Bike Easy
Bike Easy: Top Tips & Expert Advice for the New Cyclist is an easy to use guide specially written for new and returning cyclists – and for all those people who are thinking of giving cycling a try. Originally published in 2008, a new, completely updated edition of Bike Easy was published in 2015.
Bike Easy contains 105 tips and bite-size nuggets of advice. It answers the questions that new cyclists often ask… What sort of bike should I buy? Where’s the best place to buy a bike? How do I get my kids cycling? How do I stop my bike being stolen? Where are the best places to cycle? How do I cope if the bike breaks down? Is cycling to work a realistic option for me? What help and support is available? Bike Easy covers all these topics and much more. It’s full of simple, practical guidance.
Content includes:
- Buying a bike
- Getting comfortable on it
- Clothing
- Learning to ride (includes Bikeability cycle training)
- Body matters (the health benefits of cycling)
- “Pootling” (easy leisure rides ideal for families)
- Cycling to work
- Cycling with children
- Carrying loads by bike
- Security
- Lighting
- Basic maintenance
- Coping with emergencies
Bike Easy is easy to read – so it gets read! You can dip in and out, or read it cover to cover. Bike Easy is deliberately jargon free – so it’s easy to understand. There’s no gobbledygook or techno-babble. Instead, it’s written in plain English in a refreshingly light-hearted style. Bike Easy is comprehensive. It covers all the topics likely to affect a new or a returning cyclist, from how to buy the right bike and get comfortable riding it, through to simple adjustments and maintenance that a novice can do without tools.
Councils and government agencies across the UK are using the book in innovative ways. In Swindon the council’s business engagement team gives free copies of Bike Easy to people who start cycling to work. In London the book is one of the promotional materials being used as part of the NHS Cycling Strategy supported by the Mayor’s office. In Blackpool, Cheshire, Warrington and the Wirral a copy of the book is awarded to everyone who completes their Bikeability training. In Leeds it is part of the publicity campaign that supports the city council’s ambitious cycle promotion programme.
The regular edition retails at £6.50 but for local authorities and agencies such as the NHS we can supply Bike Easy in bulk (100-plus copies) for as little as £1.25 a copy. You can even commission a custom edition of Bike Easy with a specially designed cover front and rear, plus your logo or other branding. If you want, we can also add an extra chapter all about cycling initiatives in your area such as new routes, the best rides, bike shops, training, bike recycling, cycle hire, and other sources of help, support and encouragement that you provide.
Please contact us for more information.
To order copies of Bike Easy please visit our web store.
You’re most welcome to a free copy of Bike Easy to evaluate. If you have a local government or an NHS e-mail address, please contact us (remember to include your postal address!) and we’ll send you a copy.