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Green Traveller: Car free travel in Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB

Green Traveller: Car free travel in Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB

Blog posts from my recent trip to the Suffolk coast are now live on www.greentraveller.co.uk, as part of an in depth guide to the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.

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Head for the open road this summer

Head for the open road this summer

I caught up with Matt Carroll, author of the cycling guide Escape Routes, to discover his top picks for exploring the countryside on two wheels.

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Review: Get the lowdown on electric bikes

Review: Get the lowdown on electric bikes

The Dutch LOVE their electric bikes, and the Germans. But at a retail cost nearly three times that of a regular bike, what’s the appeal?

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Be a two wheeled tourist

Be a two wheeled tourist

Planning some sight seeing this summer? Want to combine city sights with a country jaunt? FAF chats to Anthony Dean from Cambridge Bike Tours, to find out what makes his cycle tours so re ‘fresh’ lingly different!

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Spring into cycling

Spring into cycling

The longer evenings and hints of spring in the air are encouraging many of us to get back on our bikes. So whether you’ve been cycling through the winter, or are just getting back in the saddle, here are some tips to help you cycle safer and smarter this spring.

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Make 2012 the year you sign up for a sportive

Make 2012 the year you sign up for a sportive

Ride It!, the nationwide series of organised sportive road and off-road rides run by Evans Cycles have just kicked off for 2012, and there are plenty of events on offer for road cyclists or mountain bikers of all abilities.

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Get on your bike to a festival this summer

Get on your bike to a festival this summer

Guest blogger Lucy Lynn-Evans from wwwbike2basics.com tells FAF how cycling got her through one of her darkest moments, and why she thinks bikes and festivals are a match made in heaven.

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Great little video on cycle helmets

Great little video on cycle helmets

Loving this video from the Safety is Sexy Campaign, who says you can’t deliver a serious message with a smile on your face?

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Things to consider when buying a new bike

Things to consider when buying a new bike

Want to know the only upside to having your beloved bike stolen (the one that you’ve spent countless hours and money on purchasing, upgrading, maintaining and generally pimping out)? Getting a call from the insurance company saying you can now replace it!

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Burn off the post Xmas flab

Burn off the post Xmas flab

Try these outdoor exercise ideas for burning off the last of those Cadbury’s Roses…

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Posted in Eco, Get your hands dirty, Hills & mountains, Latest features, Mountain, River & sea, Road, Running, Walking, Wheels, Wild swimming0 Comments

UK cyclists vote for their top 10 perfect hills

UK cyclists vote for their top 10 perfect hills

Sky and British Cycling have revealed this week the UK’s top ten perfect hills to cycle down, after a nationwide search throughout the summer, helped by the British public.

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Rob Penn: ‘It’s all about the bike’ review

Rob Penn: ‘It’s all about the bike’ review

There are cycling enthusiasts, and then there’s Rob Penn. Anyone who has completed a 25,000 mile round-the-world cycle trip, and now runs a cycle training camp in the Brecon Beacons, has to know a thing or two about the sport.

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Get ready for winter cycling

Get ready for winter cycling

Now that the autumn heat wave is well and truly past, it’s the time to dust off the waterproofs, check your lights, and don an attractive reflective vest. Yes FAF’ers, it’s time to get ready for some serious all weather cycling…

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Will you be at the Cycle Show this weekend?

Will you be at the Cycle Show this weekend?

Whether you’re a mountain biker or city commuter, the UK’s largest cycle event at the Birmingham NEC from 30th Sept to 2nd Oct will have something for just about every type of cyclist, and here’s a sneak preview:

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