A message from our founder, Toby A message from our founder, Toby April has been amazing as well as being the month Cycling Minds began its work in earnest as the newest social enterprise in Hexham. It’s been a hard few weeks getting ready to open our community cycle hub…

A message from our founder, Toby Great minds think alike… Cycling Minds was conceived partly to boost cycle tourism in our beautiful county and so we were excited to hear recently of Visit Northumberland’s drive to “make Northumberland a premier cycling holiday destination in England”. The tourist board has brought…

A message from our founder, Toby Northumberland has just been named by The New York Times as the fourth best place in the world where visitors can be part of the solution to problems like over-tourism and climate change, and of course Cycling Minds is proud to say we will…

We’re up and riding! So Cycling Minds has started on its long and rewarding journey for everyone involved. After several months of careful research, hours of conversations with social and healthcare providers who work with the disadvantaged young people we aim to help and numerous community cycling projects around the…

Adult bike sizes are normally measured from the top of the seat tube (where the seat post fits into the frame) down to the centre of the bottom bracket axle (the axle which carries the pedal cranks). With the correct frame size you should be able to sit on the…

Our work is inspired by the NHS 5 Steps to Mental Wellbeing and our young beneficiaries will be able to develop their cycling skills and confidence following a programme aligned with the National Standard for Cycle Training syllabus while increasing their fitness through moderately strenuous activity in line with NHS…