They say the revolution will not be televised — and in the case of the cycling revolution which is set to come to our streets, that couldn’t be truer.
For Greater Mancunians to embrace cycling, it means more and more of us switching to pedal power, for some journeys to start with. One man who knows this more than most is Neil Elkins.
The 46-year-old works at Manchester Bikes, on Chapel Street in Salford. Primarily, the firm rents out cargo bikes, which are slowly being picked up by delivery firms as an alternative for gas-guzzling vans.