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Where would we be if we didn't have the wheel?

Invented sometime around 3500 BCE, during the Chalcolithic era, the wheel gave rise to everything from transportation to modern-day machinery and almost everything in between.

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A stolen bike surge is now underway in the city. The number of bicycles, including those with electric motors, reported stolen in New York from March through Sept. 21 was 4,477, an increase of 27 percent from the 3,507 reported stolen during the same period last year, according to the police.

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Residents of Nass, Co Kildare, have voted with their feet in favour of a temporary ban on cars using a canal-side route between the town and nearby Sallins.

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If we take a mid-range figure of 20,000 thefts, that means only one in four stolen bikes are reported to Gardaí. This figure compares with European averages of between three and five bikes stolen for every one reported to police.

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Many cities across the world have noted an increase in the demand for cycling, as people enjoyed quieter streets and cleaner spaces during lockdown. And there is also a demand for lessening our emissions.

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New measures are now in force in England and Scotland – what’s changed?

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Did you know...?

Cyc-Lok is the first product to market with a publicly accessible, real-time app-based, pay for use locker designed uniquely for cyclists. Learn more: https://www.cyc-lok.ie/

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Happy New Year 2021 and keep biking! 🚴

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Cyc-Lok is ‘pay-as-you-go’ bicycle parking facilities available to bike commuters in towns and cities throughout Ireland and prices start at just €1 for 1 hour, rising to €3 for 12 hours. Download the Cyc-Lok app from Google Play or Apple Store, register your details and choose your preferred site and period of use (from 1 to 12 hours). Learn more: https://www.cyc-lok.ie

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Have a holly, jolly Christmas! 🎄🎅🎄

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Cycle lanes, rail, 15-minute cities, forests, bogs and wind farms are Minister’s passions.

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Do you remember when your central purpose was to explore this world with your body? The sun and the wind, your legs, your breath, the water and dirt? This is how we understood the environment, and our place in it, and what it meant to be alive.

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Cyc-Lok, the Irish bike locker firm, has secured deals worth more than €1 million this year, with the company due to expand into the US and Norway in the coming months.

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How to get a city on its bike? Ask Copenhagen, where cyclists pedal an estimated 1.4 million kilometres every weekday.

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One of the biggest issues with working life, especially in cities, is the commute. Traffic jams, the associated road-rage, and poor air quality are all things that cycling to work can help remedy, and an electric bike will make that journey even more enjoyable.

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A trial has shown the potential of cargo bike in improving the cityscape, with pollution being reduced by over 300kgs of CO2.

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Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, Voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween!’

Happy #Halloween