The Only Way is Ethics

Cycling’s impact on the environment is nothing compared to a car or plane. But it could be much better. Here, we deliver the easy eco wins to help save our planet…

Words James Witts

Cycling is one of the greenest activities around but it’s far from perfect. Take a 2021 report by Trek who estimated that carbon emissions from its Madone model totalled around 197kg of carbon dioxide. (Chapeau to the American company for publishing such figures – many don’t.) Carbon bikes are near enough impossible to repurpose because of the structure of those fibres, many performance glasses are constructed from harmful polyurethane and the Haribo that comes with your latest Wiggle purchase is sheltered by plastic wrapping. In short, we can all do more. But where does your eco-trail start? Inner peace Pssst… yep, it’s the sound of deflation and a disrupted ride. After much effing, blinding and aching thumbs, you’ve succeeded in replacing your punctured inner tube with a new one. Ride on, arrive home…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2022

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