Registration for a place in the 2015 London Revolution has just opened. If you've been following London Cyclist for a while, you'll know this is one of our favourite rides. I rode it in 2012, Sam, one of our contributors, rode it in 2013 and I'm ...
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8 Tips to keep you riding all year
Fact: riding over the summer months is much easier than keeping up the pedalling momentum past October. However, that doesn’t make it any less rewarding, any less fun or any less convenient. Here are 8 ways to make sure you don’t stop getting ...
On and off the bike: 5 stylish clip shoes for men
At London Cyclist we love to receive your requests for topics to be featured – and when we covered casual commuter shoes for women, on request, we were soon flooded with requests for a mens equivalent. Riding clipped in allows you to utilize more ...
Choosing road tyres for autumn and winter
The wet weather has arrived and unfortunately it will probably continue to rear it’s ugly head repeatedly for the next couple of months. Heavy rain means that debris is washed onto road surfaces, so even when the surfaces have dried out, there are ...
What Is the Best Bike Lock? The 5 Best Bike Locks Reviewed
No one wants to return to their pride and joy to find it missing, but unfortunately bike theft is all too common. When picking a bike lock, you want to go for one that promises to be sturdy, but is not so heavy or cumbersome that you're more ...
5 Smart clipless pedal friendly shoes for women
This week we had an email from a female reader desperately searching for smart looking clipless pedal friendly shoes for women. Search as she might, our reader hadn't found any women's specific shoes that clipped in, but could pass as everyday ...
Vulpine Men’s Cotton Rain Trousers Review
I hate shopping for trousers. It's one of those items that you'll wear all the time and will last for years, which makes it feel like it's a big decision. As I hate shopping for them, I end up wearing my old trousers so much that eventually they ...
Road bikes: to Disc brake or not to disc brake?
Mountain bikes and hybrids have been equipped with disc brakes for a long time – but it’s only over the last couple of years that they’ve made their way on to road bikes. A rare role reversal Disc brakes present a strange and rare opportunity to ...
New MiCycle opens in East London offering cyclists a bike wash
"The Swiss Army Knife of bike shops" is how I summarised MiCycle in 2010 after being thoroughly impressed by all the services offered. Since then, they've expanded from one store in Islington, to another in Stroud Green and now a new store is opening ...
Going Dutch for a bike ride around London
We've already covered the best road bikes for men, for women and folding bikes. However, we've yet to cover Dutch style bikes. You'll have already seen plenty of Dutch style bikes or city bikes around London, in the form of Boris Bikes. You'll ...