Bike Week 2021

Cycling UK have declared the first week of June 2021 to be #7DaysOfCycling or National Bike Week for 2021 – #BikeWeek2021.

Bike Week is the annual celebration of everything that’s wonderful about cycling. It’s a time to remind ourselves of all the positives that riding a bike can bring, including our own health and wellbeing, the theme of this year’s event.

Bike Week is the best opportunity to enjoy different cycling experiences – we encourage everyone to try something new, for up to seven days in a row, with a different focus
for each of the #7daysofcycling.

• Sunday 30 May – Well connected – celebrate wellness and connection and join the World’s Biggest Bike Ride
• Monday 31 May – Well up for it – go on an adventure or try a new challenge
• Tuesday 1 June – Well skilled – learn new skills
• Wednesday 2 June – Well fit – cycling keeps you healthy
• Thursday 3 June – Well grounded – be mindful, take time for yourself
• Friday 4 June – Well happy – cycling makes you happy
• Saturday 5 June – Well for life – be active and stay active

Read more about Bike Week and get involved from https://cyclinguk.org/bikeweek

Pop up shop

As part of the annual Bike Week celebrations, Cycling UK is opening a pop-up shop in Cardiff city centre for Bike Week 2021, so if you are in the area please come along and say hello; everyone is welcome.

Thanks to Morgan Arcade for their generous offer of the empty shop, Cycling UK will be creating a cycling hub full of information about what we and others are doing to get people on their bikes.  They will be open from Tuesday 1 June to Friday 4 June and you will be able to find out more about Cycling UK’s activities in Wales, collect children’s Bike Week activity packs, pick up the odd freebie as well as getting your bike checked for free.

There will be lots of information in the window for the times we aren’t open, so if you’re passing by make sure you check it out.

Gwenda Owen, Cycling UK engagement officer for Wales, said:

“Bike Week is always great but this year in Wales it’s going to be even better!  Creating a cycling hub in the centre of Cardiff is a fantastic opportunity to let many more people know about the great things that are happening for cycling and how they can get involved.  Big thanks to Morgan Arcade and For Cardiff for helping make this happen.”

The shop will be located at 2/4 Morgan Arcade, CF10 1AF, facing St Mary Street, one of the main pedestrianised streets in Cardiff City Centre.

nextbike – One hour free cycling

Using the nextbike app

Nextbike are also supporting Cycling UK, who is giving everyone a great reason to get out on their bikes, to celebrate the joys of cycling, and to get as many people as we can to ride on one day. Why not give it a go?

It’s not about distance or duration, it’s about giving it a go. Any kind of cycle ride counts no matter how far you go or what your motivation is. So, hop on a nextbike and explore the city around you.

To promote the event, nextbike are offering 60 free minute vouchers with the code BIKEWEEK60.

Remember you can pick up a nextbike from the racks in Station Road in Radyr as well as locations right across the City of Cardiff.