Welcome to Better By Bike

The West's most comprehensive cycling website!

Discover local bike shops, mechanics, free loan bikes, cycle training and maps. Plus, info on how you could help your employer or business benefit by becoming a cycle friendly work place!

Start cycling

Everything you'll need to know to get started, from types of bike, bike shops and cycle training course in your area.
 

Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride

Sunday 16th June - Sign-up to the UK's largest free non-competitive cycling events with a choice of five routes ranging from 9 to 38 miles!

Leisure Rides

Discover a variety of great leisure routes in your local area, suitable for all types of rides. 

Bicycle Security

Think you know how to lock your bicycle properly? Watch this movie, produced by Avon & Somerset Police Force, featuring some of the best and worst locking examples.

Report a problem

Don't suffer in silence - potholes, abandoned bikes, broken glass and illegal parking can all be reported. Contact your council if there's a problem on your cycle journeys.

Loan Bikes

Try cycling before you buy! Borrow a bike and give two wheels a test drive.

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Author: Antony de Heveningham Date: 01/03/2013  With the fourth Bristol Cycle Festival coming up this July, how have a group of enthusiastic amateurs ended up running a community festival...

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