Safe cycling is something we cover extensively on London Cyclist. This post is a collection of some of the most important information, in one place. Motorists share a responsibility with cyclists to create a safe environment, so we're going to cover ...
Hello Emily
In 2007, I started London Cyclist after getting frustrated at how the only articles I could find online were focused on high end cycling. I felt excluded from a tribe and that there wasn't something out there for an everyday commuter like ...
Velosock – A sock for your bike reviewed
Unwrapping the Velosock and holding it in your hands feels like you are holding on to a giants brightly coloured boxers. Getting it on the bike is a little fiddly, but not difficult. You'd probably be better off doing it outside your home, because ...
Discerning Cyclist Style Guide – Summer Edition
Guest post by Pete Reynolds from Discerning Cyclist Just because it’s getting a bit warmer in the summer months, there’s no reason to sacrifice on style when you’re out and about on your bike. There’s plenty of quality cycling clothes out there ...
5 accessories for a summer of cycling
With long summery days ahead of us, here are 5 accessories we love and recommend at London Cyclist. Smartphone bike mount Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, whatever your poison, you can mount it to your handlebars to follow directions and use as ...
What it’s like to get knocked off your bike
Andreas: This is a story from a London Cyclist reader. If you'd like to share your story, please use the contact page. I didn’t quite make it to work this morning. Half way there, I was knocked off my bike yards from where a fatal cycling accident ...
Traffic-free Sundays on Regent Street in July
For a glimpse of a car-free London, take a trip down to Regent's Streets on any Sunday in July. The usual traffic choked streets, will make way for street food festivals, group exercise sessions, a 50 metre catwalk and garden installations. Nina ...
What it’s like to race Bradley Wiggins
Note from Andreas: I’m in New York this week and it just so happened at the same time London Cyclist was invited to race Bradley Wiggins during his record breaking challenge. Unable to go, my friends Peter Newell and Ben Holt took on the ...
Flag Bikes along CS8 offers up repairs, coffee and lifetime servicing
John Hamlen spent 5 months walking along London's Cycle Superhighways to find the perfect location for his cycle cafe. One day, peering through the window of what was then another cafe, Eat Play Love, he knew he'd found the perfect spot. As ...
Here’s what all cycling tourism websites should look like
I don't know if you know this about me, but I like cycling. Whilst 99% of the time I'm cycling from A to B on the streets of London, on a rare opportunity, I'll go on a cycling trip. Recently, I've cycled in Germany, Bolivia and Devon. Next up, ...
Combine a weekend of sunshine, 2,000 riders, 185 miles.. what do you get?
The pictures are in from the 2015 Mitie London Revolution. Here's a selection of our favourites! Good advice at the start of the ride! Smart way to fuel up. I'd throw in a few energy gels too. The start of the ride is a chance to ...
Hill and Ellis bags – the journey to Made in England
Guest post by Catherine Ellis We always wanted Made in Britain to be stamped on our leather bike bags. Yeah, the Italians know a bit about cycling, and leather for that matter, but us Brits are hard at their heels both in terms of innovative bike ...
The Best Rechargeable Bike Lights
Rechargeable lights come with green credentials and are wallet friendly, saving you from having to keep replacing the batteries. There is a downside though, in testing, they don't tend to last as long as bike lights that use standard, ...
Mitie London Revolution 2015 – Extra camping spots released!
Way back in 2012 I rode the Mitie London Revolution. To date, it's been one of the most fun and challenging rides I've ever been on. Since the rides conception just a few short years ago, it's become one of the most popular routes amongst London ...
The simplest bike storage solution
It's a well known formula: Bike + Indoor storage = Unhappy coinhabitants + messy corridor Having recently taken part in the much despised game of "find a new place to rent" one of the things I was looking at, as estate agents showed me around, ...
10 of the greatest joys for cyclists
In a previous video, I've talked about 5 of the greatest dangers facing cyclists in London. Of course it’s not just about avoiding the dangers, it’s also about taking in the joys of cycling in London. In the new video, I wanted to explore 10 of ...
Discounted bike servicing in 17 local London bike shops – offer ended!
Note: This offer has now expired. Thank you! The last time we did a bike servicing offer with Lunar Cycles in Kentish Town, things got a little crazy and we sold a lot more than we expected. Since then, a lot of people have been asking me when ...
How a cyclist sees London
There is an invisible hierarchy in London. It looks like this: Underground passenger Car driver Bus passenger Cyclist Runner Walker The Underground user is at the bottom of the hierarchy. They get to see little, to none of the ...
3 odd changes to make your next bike ride safer than the last
An interesting article in the Evening Standard caught my attention last week. Inside, behavioural psychologist Crawford Hollingworth, suggested some quick changes cyclists can make to their next bike ride. As a reader of London Cyclist, you ...
Top 10 European Cycling Destinations
On a rainy bike ride home, it’s hard for the mind not to wonder towards dreamier climates. My mind always wonders back to my cycling holiday along the Rhine in Germany and inevitably to the many pints consumed along the way. Cycling Holidays are ...