Today marks the start of Bike Week and it’s a rainy one in Inverness. There will be a range of events across the UK this week and hopefully more people will get on their bikes.
With the repairs on the Kessock Bridge starting tomorrow, little has been said about getting people on their bikes to cross the firth rather than sitting in the traffic.
Surely Bike Week is the perfect opportunity to encourage commuting by bike?
That’s why myself and Active Outdoors colleague Peter Evans are planning to get our friend and non-cyclist Paul Chalk on his bike to work this week – something I’ve been threatening him with for years.
I’ve even set up a Facebook campaign – the ‘get Chalky to cycle to work during Bike Week challenge’ – to pile on the pressure!
As for myself, my plan is to cycle a different way to work each day this coming week, culminating in a round the Beauly Firth circuit going over the Kessock Bridge on Friday.
The weather may not be ideal for encouraging reluctant cyclists to get on their bikes, but there’s no time like the present. At least, once the rain stops…