Events

The events are listed in chronological order. Contact information and some brief notes about the providers follow.

Unless noted otherwise the events should be free. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult on rides.

January 2012
For a table summarising CTC's January rides click here
Tuesday 17 January: Cycle maintenance workshop.
6.30-8.00pm in the Environment Centre, Pier Street. This free service is provided by Schmoos Cycles in collaboration with the CTC. All are welcome.
Monday 23 January: Wheelrights meeting
7.00pm in the Environment Centre, Pier Street. All welcome.

February 2012
For a table summarising CTC's February rides click here
Tuesday 21 February: Cycle maintenance workshop.
6.30-8.00pm in the Environment Centre, Pier Street. This free service is provided by Schmoos Cycles in collaboration with the CTC. All are welcome.
Monday 27 February: Wheelrights meeting
7.00pm in the Environment Centre, Pier Street. All welcome.

March 2012
Tuesday 20 March: Cycle maintenance workshop.
6.30-8.00pm in the Environment Centre, Pier Street. This free service is provided by Schmoos Cycles in collaboration with the CTC. All are welcome.
Monday 26 March: Wheelrights meeting
7.00pm in the Environment Centre, Pier Street. All welcome.

April 2012
Saturday 14 April: Adult Beginners Class.
9.30-11.30 in Civic Centre East car park click here for how to register, etc.
Tuesday 17 April: Cycle maintenance workshop.
6.30-8.00pm in the Environment Centre, Pier Street. This free service is provided by Schmoos Cycles in collaboration with the CTC. All are welcome. This is the last of the six classes.
Thursday 26 April: Wheelrights Evening Ride.
5.45pm in Caffe Americano (E. of Sail Bridge, facing Prince of Wales Dock). See Wheelrights Rides below. Leader: tba.

May 2012
Saturday 12 May: Adult Beginners Class.
9.30-11.30 in Civic Centre East car park click here for how to register, etc. Thursday 24 May: Wheelrights Evening Ride.
5.45pm in Caffe Americano (E. of Sail Bridge, facing Prince of Wales Dock). See Wheelrights Rides below. Leader: tba.

June 2012
16-24 June: National Bike Week
Saturday 16 June: Adult Beginners Class.
9.30-11.30 in Civic Centre East car park click here for how to register, etc.
Saturday 16 June: BikeAbility Wales Cycling Fun Day.
11.00–15.00, Dunvant Rugby Club, Broadacre, Killay, Swansea SA2 7RU.
A chance for people of all abilities and ages to try out an amazing range of specialist and unusual cycles such as tandems, recumbents and kick bikes. For further information phone Mike Cherry on 07968 109145.
Thursday 28 June: Wheelrights Evening Ride.
5.45pm in Caffe Americano (E. of Sail Bridge, facing Prince of Wales Dock). See Wheelrights Rides below. Leader: tba.

July 2012
Thursday 26 July: Wheelrights Evening Ride.
5.45pm in Caffe Americano (E. of Sail Bridge, facing Prince of Wales Dock). See Wheelrights Rides below. Leader: tba.
Saturday 28 July: Adult Beginners Class.
9.30-11.30 in Civic Centre East car park click here for how to register, etc.

August 2012
Thursday 23 August: Wheelrights Evening Ride.
5.45pm in Caffe Americano (E. of Sail Bridge, facing Prince of Wales Dock). See Wheelrights Rides below. Leader: tba.

September 2012
Saturday 1 September: Adult Beginners Class.
9.30-11.30 in Civic Centre East car park click here for how to register, etc.
15-22 September: Gower Cycling Festival
For details of this event click here .

Providers
Wheelrights
As noted on the About us page the events which Wheelrights lay on comprise their adult beginners classes, some rides and evening meetings.
Wheelrights Rides. We are reintroducing short evening rides with the hope that now with more people in Swansea cycling they might catch on. (They had not when we tried this in previous years.) This time we are changing the format: each ride will start at the same time and place but there will be no pre-planned route, the idea being that the route and distance will be decided to suit whoever turns up. In this way we hope to attract riders of all abilities. Thus if someone new to cycling turns up the understanding is that the more experienced cyclists will hold back to encourage and assist the newcomers. They start at a time to suit office hour workers and should finish by dusk. They will therefore be quite short. No doubt some will choose to retire to a convenient hostelry afterwards. The schedule is given above.
These rides, as well as providing a social outlet for experienced cyclists, are intended to help new and returning cyclists gain confidence and thereby encourage them to use their bikes for transportation – commuting, shopping, etc – and/or provide a stepping stone to longer rides such as offered by the CTC. (See the CTC ride summaries above.)
Meetings. We will be holding evening meetings to plan our activities at intervals to be decided – watch this page. There will also be meetings at which a talk will be given. All meetings are open (and free), but members who feel they can play a part in helping us achieve our aims are particularly welcome.
Sustrans
Sustrans main role is to create such important things as the National Cycle Network and Safe Routes to Schools. Currently their focus is on providing links to the NCN and encouraging cycle commuting. These aims are shared by Wheelrights and will be a priority for 2012. We hope also to help Sustrans – as we have in previous years – by manning stalls or supporting other activities organised by them.
CTC
On 1 January 2008 the local CTC group ceased to be a District Association and became the Swansea and West Wales CTC Member Group. The old sections disappeared so that the rides which used to be the responsibility of the sections are now coordinated by the one group. They continue to take place on Sundays and Wednesdays. Most are at a moderate pace and between 30 and 50 miles. However the group also provide some easier rides suitable for the less fit or less experienced cyclist.
Information about the local CTC rides can be found on their website. The programme for a particular month is also summarised above on a single A4 sheet. Just click the month to view or download it.
Other
Other events gleaned from wherever are included on this page.

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Page updated on 30 January 2012.