The Cycle to Work scheme allows you to pay for a new bike and accessories through monthly salary sacrifices. Compared to simply walking in to a shop and buying a bike, you can end up saving up to 42%. I imagine that by now most London Cyclist ...
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Fibre Flare bike light review
The Fibre Flare is a bike light with a difference. For a start, it looks like one of those glow sticks you snap in half in a nightclub. This was also the first thing I was tempted to do, and according to the manufacturer you can safely bend it up to ...
Kryptonite Bike Lock – Are Kryptonite Locks the Best?
Out of all the bike locks there’s only one that I trust when locking my bike. Can you guess which one? The Kryptonite New York 3000. Kryptonite New York Bike Lock Sure it might be expensive to buy at first (around £55) and sure it’s a heavy ...
Can you ride 180 miles?
Last year, along with 1,400 other riders, I took part in the London Revolution. The ride follows a circular route around the outskirts of London, taking in some of the most beautiful scenery. You can do the entire route or you can choose one of the ...
Where do you leave your bike at night?
At night, my bike accompanies me in my house. Creating an obstacle course that all guests have to pass, if they want to get to my lounge. I’d be interested in hearing where London Cyclist readers leave their bikes at night. Do you double lock it ...
A step by step system for maintaining your bike
The essentials to bike maintenance – Allen keys and a bottle of wine! Slow changing gears, brakes that don’t bring a bike to a quick stop and strange creaks coming from near your pedals. Everyone recognises the symptoms of a bike in need of ...
The Bicycle M Check
The M Check answers two important questions: Is my bike safe to ride, or will a wheel come flying off, just as I start to pedal? Are there any areas of my bike that I should be looking at? It’s one of the most useful tools for anyone who wants to ...
Learn to effortlessly maintain your bike in a weekend
Some of the feedback I’ve been receiving from the first 50 people who tested the Bike Maintenance in a Weekend course has been amazing: “What I especially liked was the mechanic was very soft spoken, easy to understand, and did not talk down, as you ...
Have you ever had any of these thoughts while riding your bike?
I'd be riding my bike and these thoughts would be running through my head: "I really need to adjust my brakes, I'm pulling them far back and its taking too long for my bike to come to a stop" "I'd love to replace my front tyre, I wonder whether it ...
How to cut your bike shop visits in half
Want to know the single most important thing you can do to cut your visits to the bike shop in half? Clean and oil your chain once every two to three weeks. It's that simple and it will probably take you 5 minutes. Will most people do anything about ...