WHEELRIGHTS   The Swansea Bay cycle campaign group

We campaign for improved facilities for cyclists in the Swansea Bay area. We help get people on bikes by, eg, providing beginners' classes; we also provide information about rides and other matters of interest to cyclists and their supporters. We are an umbrella organisation, separate from the CTC and Sustrans and other cycling groups, but whose activities we seek to both support and complement.

This site divides into seven pages, accessed by clicking the buttons above. They contain the following:
About us provides a full statement of our aims, a potted history and how we can be contacted.
Links gives the websites of other cycle campaign groups, provides links to local organisations and the contact details of local cycle shops.
Various is mainly news: the latest happenings in the Swansea Bay area that we are aware of. It is also the page from which you can view/download our Newsletters and other documents of potential interest.
Local rides contains descriptions of local rides. Most of these complement shorter descriptions published in the S. Wales Evening Post.
GowerCycleFest provides details of the Gower Cycling Festival which takes place from 18-25 September 2010. It is being organised by Wheelrights.
Events starts with some information about the providers of events. The events - mainly rides but also meetings - are then listed month by month in chronological order. One feature is a monthly summary of local CTC rides. For ease of reference these fit on to a single A4 sheet.
Join us. This is a form which you can print out, fill in by hand (we are not set up to do this electronically) and send to the address given together with a cheque for your annual sub.

The pictures on this home page illustrate our activities which range from support for the CTC and Sustrans to matters of wider interest.

This picture shows cyclists crossing the Bynea Bridge just west of Swansea.

Autumn on the Swansea Foreshore path.	A CTC ride on NCN 4 between Tondu and Pyle.

The Sustrans milepost in the left hand picture had just been erected at Blackpill, Swansea. It had been painted by children from a local school. The lady in the right hand pic. had learnt to ride at one of Wheelrights adult beginners classes and the photo shows her on an Explorer ride shortly afterwards. It was her first proper ride.

The picture above left shows a cycle lane crossing a minor road in Holland. Note how the right-of-way across the minor road is clearly established and that the crossing is set back from the main road. The right hand picture, also taken in Holland, shows a school party on an outing. Note that none of the kids are wearing helmets!