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 ...
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Top 5 Best Bike Storage Solutions
We cyclists do, of course, love our bikes - and there is absolutely no way we want to store them outside unless there is literally no other option. Unless you've craftily positioned yourself in a home with other cyclists, housemates, family and ...
Build your dream bike step-by-step with the BYOB workshop
This is a guest post by George of Bring Your Own Bike. Have you ever made your own sandwich? You’ll know the stages: agonising over the individual components, carefully assembling the parts, finally standing back to admire the finished article ...
What’s the most versatile style of bike?
I'll admit, I'm a bit greedy in the bike department (but not as greedy as some people I know!) - I've got more than 3, and less than 5. However, I recently found myself wondering: if I could have just one bike, what would it be? Here's a look at ...
Laundrapp review – laundry for busy people
What, you still do your own laundry? You fire up the washing machine, throw in the colours separately, add the powder and then put it in the drier when it’s done? Then you manually fold it? That’s so old school! After all, this is the 21st ...
3 stretches and massage techniques that are great for cyclists
Any repetitive movement can put stress on your body, and cycling is certainly that - if you pedal at 90 rpm, that's 5,400 revolutions an hour, so it's understandable that from time to time you might feel the odd ache. DOMS - delayed onset ...
In praise of a back-street bike shop
Guest post by Joe Plommer, a photographer and writer based in Camberwell. You'll find Joe on Twitter. Illustration via Mayumi Mori. I must first have visited Bob’s Cycles, on Walworth’s John Ruskin street, in around 2006. I was a student, ...
8 ways to identify a fellow cycle commuter
One of the most popular London Cyclist posts last year was '8 moments all cycle commuters will understand' - you guys liked it so much, we thought we'd follow it up with 8 ways you can identify other commuters in your work place... Of course, if ...
3 of the best commuter backpacks
Every hardy commuter needs a good backpack - that trusted pack that's got your back on every commute can become a familiar friend on your daily rides - but it has to be reliable, long lasting and comfortable to receive 'commuting essential' ...
UK to get its first festival dedicated to Cycle Touring
Guest post by Tom Allen. Alongside cycling in general, bicycle travel is undergoing a real growth spurt. More and more people are discovering the joys of using their bikes to see the world beyond their local rides. This is gratifying, because I ...