Cycling Plus

The power of ebikes

Each issue, with her ear to the world of UK cycling infrastructure, Laura reports on the setbacks our community faces – and how we’re fighting back

Blimey, do I love cycling. This week I’ve ridden 15 miles in my lunch break on a friend’s cargo bike, collecting second-hand garden furniture (I’m trying to cut my carbon footprint). I’ve also spent three hours after work riding off-road through Epping Forest

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