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Reasons to cycle
  Why Cycle?Reasons why cycling is good for you, your wallet and the world |
| Utility cycling As usual, the wikipaedia comes up trumps with this jam-packed article on everyday cycling. |
| CTC: why cycle? Cyclists' organisation CTC lists its reasons why cycling is perfect for racing, commuting, touring or simply riding because "you're interested in the bike itself as one of the most efficient machines ever created." |
| Cycling is the most efficient form of transport full-stop In terms of energy expenditure per kilometre travelled, nothing can beat cycling. Not walking, not swimming, not horse-riding, and certainly not driving a car. This site explains more. |
| Take the tum test: bike v car There's a few short lines here on why cycling is such a sensible proposition, but the best bit of this link has got to be the killer graphic: the two tums sum up the issue perfectly! |
| Definitive guide to cycling to work The Bike to Work Book is co-written by Bikeforall.net editor Carlton Reid. It's an e-book and a print book. There's also a free PDF book extract packed with useful info, especially for newcomers to cycling to work. |
| Cyclists should pay road tax, huh? This is an often mooted argument. Copenhagenize the Planet blog does an excellent job of explaining why the anti-congestion and health benefits of cycling should mean cities ought to PAY people to cycle! |
| Bike vs car: the true costs of motoring... This US site contains in-depth information on calculating the costs of motoring versus cycling. Much of the data is old (and, anyway, 'gas' is much more expensive in the UK!); but you soon get the picture, motoring has many, many hidden costs, not least of which are the wider societal costs... |
| London Cycling Campaign Details the benefits of cycling, from saving money, going twice as fast, pollution solution and how the LCC can help. |
| Ditch the car... This North American site plugs a book, but there's still plenty on here to mull over. |
| Get Cycling This is a 16-page 1MB PDF on reasons to start cycling topics, cycle security, basic comfort info and cycle maintenance. |
| Family Cycling A book by Bikeforall editor Carlton Reid. This site has flippy extracts from the book. |
| Transport for London's new bike pages A brilliant collection of links, a journey planner, blogs, comps and stuff for cycling newbies. |
