Cycling for fun
Cycling doesn’t always have to be about getting from A to B as quickly as possible. It’s a great way to relax and spend your free-time, too. When you ride a bike you get the chance to explore parts of Colchester you wouldn’t normally see from the car.
You can easily venture into the surrounding countryside, or make a day of it with a picnic or a trip to one of our top class attractions such as Colchester Castle or Colchester Zoo.
Age and ability don’t matter when you cycle for fun - so long as you enjoy yourself, and get the most from the freedom travelling by bike can bring.
Whether you have the whole weekend ahead of you, or just the odd half hour in the evening, cycling can be a great stress-buster while helping you to keep fit and soak up some fresh air, too.
Cycle Colchester is improving and creating new routes throughout the town to make it an even better place for cycling linking up key locations such as the station and the Weston Homes Community Stadium. Click here for more information about the new routes on offer.
And there are lots of events going on to help people to rediscover how much fun cycling can be. Click here to find out more about forthcoming activities.
| Bridget Hindle, 49, works as a primary school teacher and lives in Prettygate, Colchester. |
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 “For me, cycling makes me feel alive. You are out in the fresh air, feeling the wind through your hair and enjoy the changing seasons and different skies. Being in a car, stuck in a traffic jam, makes life very dull. “Cycling is also very much part of our family life and we go cycling during our summer holidays. It is very important for us to always look for activities to do as a whole family and cycling is something we all enjoy. “After Christmas we all cycled to Friday Woods and met up with friends and had great fun going over the bumps and along the tracks, although my boys – James, 17, Alexander, 14, George, nine – are more dare-devils than me! “My boys have been used to going about on two wheels from a very early age. They started off on bike seats and then used scooters from the age of about 2½. They then either went on a tagalong bike or a bike with stabilisers. I could often be seen pushing a pram with a child cycling next to me. “When my children were small we would sometimes cycle to St Botolph’s Station - now Colchester Town – and get the train the Wivenhoe. We would then cycle along the Wivenhoe Trail, have a picnic and then go home. It was great fun. “The boys have transferred the skills they have learnt from cycling like strength, endurance and stamina to other sports they enjoy. Learning how to balance definitely meant it was easier for them to learn surfing.” |
