Cycling

Cycle touring is cheaper, easier and less daunting than many people imagine. Here’s how to plan a cycling holiday in Europe, from choosing a route to packing light.

Cargo bikes make everyday trips easier, and more enjoyable. Here’s how the main styles differ, what each is best at, and which designs suit your budget.

The Netherlands has long been cycling’s gold standard, but the rapid growth of e-bikes is creating a new problem: illegally modified machines travelling faster than the law allows. With fatbikes increasingly linked to crashes and antisocial riding, Dutch towns are starting to act. The bigger challenge, though, is that “e-bike” has become a catch-all label that blurs the line between bicycles and electric motorbikes.

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Breakdown cover is usually associated with cars. Less well known is that recovery services also exist for e-bikes, bicycles and mobility scooters – and that they work very differently. This guide explains what to expect, depending on how you travel.

For many disabled people, adapted cycles and electric trikes are not a lifestyle choice but a mobility aid. UK VAT rules recognise this – but only when the design, not the rider, is the reason.

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