Pit Stops Behiund the Scene Set up

A video from one pf our Five Pit Stops taling place across Stoke on Trent During Bike Week. The Bikes our Kona Cargo Bike which is used throught out the year on our Business and Education DR Dike Visits as Part of The Travel Smart Project.

A liitle bit of Bike week

SO after the break in, and during our external QA from the deparment of Transport a planning app from Stafford Borough Council (very helpful bunch, Not)  business has to carry on and if you want to know what else Simon, Tom, Peter and Graham get up to apart from hanging out in a Bike shop check out here and

http://vimeo.com/98481001

to see our pedal power in Action in Newcastle town centra during Bike week.

Tuesday ride

Great Ride into work this morning on the Day one,  before heading off to drop bikes at King Edwards for a level 3 Bikeability. It was then to the hospital for our Two Wheel Dr Bike, I then got to finish the day off on Tuesday night MTb ride from the Velo Store in Stone  the route link is the Strava panel to the side.

Kit

Went for a walk today from our campsite ( Camping and Caravan club River Beamish site), and having packed our sandwiches, put dogs on lead we set off. Apart from lunch I'd packed a map, first aid kit, pen knife some cord, phone, and whistle,  we all had walking boots, water proofs and the girls had over trousers.  Oh yeah and some cash.

So we set off it was misty and a not warm but all was good our highest point of the day was less than a 1.5 miles away and was only 150 metres higher than were we were now.

Boy did I get it wrong, 50 metres up and everything was mist 10 mtrs vis at best, so I'd better be getting my nav right,. Should be to hard open moorland no visibility only gradient, brilliant. Cue rain and hail storm,. Girls put on over trousers me and Sarah get wet, very cold and very wet.

my jacket was cycling jacket, no hood and no hat, Sarah wad wearing. Jeans but had a hood I was in shorts. But the girls were good, apart from leaking boots.


Well my nav wentt well across the hills and back down, then I moved us closer to home via some nifty map reading.

Lessons always have a map know how to use it, well.

Have good kit, over trousers coats and rucksacks carry a storm shelter. Carry,hats gloves and use them.

We were lucky today, I can map read, but should of known better than to let weather catch us out. Won't happen again

Ethan Cycles To School (video from LSTF partner Sustrans.

Free Adult commuter Cycle Training

Cycle Stoke, through its Cycle Smart programme are able to offer free one to one cycle training including route planning and accompanied instructor rides to your place of work.

The offer is open to anyone working at one of five employment centres in and around the City of Stoke on Trent and is being made available to all employers and employees working in the Sustainable travel zones and can include cycle and helmet loan.

The cycle commuter  training is provided through Sustrans and Cyclist Training Ltd who will be working with Stoke City council Stoke's business community and city residents over the next 15 months making cycle transport more available. including bike loans, cycle maintenance sessions open training and advice sessions as well as tailored business solutions.

The Sustainable travel zones

Chatterley Valley,
Eturia Valley
Trentham Lakes
Keele Science and Business Parks
North Staffs Hospital

Business's of any size wishing to part in the project can now register an interest to see if they fall into to one of the eligible zones.

Anyone wishing to take part in the initial phase of training should e-mail

Peter@cyclist-training.co.uk

Were back on Singletrack ;-) and you need a note from your mum to miss tonights ride.

SingleTrack are running The Velo Store as part of their Tuesday Treat. Theres some great prize's on offer too.

Dave Johnson wants some sort of copy right payment for the Williams sisters gag, Erm just speak to Tom or Simon and they will sort you straight out Dave.

And whilst were on the Tuesday theme Im wandering how many excuses were gonna for not being able to make our first minus temp night ride of this season especially with England Germany on. Im riding and so is Simon, we've had tow feeble and one kind of reasonable excuse. Anyone else got a note from their mum ??