We meet the first of our ‘heroes on wheels’ – Londoners who use their bikes to do brilliant things – Harri Symes, founder of Thighs of Steel, an epic charity cycle which spans seven weeks, thousands of miles and a LOT of inclines to raise funds for ...
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20 Best Instagram Accounts for Cyclists and Cycling Inspiration
If cycling is in your blood and you need a fix, these twenty Instagram accounts are perfect for keeping up to date with cycling. They might also convince you to break out of London, hit a trail or cycle abroad! Follow these twenty accounts and get ...
Discounted bike servicing in 17 local London bike shops – offer ended!
Note: This offer has now expired. Thank you! The last time we did a bike servicing offer with Lunar Cycles in Kentish Town, things got a little crazy and we sold a lot more than we expected. Since then, a lot of people have been asking me when ...
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 ...
How we started Fixation London
This is a guest post by Alex Bodini, Co-Founder of Fixation London. We, like many others, have quietly observed the increase in cyclists on the roads of the UK with a big smile on our face over the past 5 years - we are bike people, always have ...
5 bikes you’ll want to ride as soon as you see them
Winter months are tough - icy mornings, windy evenings, and lots of darkness. In fact, this Monday we even had 'blue Monday' - reportedly the most depressing day of the year. We're sure London Cyclist readers won't be feeling too down - after all, ...
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 ...
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 ...
5 fun bikes you should try to ride
It’s very easy to get used to the familiarity of your own bike – perhaps you’ve had it for many years, and you’re good friends, or maybe your bike is brand new, and you’re still in the honeymoon period. Regardless what stage of “loved up” you’re in ...
RideLondon-Surrey 100: Our top tips and your place in the 2014 event
Max and Nils were two of the lucky cyclists to take part in the first ever Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 bike ride last year. Having completed this amazing challenge, they wanted to share some of their top tips, and to let you know how you can ...
Taking part in the London Nightrider
Guest post by Gemma Hume, Digital Coms Officer for Practical Action. In the early hours of Sunday 8th June, 4,000 cyclists will take to London’s streets for Nightrider, an incredible 100km charity bike ride…and I will be one of them. You could be ...
Maggie’s Monster Bike + Hike
If you’re looking for a way to challenge yourself physically while also taking up a good cause, you have to check out Maggie’s Monster Bike + Hike. There are tons of ways to give to charity; some of us donate money or goods while the rest of us get ...
Jeremy Clarkson’s journey to becoming a cycling evangelist
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson is not the first person you'd think of as an advocate for mass-cycling. Recently though, he's had his moments. In 2012 ‘Jezza’ shocked the cycling world by endorsing Danish-style segregated cycle lanes. Of ...
Are you a Nightrider?
Join Team Shelter for this incredible 100km moonlit ride past London’s most iconic landmarks. You’ll ride over Tower Bridge, through the deserted City of London, round Canary Wharf, past the sleeping beasts in London Zoo and so much more! Limited ...
3 more crazy laws we should introduce for cyclists
There are still people in the world who maintain that it is legal to shoot a Welshman with a crossbow and arrow in Chester after sunset – technically this piece of legislation is in the book of statute and you could do it. However, common sense ...
What is your bike made of? Bike frame materials and their properties
At the very core of every bicycle, there is a frame. The material that frame is made out of has a dramatic effect on the way it rides, its durability, and cost. Every frame tells a story, so we’ve delved into some of the rationale, motivations, and ...
The five best things about winter riding
When you arrive home, with feet numb like swollen ice bricks, fingers white and brittle, or soaked to the skin, winter can seem a less than fabulous time to ride a bike. But we still keep on doing it, and there have to be some very good reasons for ...
5 Cyclists I love to hate
The cycling community is almost like its own little nation. We all share one hobby, or ‘nationality’ – we’re all from Cyclocity (or Veloham?) – if you like. However, within Cyclocity there are a number of diverse groups. We tend to either ride ...
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 ...
Today only! 10% off all mobile phone bike mounts
You may well already know about our London Cyclist eShop where we sell these rather useful mobile phone bike mounts. My one is always mounted to my handlebars and I use it to follow bike friendly directions using apps such as BikeHub or Google ...