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Building a Fixie Bike with my four year old son

Chris has been busy building up the Fixie that’s been in the loft for ages – with his little helper!

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Using a children's bike trailer on a family cycling holiday to Holland

Getting ready for a family cycling holiday to Holland

Mum of two Liz is getting ready for a cycling holiday around Holland with her husband and two daughters. We catch up with her with just a couple of weeks to go….. It’s been a while since my last blog on our impending Dutch adventure.  There might have been silence on the website but there has…

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Cyclilng to school on Red Nose Day Comic Relief

Cycling to school on Red Nose Day

Today (15th March) is Red Nose Day and I’ve just got back from dropping my eldest son at school – he was wearing a strange combination of red, white and red clothing. The playground was full of activity – kids with red dinosesaurs on their noses, kids with red hair, kids wearing red spotted clothes.…

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Mother and son on cycling holiday

Is a family cycling holiday to Holland a good idea?

Over the last few months my husband, Ian, and I have been having discussions as to what to do for a certain significant birthday of mine this March.  My thoughts were that I definitely didn’t want a party but perhaps we could go away somewhere as a family (we have two girls, Emily, 7 and…

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Family cycle ride on the Chester Greenway

Liz’s first family cycle ride of the year

Here at Cycle Sprog, we’re really pleased to welcome Liz as new contributor to our family cycling blog.  In her first article, Liz tells us about her first family cycle ride of the year – blisters and all! Our first family cycle ride of the year Having made the decision the week before to go…

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Cycling on canal towpaths – a six year old’s view

The ‘cycling on canal towpaths’ article has been written by our son, aged six, who is a keen cyclist and fan of getting out into the open air at any given opportunity. His interest in cycling extends to following Team Sky and British Cycling, and he is a bit of a fan of Mark Cavendish…

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