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Islabikes Imagine Project 20" prototype

Islabikes Imagine 20 – a first glimpse of the prototype

Is this the future of kids bikes?

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The panellists of the Family Cycling discussion at the Women and Bicycles Festival in Oxford, March 2017

Fancy coming to chat about family cycling?

I’m going to be chairing the Family Cycling panel at the 2017 Festival of Women and Bicycles – would be great to see you there!

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Claud Butler and Islabikes balance bikes

Stablisers or balance bike? Why one family used both

Stabilisers or balance bike? One family tried both – here’s how they got on

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Islabikes Imagine Rice Pedals on sustainably built childrens bikes

Rice pedals and curved frames – the Imagine Project starts to take shape

Rice pedals and curved frames – the Imagine Project starts to take shape Last month here on Cycle Sprog we featured an interview with Isla Rowntree about the Imagine Project.  Isla Rowntree is the founder of Islabikes, the quality kids bike manufacturer based in Ludlow, Shropshire, and has embarked on a mission to transform the…

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Practising front wheel lifts on an Islabikes Creig 24 at The Track Bike Park, Portreath, Redruth, Cornwall

A family day out at The Track Bike Park, Redruth, Cornwall

This autumn half term we were lucky enough to visit Cornwall for a couple of days.  The weather forecast was lovely for the time of year, so we decided to take the bikes and get out and enjoy some family cycling, Cornish style.  A quick google search for “Mountain Biking with kids in Cornwall” brought…

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Family cycling at Kielder Forest

Heady fun during a family cycle ride at Kielder Forest

When my (now) husband Chris and I were much, much younger, we used to love going to Kielder Forest for a long weekend. We’d pack up our tent and the mountain bikes, and spend several days camping and cycling. Depending on how late we’d stayed in the local pub the night before, we’d either ride…

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