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Usual 3.5 hour easy ride. Start/Finish Cutty Sark, by the tunnel entrance. The last ride to Trinity Buoy wharf was so popular we have decided to repeat it, but using a different route. This time will go outward along the south bank and cross at Woolwich using the foot tunnel. Then back along the north […]
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 […]
This is a picture of my back because the Bike Train route is much better looking than I am. We run from central Southwark to Blackfriars and Westminster every Wednesday rush hour morning. Our route is 50% parks and 40% segregation. The remaining 10% is a backstreet. We do not cycle up any part of […]
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 […]
Fire of London Anniversary Ride – Southwark Cyclists Healthy Ride. Start/finish Canada Water Library, SE16 7AR (opposite Canada Water Station) Easy-paced ride using as far as possible quiet streets or paths. Route will ride round the perimeter of the great fire that occurred 350 years ago, on Sept 2nd 1666. From Canada Water along the […]
Comments on the Bike Train have been so complimentary that modesty (and credibility) stops me from publishing them. I'll immediately contradict myself. One rider said "I can't believe you do this for nothing". Well we do and we enjoy it, as you will too. We start at 8am from Nunhead Station and pick up riders […]
Usual easy-paced ride on mostly quiet roads and paths. Any standard of cyclist welcome - just turn up with your bike. No route details yet - please check back nearer date.
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 […]
Cycle to Work Day is a national event to be held on September 14th, 2016. It aims to encourage everyone to take to two wheels and cycle to work for at least one day. Join all those who have started cycling to work with the Southwark Bike Train -- and know that all over the country, […]
Starts from the Cafe St Germain, here shown looking very summery and complete with bike. Leader will be Angus Hewlett. He sets off before the central Southwark Bike Train to get though Dulwich before the school run. Up Greendale (a hill but green) and down through Camberwell, Burgess Park, up Portland Street and around the […]