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Green Tips: Commuter Cycling
from Hitchin Aug 2020
by Villager Mag
Environment
Green Tips: Commuter Cycling
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UK transport secretary Grant Shapps announced a £2 billion plan in May to boost cycling. Clearly, the ongoing need for social distancing is part of this drive, but cleaner air, better health and less time wasted in traffic are of great benefit to us all and the environment. Here are a couple of ideas which might make you seriously consider a bike as your commuter vehicle of choice. An electric bike looks like a normal bike, and can use cycle paths, but when you come to a hill the motor kicks in and gives you an extra push. You still have to peddle, but it’ll save that extra exertion that has you arriving at
work red-faced and sweaty. Tubeless (puncture-proof) tyres will transform your cycling. These have a special sealant inside which sets on exposure to air. Should you pick up a puncture – that’s a hole not a gash – the escaping air forces the liquid to the surface and seals the hole. Nine times out of ten you won’t even be aware of it. You might be one of the lucky few who has showers at work. If you don’t, slow down for the last five minutes of your ride so that you are already cool when you stop. Get insured! That’s your bike against theft, you against injury, and pedestrians and car owners against you having a
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