ABSTRACT
Cycle rides cover much greater distances than could conceivably be covered on foot. More importantly, such consumption of terrain changes the rider’s relation with the environment and the capacity to imagine and consume places. If the first material component necessary for cycling practices is the machine itself, then the second necessary component of all cycling practices are the spaces consumed and created by its use. These environments of cycling are, first, physical locations: the roads, paths, tracks and terrains where cycling happens. If travelling is an act of production of the travelling self, then environments of travel are crucial. Increase in the consumption of space while at a level of human interaction, only further emphasizes the important of environment as part of the assemblage of cycling. Routes can serve ideological functions. Roads and cycleways are designed and constructed as built environments; their use of land reflects political power over ownership and of choices made.
