The LFGSS rides forum is one of the best places to hear about social rides taking place in London. Here's a recently selection.. October 19th: London Borough Spiral Ride This 180km ride has been organised by the forums members. Its a spiral loop ...
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5 of the best selling bike lights
What is the best bike light? I hear you ask! To answer, let's take a look at 5 of the most innovative, best selling bike lights. I'll list them in order of entry level (highly affordable) to high end (plan a bank heist to buy one). Raleigh Led ...
Here’s What Happens When You Buy a Cheap Bike
A few days ago, the designer of the London Cyclist app tapped in to my vast cycling knowledge and asked me whether he should buy this £137.90 bike: I shrugged and muttered "Looks alright". My intuition told me he was probably looking for ...
Teva Mens Carbon Shoe review
While many cyclists are completely devoted to their cleats on whatever bike, I ride with cleats when I’m out cycling for leisure, but when I’m commuting I tend to wear normal trainers. There are a number of reasons for this: when commuting in London, ...
Review of Endura Womenswear
Post by Jude from Cycling with Heels. An article in last week’s Guardian looked at the thorny issue of women’s cycle clothing, arguing that: "Endless frills and florals may encourage women to be less assertive riders. It's time the industry ...
RideLondon 100: Top 10 training hacks for cycle commuters
In this guest post, cycling blogger Andrew Montgomery writes about how to turn your bike commuting routine into a training programme for longer distance cycling events. After completing the inaugural 100-mile RideLondon sportive, Andrew has ...
Do you cycle through winter? +£40 voucher competition!
This competition is now closed! We've got five £40 vouchers to giveaway from Zalando - read on and leave a comment to be entered in the competition! As cyclists in London have been feeling a hint of the winter chills that are to come, readers ...
Waterproof winter cycling gear checklist
Here's a question I received from a London Cyclist reader: Last year I followed my usual policy of riding fairly deep into winter, except for unusually wet or snowy weather, then woosing out and commuting by train. The reason for this was that I ...
Cycle hire scheme upgrades solve niggling issues for users
With the cycle hire scheme expanding to South and West London with 2,000 shiny new bikes, TfL has some upgrades in store for us users. For a start, there is now a local rate call number (0343 222 6666) for any questions you have for the cycle hire ...
20mph comes to central London
All cyclists know, a car overtaking you at 50mph, sending a gust of wind and noise in your direction is not particularly pleasant. Streets with lower speed limits are far more enjoyable to cycle on. Fortunately, the City of London will soon be ...