Cycling Links Relating to Cambridge and Around

Bike Purchase Schemes and Government Support for Cycling

Cycle Scheme - an organisation set up to facilitate the govenment's C2W scheme. Using this scheme, an employee of a company signed up to the scheme, can buy a new bike and equipment from Chris's Bikes from their pre-tax salary (ie. TAX FREE!)
Buy a new bike and equipment Tax Free with the Cycle to Work (C2W) Scheme - Details from 'Bike for All'
Claim 20p per mile on business journeys where you use your bike - great info from London Analytics
Get 5 minutes paid holiday for every day cycled to work! - another from London Analytics (you may need to check this with your employer)
Tax Free Breakfast for cyclists 6 times a year (HMRC) - your employer can designate 'cycle to work' days 6 times a year and provide breakfast for employees tax free
Tax breaks on Safety Equipment if employer purchases for employee (HMRC) - helmets, reflective clothing
Tax free provision of bicycle parking for employees (HMRC) - if part of an employers 'green transport' plan
CTC list of tax breaks for cyclist - a comprehensive list of the tax breaks available for employers and employees

We sell lots of bikes from Dawes, Giant and Dahon.

Cambridge County Council Cycling Maps - a nice set of cycling maps from the council
Sustrans National Cycleway Map (PDF) - a map showing the excellent Sustrans National Cycle Network (with recent exta lottery money this network will continue to grow!)
London - a Comprehensive Cycling Maps of London by the TFL - thanks Ken!

Sustrans Routes for the East of England - excellent cycling routes locallly, check out route 11 !
Route Maps from Bike for All - various interesting routes
Route Maps from the CTC (membership required) - want a route from Land's End to John O'Groats? It's here with a lot of other interesting routes
Fenland Cycling - Stuart Bell's list of rides around Cambridge
Cambridge to London Route - a nice route from Cambridge to London

Cambridge Cycling Campaign's Journey Planner - interesting route planner with blow-by-blow photos
ViaMichelin Online Mapping - look for the 'Options' button and select 'by bike'
TFL's London Journey Planner - has a 'Cycle only' routes option
Google Maps (well a petition anyway) - a petition to ask Google to add a 'by bicycle' option to their route finder

Cycle Touring Club - Premier bike club in the UK establish in 1878
Cycle Campaign Network - The Federation of Cycle Campaign Groups
Cambridge Triathlon Club - some of our customers ride with this club (they also swim and run!)