would invest…
Rice pedals and curved frames – the Imagine Project starts to take shape
Rice pedals and curved frames – the Imagine Project starts to take shape Last month here on Cycle Sprog we featured an interview with Isla Rowntree about the Imagine Project. Isla Rowntree is the founder of Islabikes, the quality kids bike manufacturer based in Ludlow, Shropshire, and has embarked on a mission to transform the…
Practice makes perfect – riding the North Face MTB trail at Grizedale
Over the autumn half term holiday our boys were lucky enough to attend two days of mountain bike training run by our local British Cycling coaches. This left Chris and I with not one, but two child free days to enjoy some mountain biking- what a luxury!! I’ve already written about how we got on practicing…
We went time travelling this half term – back to BC!
This half term Chris and myself went time travelling. Back, back through the ages to a time BC – Before Children. A time when we used to ride our mountain bikes together, enjoying each other’s company. A time when we would stop when we wanted or needed to stop, and ride when we wanted to…
Heady fun during a family cycle ride at Kielder Forest
When my (now) husband Chris and I were much, much younger, we used to love going to Kielder Forest for a long weekend. We’d pack up our tent and the mountain bikes, and spend several days camping and cycling. Depending on how late we’d stayed in the local pub the night before, we’d either ride…
The 2016 Cycle Show was balance bike heaven!
It’s the one you’ve all been waiting for….. our annual round up of balance bikes from the Cycle Show