• Cycle parking facilities.
• Buying a bike.
• Mileage allowances for work related journeys.
• Showers at the Selly Oak and Edgbaston campuses.

Safety first:

• How not to get hit by a car.
• Watch out for that  car door!!!!
• Bike safe, drive safe.
• The Highway Code (and yes it applies to cyclists too).
• Know your road signs (as they apply to cyclists).
• Highlights for cyclists from the recently updated Highway Code.
• High visibility garments (one way to avoid being hit by a car...).
• Helmets (useful if you are hit by a car...):
  • Advice for new and potential cyclists.
  • Bicycle helmet research foundation.
  • A personal view on why to wear a helmet.
  • Cycle helmet information from John Franklin.
• Insurance:
  • If you are the victim of an accident.
  • If you are the cause of the accident.
  • CycleGuard provides a range of insurance policies (including third party, for children, when away from home and when competing).
• Cycle lighting (be seen and so not hit by that car...):
  • Advice on cycle lighting for new and potential cyclists.
  • Bicycle lighting resource page.
  • Cycle lighting regulations.

Types of bicycle:

• The folding bike society.
• Why choose a folding bike?
• Recumbent bikes.
• Why choose an electric bike?
• Special needs Buyers Guide
• Sourcing a special needs cycle.
• Saddles....
  • Choosing the right saddle...no they aren't all the same!
  • Cycle saddles for ladies.
• How to choose a bike:
  • Why cycle - a site with plenty of good advice!
  • TimeOut Guide to the different types of bike.
  • Choosing the right size and style of bike.
  • Bike for Life's guide to choosing a bike with pictures of the different types of bike.
  • Getting the bike to fit the lady.

Getting started on a bike:

• Bicycle commuting - basics.
• A getting started guide to commuting by bike for  improved health and fitness which was produced by Cycling Scotland (PDF document).
• An explanation of some of the road design terminology associated with cycling.
• Cycle training - local cycle trainers in the West Midlands.
• The National Standards for Cycle Training - it's not just for kids.
• CycleCraft by John Franklin.  The recommended course book for the National Cyclist Training Project.
• Bike commuting: A better way to travel.

For employers wanting you to get on your bike:

• Salary Sacrifice Cycle Purchase Schemes.
• Get Cycle Friendly - a guide for employers.
• Get Cycling - cycling promotion and support services (previously called the Company of Cyclists).
• Cycling works - how employers can benefit from increased cycling (PDF document).
• Starting a Bicycle User Group.

The health benefits of cycling:

• 50+ benefits of cycle commuting.
• Bike for your health: how cycling benefits you.
• A report on the health benefits from a modal transport shift (PDF document).
• National Cycling Strategy report on cycling and health (PDF document).
• Sustrans leaflet on healthy and active travel (PDF document).
• National Cycling Forum document on Promoting cycling: improving health (PDF document)
• Building fitness through cycling from Cycling Scotland (PDF document).