Author: Rob Ainsley

Route research in Blackpool, here to for the annual car-free switch-on ride. They close the promenade road to traffic but encourage locals and visitors to explore the seafront by bike. And people do. Quite a lot of them…

Researching cycle parking in Birmingham. I’m working, really. Proof: look, there’s my bike, in the top left of the picture.

Weekend researching cycling routes in East Yorkshire’s Wolds on my folding bike. An area that’s compact, beautiful, and great value. All descriptions that don’t apply to my folding bike.

Enjoyable day researching Leicester’s exciting cycle infrastructure, such as this fine path on Newarke St, wide enough to park a large van on.

I’m researching cycling routes in the Derbyshire Peaks with Mark. His local knowledge proved invaluable – ‘closed roads’ (like the one on Mam Tor, which we didn’t visit today) that are actually open to cyclists (hence car-free) for instance. And pubs, also open to cyclists…

Very enjoyable day of route research in Nottingham. The quirky Park Tunnel, underneath Street-View-invisible, gas-lit Park Estate; the delightful long stretches of bike path by the Trent; the Market Square; and the tram system, roamable on a four-quid day pass.