FIVE INTERESTING FACTS

Here are FIVE INTERESTING FACTS worth noting about bikes

ONE

About 100 million bicycles are manufactured worldwide each year

TWO

The two very clever brothers Orville and Wilber Wright - who built the first flying plane - operated a small bike repair shop in Dayton, Ohio, USA.

THREE

1903 was the year that the Tour de France was first competed / cycled / won.

FOUR

40% of all Amsterdam's commutes are made on a bike.(#)

FIVE

For every £1 invested in the Recycle Bike Hub, the bike workshop can return £5 in fundraising to our chosen charity - Naomi House and Jacksplace

(#) Actually - 7 out of 8 people in the Netherlands - over the age of 15 - have a bike

......but I was only doing Five facts ....not seven!