CYCLISTS are being helped to stay on the move after a new bike station was installed in Lichfield city centre.
The facility near Speakers’ Corner has been funded by Lichfield City Council.
Cllr James Blackman, member of the council’s climate change and biodiversity committee, said:
“We hope residents take advantage of this repair station to carry out maintenance and repairs on their bikes.
“Our partners at Lichfield Re-Cycle will help us maintain the facility and anybody who would like advice on how to use it can contact the charity at lichfieldrecycleproject@gmail.com.
“We hope that this is just the first step in improving cycling infrastructure around the city.”
The station is equipped with a stand, pump, tyre levers, spanners, screwdrivers and hex keys.
This will encourage the cyclist to ride along minster pool, which is not a cycle path.
Seems like a good idea, and very welcoming for cyclists. Responsible cyclists will of course walk their bike alongside Minster Pool, especially if they have a flat tyre, which is what the station is designed for. From the picture it seems that it’s also for wheelchair users and prams.
Veteran could well be right, but there is a no cycling sign only at the Dam Street entrance. Cyclists entering by Ego can, and do cite the missing sign as permission to cycle along Minster in this direction.
Just so you know it IS a cycle path next to minster pool, do some research rather than making up information.
‘Veteran Ex Army’, who doesn’t want to use their real name… Put your name to the moan, own it. At what point do you start moaning at little kids riding their bikes through town with their parents walking behind?
Google is your friend, just type in ‘LICHFIELD CYCLE PATHS’ and wallow in your moany wrongness.
Finding the latest comment on here not particularly nice. There is a sign asking cyclists to dismount at one end of Minster Walk. Having spoken to the relevant department when this was last discussed the sign at the other end of the walk was vandalised. They haven’t bothered/will not replace it. The cycle route actually runs through the B&M carpark. Placing the repair station next to a nice seating area seems a bit strange. Finally it is called MINSTER WALK. So please walk with your bikes. It isn’t that much if an inconvenience to you rather than running over little children and elderly people enjoying the views and don’t swear at people when they point out the sign.
The cycling ‘route’ going from Dam Street to B/M carpark is rather messy, and although there shoukd be plenty of space fot both pedestrians and cyclist, without clearly demarkated/allicated space for eithet there is scope for conflict.
The oddest part is next to the public toilet where someone clever put a (disabled) parking bay on top of the cycle route.
If only an experienced cyclist would be involved in cycle infrastructure planning….
Minster walk is clearly not a cyclelane (neither should it be)