A new friend recently sent me a message: "Hey Andreas - you run London Cyclist right? Can you recommend me a road bike for under £1000?" It's a good question. There is a dazzling amount of choice available. The £999.99 price point is ...
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GPS bike locks
A week doesn't go by without someone contacting me to promote their bike related Kickstarter. Where I can, I oblige. An area that really excites me, is bike locks. I'd like to be able to: Unlock my bike with my phone Receive an alert if ...
Knog Party Combo bike lock review
How would you feel if you never had to use a key again when you unlocked your bike? That's the dream behind the light, sexy, flexible, soft to the touch; Knog Party Combo bike lock. Knog were kind enough to send one to London Cyclist HQ for a ...
Shipping your bike
You are living in London, but you want to go on a cycling holiday in Spain? What do you do? Find a bike shop and hire a cheaper bike when you get there for around £15 per day (£25 per day for an expensive bike) Take your bike on your ...
3 things I prefer about cycling in Austin, Texas
For a gallon of petrol (3.785411784 litres - give or take) in Austin, Texas you pay £1.96. In the UK, we would pay £4.96. With such bargain fuel prices, why ride a bike or walk? For me the answer was two-fold: Necessity and a love of cycling. I ...
dhb Blok Fluoro bib shorts review
Bib shorts are not necessarily just the attire of Tour de France riders, they've become more popular among commuters, tourers and road cyclists. The DHB brand is sold exclusively by Wiggle, and we regularly review their products as they tend to be ...
Where to watch the Tour de France TODAY
It’s been seven years since the Tour de France graced British soil. The biggest bike race in the World visited us last in 2007, when London hosted the Grand Depart. Aside from that, the Tour has only been to Britain on two other occasions – in ...
The coolest bike racks ever made
Locking and leaving your bike can sometimes feel a bit like abandoning it in the vague hope it will still be there on your return. Drab, old fashioned style bike racks littered with 'bits of bike' often do little to inspire confidence.. Of ...
Why you got that ‘second’ puncture
Punctures are annoying, we all know that. However, they happen – and the best we can do is try to limit the frequency. What is of course incredibly annoying, is having two punctures in quick succession. Thankfully, this is probably avoidable. ...
15 Tour de France facts that will make people think you’re a TdF expert at the pub
The Tour de France is beginning in Leeds on Saturday 5th July, with stage one travelling over 190k of the Yorkshire Dales. After that, the race will move to York, for a 201km loop to Sheffield, before going from Cambridge to London on Monday 7th ...