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Yes I know this is a bit late since the race went past a few weeks ago now, but I just stumbled across a couple of photos and thought I would indulge myself in another cycling-related blog posting following my highly regarded and now infamous Pedalling to boil a kettle for a cuppa tea! article some 6 months ago which drew rave reviews only from the insects that seem to be attracted to my desk!

Anyway, energy efficiency and the bicycle are good friends you know. The bicycle is the most energy efficient way for humans to move about, and arguably before we had them, movement was slow and frequently the next village was the limit of many peoples adventures.

The Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign ran a trial last month, comparing bicycle, bus, car and train from Heaton Chapel to Manchester City Centre to find out which means of transport is cheapest, easiest, fastest and healthiest over an average commuting distance. In a nutshell what did the experiment show:

Fastest- bicycle
Cheapest- bicycle
Greenest- bicycle

Code for Sustainable Homes

Yes indeed, even bicycles creep into this document! You score well for providing space to store bicycles. I'll remember that when I start thinking about our new build over the next 6 months. Think I'll prefer a separate outbuilding for my bike collection though, and it would prove less irritating to the rest of the family I suspect!

Anyway, my tip for the day- buy a bike, and go pedalling!

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