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Getting back on my bike

July 6, 2023

By Kay Jass

I learned how to cycle in my youth, rode for fun and then upgraded to motorised transport, as you do. My bicycle gathered dust for years until I reached a point where the

Does elite cycling get people onto their bikes?

June 29, 2023

By Andy Chivers

We were promised that the legacy of the London Olympics in 2012 would be a new enthusiasm for sport and fitness in the UK. There was a brief increase in physical activity,

Festival fun and free bike repairs

June 24, 2023

By Alison Hill

It’s midsummer and festival season in Oxford city is in full swing. To mark our twentieth anniversary Cyclox had a stall at all these amazing festivals (and there are more

Getting rid of barriers

June 17, 2023

By Andy Chivers

There are many barriers to using a bike – lack of segregated paths, feeling unsafe, having no access to a bike, lack of a safe place to store a bike. The list goes on. But

Nasser Salehi in Sanctiary Wheels workshop with Fahad

Sanctuary Wheels one year on

June 9, 2023

By Nicole Kalinowska

Sanctuary Wheels was launched in May 2022 to provide bikes to refugees and asylum seekers across Oxfordshire. Its goal was to make Oxfordshire a more welcoming home

Celebrate Bike Week with a family ride!

June 2, 2023

By Robin Tucker

Bike Week 2023, from 5 to 11 June, is the 100th annual celebration of all things cycling. There are few places better to cycle than Oxfordshire, and cycling groups will be

Parking your bike at Oxford station

May 25, 2023

By Andy Chivers

Cycle parking at Oxford station is in a woeful state. The knee-deep piles of leaves from last autumn made the station bike parking area look desperately neglected.

Pothole hazards

May 19, 2023

By Alison Hill

On 30 April the Oxford Mail reported that there had been 135 personal injury claims submitted to Oxfordshire County Council over the last year. One of the leading causes was

Cyclox is 20 years old

May 11, 2023

By Andy Chivers

In September 2003 a small group of cycle campaigners held the first meeting of Cyclox. The group had its origins in Oxford Friends of the Earth. The first campaign was for

Older riders: what they need

May 3, 2023

By Emily Kerr

In last week’s On My Bike, I shared stories of older Oxford cyclists. This week I’m focusing on two older people who have great ideas about improving access for bikes and

Older woman cycling in Woodstock Road, Oxford

Older riders: why they love cycling

April 28, 2023

By Emily Kerr

In the UK, just 1% of journeys by adults age 65+ are by bicycle. But in Holland, it’s a quarter. Many older people love cycling: for health, convenience and enjoyment – and

Kathryn McNicoll, Cyclox trustee, on bike with trailer

Celebrating three award-winning women in cycling

April 20, 2023

By Alison Hill and Kathryn McNicoll

Three Oxfordshire women were nominated for Cycling UK’s 100 Women in Cycling 2022 and here we celebrate their achievements.

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