We're delighted to announce that Cardiff is the UK's first major city with a connected cycle parking network - powered by Spokesafe_OS. In partnership with @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social, we’re managing a network of lockers, all accessible via one simple system. 🧵👇 www.spokesafe.com/blog/cardiff...

After a long painfully tiring day at work with downpouring rain outside all day & finish when it's dark outside. It's lovely to walk up to the @spokesafe.bsky.social secure parking, visible by a single light & see the silhouette of my eCargo bike awaiting to get me home safely &

Thanks @spokesafe.bsky.social , look at all those wonderful safe cycle parking options in Cardiff now! ❤️

This is why we do what we do.

This article sounds alarming, but British Transport Police are right: CCTV alone is not a deterrent to thieves. To stop thieves taking more bikes at stations across the UK, here are 4 easy to implement tips. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Saw this lovely beauty whilst parking up at @spokesafe.bsky.social, part of the Colchester Council's eCargo bike library & 1st one I've seen parked here since starting using it. Also noticing the racks are getting rather crowded with lots of (e)bikes of many types.

Great to see a Beryl hire bike installation by our unit at Stevenage station - turning this space into a real mobility hub. Off to the station and need a secure place to park your bike? Or heading to Stevenage for the day and want to get around town? You're covered either way!

I hate ‘em Nearly every Sheffield stand I have ever seen is either Bent Got vandalised bikes Have bikes stolen from them Are used as toilets Rarely in the right place Means I have to carry my body weight in Bicycle locks Naw, gi’me proper secure bicycle parking

A rear wheel without a mudguard is just a high pressure water gun...

Bikes are freedom

Can active travel thrive outside London? When we opened our first location outside the big smoke in 2022, plenty said it wouldn’t work. Well, as we celebrate the reopening of Derbion Cycle Hub, here are 24,000 reasons why active travel works beyond the capital... www.spokesafe.com/blog/cycle-h...

New to me. Secure bike parking in a variety of central London (and elsewhere) locations that you can book for a single trip/day. £3 seems good value too. @spokesafe.bsky.social Clearly needs a lot more locations but this is a start - can see myself using it.

IMPORTANT STUDY: “On average, the implementation of 30 km/h speed limits in European cities demonstrated a 23%, 37% & 38% reduction in road crashes, fatalities & injuries respectively. Lower speed limits also yielded environmental benefits.” www.nrso.ntua.gr/review-of-ci...

“I know lots of people think cycling is not for them, but please give it a go. I am no Victoria Pendleton but it’s amazing how far you can go and how much better it makes you feel” road.cc/311511 #cycling

Apparently nobody cycles in winter, but the tracks on the frosty cycle path say different. (Penistone Road, Sheffield, 28.11.24)

e-bikes and small, fluffy dogs for everyone 🐶

Le Vélo de Tati 1949 📷Robert Doisneau

Yesterday was an interesting day cycling to work & back, unfortunately it was busy so fell asleep when I got home & not post this. Yesterday morning I got an email from Spokesafe to inform me of an issue with my designated parking. No biggie really as they were happy to let me lock up at another 1/2

Dress for the destination, not the journey.

The perfect bike stand. The Sheffield stand is already great as it provides locking points at front and back. But its flaw is if it's removed from the ground due you can just slip the locks off the bottom. This fixes that with a bar. Now, a thief would have to steal your bike *and* the stand.

What's the quickest way around town? Yep you know it!

I'm enjoying the £10/month subscription to park my ebike securely whilst working & have a safe secure place to park if I ever shop in Colchester city centre too. And having a monthly subscription, I also have a designated rack so guaranteed to have a spot every time I need it.

Paying only £1 to be able lock up my #bike out of the rain in #Sheffield is pretty reasonable, even for someone from Yorkshire. #cycling

We've been asked a few times recently why we offer Daily booking options at our facilities. So, here's a quick thread on how one simple change will help us achieve our target of 250,000 journeys by bike in 2024. And how we can help others do this too. www.spokesafe.com/blog/how-off...

London 3°C. But I heard no one cycles when it's cold.

READ: “3,337 Parisians were equipped with GPS trackers to record their journeys…for journeys from the outskirts of Paris to the center, the number of cyclists now far exceeds the number of motorists, a huge change from just 5 years ago.” Evidence of leadership. www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

Bikes allow us to experience the city differently, unshielded, present, human. My wife rides with elegance and ease, dressing for her destination, not her commute. This is the kind of vibrant, people-first city design we need, where bikes bring life to our streets instead of cars dominating them.

It's dark. It's rainy. We rock it. 📉 UK-wide cycling is down since the pandemic 📈 But London cycling is booming: most daily trips ever. Why? Infrastructure. Want more? Join London Cycling Campaign lcc.org.uk/membership/

Pedestrians spend more money than people arriving by car, and pedestrianised town centres have higher sales. Walkable high streets = healthier & more prosperous ones. 👍 “But high streets aren’t just shops – they provide services, entertainment, and a social hub for people of all walks of life”

Love a good people carrier...😍

"Asked how she would spend the £50,000 prize money, she said: "I need to buy myself a new bike, and it's going to be a good bike."" 👍 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If only we provided as much housing for humans as we did for cars.