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Regular cyclists enjoy a fitness level equal to that of a person ten years younger. (Source: National Forum for Coronary Heart Disease Foundation, Sharp)
 Cycling at least twenty miles a week reduces the risk of heart disease to less than half that for non-cyclists who take no other exercise (Source: British Heart Foundation, Morris)
If one third of all short car journeys were made by bike, national heart disease rates would fall by between 5 and 10 percent (Bikes not Fumes, CTC, 1992).
OWNERSHIP AND USE
According to Key Note's 1995 Bicycle Report, bicycle ownership levels have doubled over the past decade to over 20 million cycles in the UK.
In 1998, the CTC and the National Byway estimated that there are now 23 million bikes in ownership.
Percent households with bikes
1976 15 percent
1986 25 percent
1995 33 percent
(Source: Bicycle Association)
One in three adults owns a bicycle. (Source: Mintel, 1995).
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