Tag Archives | bicycle safety

The Bicycle M Check

By on 16/11/2012 in Bicycle maintenance

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 maintain a bike themselves [...]

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Make your bike 57.5% less attractive to thieves. Get it tagged

By on 21/07/2010 in Safe cycling in London

When the bike thief is sneaking around with a huge pair of bolt cutters under his arm he doesn’t want a bike that is security tagged. A little sticker on a visible part of the frame can identify the security marking and lately I’ve been seeing an ever greater number of people donning these stickers. [...]

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Bicycle crime has fallen?

By on 31/12/2007 in News

Everyone knows that Bicycle theft in London is a major problem however, there is good news for us cyclists that frequently use two safety locks – bicycle crime has fallen for the first time in 5 years. You might have already been able to guess which areas are a particular problem around London but here [...]

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Preventing bicycle theft

By on 15/12/2007 in Safe cycling in London

One of my main worries when cycling around London is that my beautiful bicycle that I love so dearly will get stolen by some pikey and sold down Brick Lane. So here’s some tips to keep your bike safe: Note: I have written a more comprehensive article on this that is worth looking at see: [...]

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