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Special 21 mile Bank Holiday ride to Alexandra Palace and back, using a different route each way. Begin northwards through the City and Islington. At Canonbury make the first of several contacts with the New River. Continue to Clissold Park (2nd New River sighting), then Woodberry Wetlands (New River 3) and Finsbury Park (New River […]
Southwark Cyclist volunteer Bob Eva and his personal protection officer from the Met will be at the junction of Herne Hill and Holmdene Avenue from 6-8pm. They will be having a good time clocking speeding drivers so give them a wave as you go by, even consider joining in. Learning to point a speedgun at […]
Free and everyone welcome. It’s not a course, it’s a drop-in.. What gets taught depends on what problems you bring in. The guys that do it are well known greats from our summer-time Dr Bikes at Peckham Arch and on Quietway 1. I'm tempted to show you their pictures but I think we'd better have […]
Start/finish at Canada Water Library (Deal Porter Square, opposite Canada Water Station, SE16 7AR). Route to show Quietways 1 and 14 and planned extension of Q14. If you ride through Greenwich, Deptford or Bermondsey, these are useful routes to learn. They also pass many places of interest including Russia Dock Woodland, Deptford Historic Waterfront, the […]
Southwark Cyclists volunteer Bob Eva will be holding the speedgun and collecting the evidence which has led the Met to start organising their own speed traps. He will be protected by PCSO Kevin Phillips whose benign presence (and police uniform) generally seems to calm angry drivers. Together they draw up a list of malefactors who […]
Our guys are back, keen and raring to fix your bike. They will be under or around Peckham Arch (see pic) fixing bikes for all-comers. This service is free and enthusiastic. The bigger your problem the happier they are. They carry small parts like cables but not big ones like wheels. For bike reconstruction you […]
Southwark Cyclists volunteer Bob Eva will be clocking speeding drivers with PCSO Kevin Phillips (see pic)on the junction of Southwark Bridge Road and Sawyer St. Wave to them as you go by
Start/finish Deal Porter Square opposite Canada Water Station. Flat 25km route using lots of quiet streets and off road paths, plus a bit of segregated path, but also some stretches on busy roads. Out along NR4 following the river and passing Tower Bridge and Tate Modern. Cross Blackfriars Bridge then embankment (CS3) to Houses of […]
Southwark Cyclist volunteers will be at the junction of Southwark Bridge Road and Great Suffolk Street with speedguns. Comes as quite a shock to some drivers that the speed limit applies to them too.
Free and everyone welcome. It’s not a course, it’s a drop-in.. What gets taught depends on what problems you bring in. The guys that do it are well known greats from our summer-time Dr Bikes at Peckham Arch and on Quietway 1. They fix your bike and at the same time show you what to […]
At our not-so-new venue at 41 Grosvenor Park SE5 0NH (see picture above). It’s much more respectable than it looks. Coming from Burgess Park, cross Camberwell New Road and proceed in an westerly direction along Urlwin Street, under the railway bridges, left at the end and straight on into the cul-de-sac in front of you. Very […]
To celebrate Clean Air Day, Bessemer Grange primary school children are taking their bikes to Dulwich Park. They will be celebrating with laps of the park circuit guided by Cycle Confident and escorted by assorted marshals and ride leaders. To help meet up at Queen Mary's Gate, Dulwich Common.
Salter Road is a notorious speeding hotspot and our team has decided to get tough on speeding and the causes of speeding (drivers in case you wondered). They will be at the junction of Salter Road and Lagado Mews -- speedguns at the ready. You can join them. To get involved mail Kevin.j.phillips@met.police.uk. He's a […]
Usual easy-paced ride on mostly quiet roads, paths or cycle tracks. A themed ride is planned by Harry, who will be leading. Aim is to find 7 murals in the Brixton area, plus the windmill. Out via Burgess Park, Myatts Field and Loughborough Junction to Somerleyton Rd and the first mural. Then on to Brixton […]
Southwark Cyclists volunteer Bob Eva will be holding the speedgun at the junction of Southwark Bridge Road and Sawyer Street. With him, representing the strong arm of the law, will be PCSO Kevin Phillips (pictured). Wave to them as you go by and consider joining in. Kevin will be delighted to hear from you on […]
As part of the ICE’s Explore Engineering Weekend, we have partnered with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) to showcase the legacy of civil engineering greats such as Brunel, Telford and Bazalgette. The tour with will start and finish at the Southwark Gateway Needle on the south side of London Bridge and head up the […]
Our guys are back again. They will be at the traffic lights near Cafe Crol (see pic) fixing bikes for all-comers. This service is free and enthusiastic. The bigger your problem the happier they are. They carry small parts like cables but not big ones like wheels. For bike reconstruction you will be referred onto […]
Speeding drivers on Salter Road are taking a pasting in June. Our volunteers are onto them. They will be out with their speedgun and PCSO Kevin Phillips from the Met casting fear into the hearts of dangerous drivers. The work is worthwhile and enjoyable. Don't feel left out. You can join in. Mail Kevin at […]
Start at Dulwich Clock Cafe, Dulwich Park, SE21 7BQ. Out via Peckham Rye Park and Beckenham Place Park. Back via Crystal Palace Park, including dinosaurs. Really pleased with this route. Nice mixture of off road path and quiet streets with very few bits of main road. Uses the nicest stretch of Nat Route 21 from […]
