I’m glad MK is getting more recognition. Thanks :)
@Lacehairwigs2 жыл бұрын
I'm from mk and love cycling around all the different lakes.
@FullychargedUK2 жыл бұрын
We couldn't agree more. What a lovely place to cycle, especially with all of the red-cycle lanes.
@bikeman1232 жыл бұрын
Mk, a city focused around the car. Sure there are cycle ways but unless you're a local you will get lost. And its impossible to leave MK without venturing onto a 70mph dual carriageway.
@Seb51211 ай бұрын
Better signage will help, but air quality is great in MK thanks to little traffic problems and convenient cycling shortcuts. You can also leave using these things called buses and trains
@daydays124 ай бұрын
Well said. It is good to have some honesty in the comments.
@2226johnr2 жыл бұрын
I have always biked to work for all my working life as I don't own a car. Never have. I have a ebike and can get to work in 20 mins.i live in mk too
@ArneSlotnEGGer Жыл бұрын
Germany is making MK look basic. Went to Munich so spectacular
@FullychargedUK Жыл бұрын
Of course, Germany is ahead of the game with regards to infrastructure.
@hughmungus5529 Жыл бұрын
I visited some friends and family in milton keynes, it's really beautiful
@FullychargedUK Жыл бұрын
Beautiful to be riding bikes around!
@helenknight85992 жыл бұрын
Nice one! #getaroundmk 💚🚴♀️💚
@unclepete1003 жыл бұрын
Great to see good bike infra, nice bike btw,
@simon_wolf_3 жыл бұрын
Are there connections into MK from nearby towns or villages too? I’m really hoping that various plans in Somerset pan out and we get some connections between towns and villages. Country roads are lovely apart from a lot using the national speed limit and being used by HGVs and other vehicles at speed.
@FullychargedUK3 жыл бұрын
We couldn't agree more with this Simon. We all know those winding country roads too much and drivers can occasionally play on both sides of the law with regards to the speed limit. Cycling infrastructure between villages would not only improve the wellbeing of its population, but also get people healthier!
@onebicycle37722 жыл бұрын
@@FullychargedUK Hi. I just want to ask if there is any progress after coordinating with Milton Keynes Council?I would love to know whats going to happen in MK redways in the future
@daydays124 ай бұрын
@@FullychargedUK No thought for pedestrians. Walkling is healthy too, you know, if you are not knocked down by cars or bicycles.
@zivkovicable2 жыл бұрын
This be another Milton Keynes. The one i know has crap, meandering indirect bike lanes that go nowhere in particular; & everyone drives everywhere.
@daydays124 ай бұрын
Thanks for the truth.
@tubularG3 жыл бұрын
Not sure my handle bars would fit into those bike lockers. What's the parking infrastructure like generally around MK? Can you park at pretty much every destination?
@cubbykovu89553 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THE REDWAYS I cant drive so I do everything on my bike yup yup
@onebicycle37722 жыл бұрын
Are you a local from MK?
@cubbykovu89552 жыл бұрын
@@onebicycle3772 yup I live here and ride most days
@onebicycle37722 жыл бұрын
@@cubbykovu8955 Great! Nice to know. How do you find the red ways in MK? Do you thinkmit needs more improvements?How is the MK council doing to improve it?
@cubbykovu89552 жыл бұрын
@@onebicycle3772 I love them to bits they arent perfect there are some dodgey road crossing bits and some of it is very old and worn BUT I went to york two years ago and it was horrendous to ride in XD
@onebicycle37722 жыл бұрын
@@cubbykovu8955 Yes it is not perfect but it can be improved☺️. I think the MK council can make a big change to the red ways if they are willing to☺️
@onebicycle37722 жыл бұрын
Are the council of MK planning to improve more of the existing red ways?
@FullychargedUK2 жыл бұрын
That is a question for our partner store in Silverstone, but we hope so!!
@onebicycle37722 жыл бұрын
@@FullychargedUK Your partner in silverstone? is it located in MK?
@myrahouse2368 Жыл бұрын
MK without a Car I feel trapped, I wouldn’t know where to find a red way?
@ColinChambers Жыл бұрын
I needed a map to get me started when I was a teenager with no car but I quickly learnt the routes. Best place I’ve known to cycle.
@giovannidebiase8479 Жыл бұрын
Mind your head when you go under those bridge.
@FullychargedUK Жыл бұрын
hahah don't worry he will!
@greigs93843 жыл бұрын
All that infrastructure, miles and miles of it, yet like Stevenage, it’s virtually unused. Build it and they’ll come ...... but not in MK.
@mikeowen34783 жыл бұрын
Maybe that’s because it’s also really easy to drive round MK. In The Netherlands high bike use is sometimes related to the bike being the quickest option. Eg. The pioneering Groningen traffic plan made cars go the long way round and bikes direct. UK newtowns were designed completely around the car in the 60s and sadly most other towns had the heart ripped out of them for the car. Result: 2021 Urban (and countryside) UK is a complete traffic sewer.
@topbuzz19923 жыл бұрын
@Greig Smith you are completely wrong. Please stop regurgitating tired old myths and propaganda promoted by the anti-cycling infrastructure lobby, which have long since been debunked. The walking and cycling infrastructure in MK does get used by many many people who would otherwise not have the opportunity to cycle safely. You often see children, families and elderly people, as well as commuters using the cycle routes. It’s not perfect by any means, many of the redways are desperately in need of resurfacing due to lack of funding, and as @Mike Owen rightly points out, the city was designed primarily around the car, not the bicycle, which accounts in large part for the difficultly in getting people out of their cars and onto bikes, especially compared to somewhere like Holland for example. But as a long time resident I can assure you that MK’s traffic free redways and leisure routes are used by many people, and the experience of cycling in MK is blissful when compared to almost any other town or city in the UK. If you ask almost anyone from MK you’ll discover that most them love living in the city, they’re very proud of MK, and the redways and leisure routes are one of the things that makes living in the city very special.
@greigs93843 жыл бұрын
@battletruck100 I’ve lived here for 31 years, which is handy, as I know where all the adult education centres are located if you need a helping hand with your written English skills. Let me know if I can assist.
@moyolinux Жыл бұрын
thats because they built it with the car in mind. They didn't build it with cyclist or people who do not drive. Go to scandanavia, holland. They will tell you how to build a city for cyclist
@greigs9384 Жыл бұрын
@@moyolinux 😂 It’s the largest and most comprehensive segregated cycling network in the UK. MKs practically famous for its Red Ways. You can literally get anywhere in the city and not share a road with MV’s. But it wasn’t built with cyclists in mind. Ok. Yet the beards of the LCC go on and on and on about segregation and how once built, cars will be abandoned and the modal share will change dramatically to cycling over driving. We’re not Dutch. We don’t live in Holland
@AronMih2 жыл бұрын
MK . a town built around bike thieves also
@daydays124 ай бұрын
Is that right?
@gosskamperis2016 Жыл бұрын
The reason I DON'T cycle is because I fear that my bicycle might be stolen, parts stolen from it or damaged. ALSO electric bikes and eScooters have become a scourge. Meat-Heads ride around MK on pavements or shared spaces such as Redways at breakneck speeds.
@KellyS_77 Жыл бұрын
I worry about theft too, I worry less about it by buying a bike just for locking up while I'm doing errands. Lots of decent
@gosskamperis2016 Жыл бұрын
@@KellyS_77 You make some very fair comments. Sadly, those who are irresponsible might spoil things for the rest of us.
@daydays124 ай бұрын
Thank you for the truth. It is, unfortunately, as I imagined. MK is for motorised vehicles ... cars , vans, lorries, motorbikes, escooters and ebikes.
@daydays124 ай бұрын
Why no thought for pedestrians or community life? Why an American car- centric grid system which is totally inorganic and dead.?..Asphalt and concrete. If pedestrians aren't hemmed in by car parks they risk being mown down by cyclists.
@04smallmj2 жыл бұрын
Houten is what happens when town planning is centred around cycling, Milton Keynes is almost the opposite!
@dubiouspolling5470 Жыл бұрын
cycling utopia
@FullychargedUK Жыл бұрын
We couldn't agree more!
@KellyS_77 Жыл бұрын
It's not quite utopia, but is nice!
@daydays124 ай бұрын
Mortocycles and ebikes I imagine
@moyolinux Жыл бұрын
is this guy serious, Milton keynes is the worse cycling area you can think of. The signage is appalling, you are constantly getting lost. Because the the path is covered by bush you cannot look around for a marker point to find out whee your going. The underpass looks like a scene from nightmare on elm st. Its scary, may I suggest you look at the Scandinavian / dutch countries who can tell you how to build a cycle city
@TBGTeam3 жыл бұрын
Yet you still see idiots on their bicycles on the main road every day
@georgedowns40343 жыл бұрын
You do know that it is perfectly legal to cycle on the road?