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The good doctor is back again with his enormous bag of tools and his failthful assistants (who use his and bring their own). They will index your gears, tighten your brakes and give you wise advice on your chain, tyres and everything else bike-related. Maps, fighting talk and gossip about cycling in Southwark and beyond also available. […]
Come on our famous Bike Train and find, like previous riders, that it "changes everything" about getting on your bike to work. Another rider said it's "very stress-free".Our route follows the route of the old Surrey Canal of which this mega-park is just a part. This is a canal bridge over the former canal about half […]
The doctor is back. He will be under Peckham Arch, mending bikes, handing out bike wisdom and dispensing good ideas. He will fix brakes, gears and tyres but he doesn't carry spare parts so if you know or suspect you need them bring them with you. The Doctor sets up on the ramp from the […]
Southwark Council is launching the 2017-18 Cleaner, Greener, Safer programme at the outdoor gym on Basingdon Way, Denmark Hill estate, from 11am to 2pm on Saturday 10 September. Come along to discuss your ideas and pick up an application form! http://lbs-mapweb-01:9080/connect/southwark.jsp?&x=532753&y=175319&z=12 As well as finding out more about their programme, the NHS health check team […]
Peddlemywheels are bringing their bike market to the Lambeth Car Free Day in Cornwall Road http://www.peddlemywheels.com/home Lambeth Car Free Day, SE1 Celebrating the better use of public space than merely for cars, the council will be filling Cornwall Road with "fun and music". Cornwall Road will be closed to cars for the day on Saturday […]
You don't need to be a student to bring your bike to this Dr Bike but it's timed to be useful for those who get creative, learn or otherwise feed their minds during the day. Dr Bike is free bike maintenance event. The good doctor will sort out brakes, untangle weird gears, pump up your […]
Only two more Dr Bikes under the Arch before the winter. This unrepeatable offer must stop at the end of October. Last one October 27th. After that it's too cold for the mechanics hands and also too dark for them to see what they are doing. Let the Doctor have a look at your bike […]
At the end of October Dr Bike returns to hibernation till Spring, disappearing when the clocks go back and re-appearing when they go forward. The dark he can bear -- it's the cold and wet his hard-working hands don't like. So this is your last chance for a while to have the good doctor check […]
See as much (or as little) as he sees. This information could save your life. You can get your bike safety marked and registered at the same time which could save your bike. Mace construction project, Highpoint, will be partnering Met Police and Balfe’s Bikes to provide a cycle safety event for local cyclists. Balfe's […]
Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday or, lapsing into English, Shrove Tuesday. Your last chance to eat sugar, butter, eggs and flour for a month. For the first time it will be celebrated in Borough and Bankside with a Bike Parade. Starting at 1pm, decorated bikes, included disabled-accessible bikes from Wheels for Wellbeing, will […]