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Calling all Cycle Sprogs! Share your Sprog Blogs now!

Are you a Cycle Sprog? Do you love riding your bike? Why not write a Sprog Blog?

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Islabikes introduce radical parental leave policy

Islabikes introduce radical new parental leave policy

Islabikes launch industry leading new parental leave policy

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Our family cycling holiday

How we became a mountain biking family in just one year

In just over a year we’ve gone from casual cyclists to mountain bikers – here’s our journey

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Islabike Beinn 27

Islabikes launch new Beinn 27 kids bike

27.5″ wheels for a ten year old. Islabikes again change expectations around kids bikes.

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Cuda CP700R kids road / cyclocross bike in action shot of cyclocross tyres on grass

Types of kids bikes explained

If you’re looking for a new bike for your son or daughter, then you’re going to want to make sure you get the best bike for them (and your wallet).  There are a bewildering array of bikes out there – balance bikes, pedal bikes, BMX, mountain bikes, hybrids, road bikes, cyclo-cross bikes.  It’s important that…

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Cycling Coast to Coast in Cornwall with kids

Cornwall is one of my favourite parts of the UK – it’s just such a pity it’s so far from where we live in Cumbria! Last time we were able to make the pilgrimage, we decided to try out cycling the Cornwall Coast to Coast with our two boys, from Portreath on the Atlantic Ocean…

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