Cycle Heaven
2 Bishopthorpe Road
York YO23 1JJ

Tel: 01904 636578 / 651870
email: info@cycle-heaven.co.uk

Holiday opening times:
Closed on bank holiday Mondays, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Open on Good Friday.

Normal opening times:

Monday 0800 - 1800
Tuesday 0800 - 1800
Wednesday 0800 - 1800
Thursday 0800 - 1800
Friday 0800 - 1800
Saturday 0900 - 1800
Sunday 1100 - 1600

Beauty and the Bike

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.12.09 Last night I attended the premiere of Beauty and the Bike - a documentary that explores why teenage girls in the UK don't cycle. Based on a project oragnised by the Darlington Cycle Campaign, it follows the experiences of a group of teenage girls when they conduct an exchange visit with girls of similar age in Bremen Germany. What emerges is a indictment of the frankly pathetic state of cycle infrastructure in the UK when compared with Germany; how political short sightedness and lousy planning limits the freedom of movement that our children enjoy and how the private car has been allowed to blight our towns and cities. More inspiring is the girls themselves and their desire to carry on cycling, despite the obstacles, once they've got the bug. It's a 55 minute documentary and you can see an 8 minute short on You Tube and buy it from us ( £15). There is also a beautifully photgraphed book (£14) - both available instore.


For more on those who made it: http://www.bikebeauty.org/

For more about the Dalington Cycle Campaign and their project:  http://www.velodarlo.org/2009/09/14/velodarlo-to-darlovelo/

03.03.10 View a Tyne Tees news report here: http://www.itv.com/tynetees/beauty-and-the-bike16715/

 

Photo: Phil Dixon