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Welcome to the Better By Bike website. It's the place with everything you need to get on your bike and out riding in Bristol, Bath, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.   Whether you're a novice or an experienced rider, the information you need is here.

Cycling is the modern, cheap, healthy and green way to get around, with more and more people are discovering the benefits.  You can too!

"It's great.  I get up, get on my bike and bang!  I'm at work before I know it.  No jams, no schedules."  Adrian, Bristol

Explore this site to discover:

Sign in on the right and you can enter competitions and tell us about your bikes and your favourite places to ride. Plus this site is the best place to find out about the latest news in Greater Bristol's Cycling City project.

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Cycling City programme

Cycling City is not just an award - it is an opportunity for everyone in Greater Bristol. It brings the potential for unprecedented levels of innovation, involvement and creativity.

Love cycling?

Our love cycling pages are for everyone who wants to get more out of their bike riding. Read our blog to find out what's interesting us or share your experiences by uploading your pics and videos.

Cycle training

Cycle training can help all sorts of riders, whether you're a complete beginner, returning to cycling or just looking to improve your skills on the road. And best of all, it costs no more than a fiver!

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Latest Blog

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A few weeks ago we told you about Henry Rolls, local school teacher and bike enthusiast. Henry wrote to us today to tell us he's 2300km away in Cartagena, Spain. He's been travelling there on his '77 Dawes Galaxy bicycle, spending each night 'couch surfing' as he raises money for Medecins Sans Frontieres....
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If the idea of long distance cycling is attractive, you might be interested to know the different types of events you can do. We published a blog about sportives recently which prompted one of our regular visitors to write in and tell us about a different type of cycling event... "Audax - the low-key,...