Just wonderful – two wheels good, Laura Laker brilliant. This book takes you on a trip to every corner of Britain, and you can feel every bump and groove on cycle lanes across the country. Inspiring ... part travel diary, part love poem to Britain's cycle network.

Jeremy Vine

With a passion for both cycling and words, there are few more qualified to paint a picture of the NCN's potential than Laura Laker.

Chris Boardman

Laker lays a finger on the nation's cycling pulse, and finds, despite it all, there is a lot of life. A beautiful homage to a wonky network.

Ned Boulting

An essential read for all cycling enthusiasts. I loved hearing about Laura's experiences … a wonderful reminder of how cycling both in cities and in the countryside can change our nation's health and happiness for the better ... Laura has a broad vision for the future of cycling in our country as well as practical suggestions of the steps we need to take to get there.

Councillor Emily Kerr, Green Party

In a pedal-powered journey of discovery, Laura Laker tells the surprising story of how Britain got its bike paths: the good, the bad and the downright ugly. Along the way she meets the early visionaries and today's activists engaged in what's become an unlikely new front in the culture wars.

Jack Thurston, author and host of The Bike Show podcast

...an awesome ride around the byways and backroads of the UK…a really thoughtful piece of writing…Laura is an amazing writer.

Mark Beaumont, long-distance cyclist, broadcaster and author