Make 2010 your year of cycling

With a bit of information and some basic gear, cycling in winter is as easy and satisfying as it is in summer. New County Offices now have shower and changing facilities on the ground floor to make cycling to work as easy and convenient as possible. County Council premises around the county have safe and secure cycle parking facilities and there is plenty of advice about cycling this winter on this website.

Cycle Aylesbury has teamed up with partners Buckingham Bikes to offer free winter cycle checks throughout the winter season. All you need to do is visit the workshop in Aylesbury for your free cycle check. More information about this offer can be found at here.

Finally some great news! The Cycle Aylesbury team is pleased to announce that Buckinghamshire County Council has signed up to the new Cycle to Work Guarantee. As a founding member of the Guarantee, the Council has been working with the Government towards national accreditation and has pledged a commitment to try to increase the numbers of people cycling to work.

By signing the Guarantee Buckinghamshire County Council has commited to providing:

- Secure, safe and accessible bike parking facilities
- Good quality changing and locker facilities
- Offset the cost of cycling equipment and save on the tax through the ‘Cycle to Work’ Scheme.
- Bike repairs for cyclists on or near places of work.
- Training, reward and incentive programmes to achieve targets for more cycling

There is lots that we can do to help you get on your bike from cycle training to planning your route from home to work.

More on me treasure hunts

So you can enjoy the wonderful experience of cycling and discover Aylesbury's hidden treasures along the way, I've organised four fun treasure hunts around the Gemstone cycle ways. They are safe, mostly off-road and easy to do with your family or friends.

To take part all you have to do is print off the questions, which you will find below and, if you don't have one already, the map too. My special map shows some of Aylesbury's treasures - these are great places you can visit on your way round my treasure hunts.

Below are all of my treasure hunts and my map which you can download:

• Sapphire Way Treasure Hunt Questions (2mb PDF)
• Aqua way Treasure Hunt Questions (2mb PDF)
• Pebble way Treasure Hunt Questions (2mb PDF)
• Ruby way Treasure Hunt Questions (1.75mb PDF)
• Treasure Hunt Map (10mb PDF)

Cycle route improvements

Pratical Bicycle Mechanics

Make 2010 your year of cycling

More on me treasure hunts