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What can I say? The grief, the despair. Nothing to do but stay at home in the warm and drink. The final opportunity of 2017 to get someone to work on your bike for nothing. They may be grumpier than usual. They may be cold. Nevertheless they are still good workers. The good Doctor and […]
The Bike Train has fans (lots of them) but we recognise it can't be perfect for everyone. That's why we are introducing Bike Taxis. These will be customised rides designed for individuals. For some people the Bike Train just doesn't work. They don't work on Wednesdays or they don't like Blackfriars Bridge. If I'm describing […]
Let the Doctor check your bike. The Doctor and his bike health workers will tighten your brakes, pump up your tyres and index your gears. Never make those strange noises again when you brake or change gear. The doctor likes to be challenged so bring your problems along. His aides and attendants will be handing out […]
Doesn't look like your average GP, does he? Certainly the screwdriver and the spanner would worry me if my doctor whipped them out. The mad glare doesn't help either. But more calmly now. Fear not. Dr Bike is returning from his winter sleep. He reckons that by April it will be safe to come out from […]
Isn't she gorgeous? None of our actually Bike Doctors look like this, I'm sorry to have to tell you, so this picture is just an opportunist stunt to stick in a girlie pic. Our Dr Bikes are all male (very male you may feel when you meet them), married (irrelevant) and fully clothed (be grateful). […]
I know he looks a bit mad but he's very good with bikes. Assuming Peckham Arch is still sheltering all-comers, Dr Bike will be under the Arch indexing gears, pumping up tyres, tightening brakes and giving wise advice on filthy chains ("clean it" would be a printable precis) Nothing costs anything. The wise advice is […]
Put these tools to work on your bike. This is just part of the kit Charlie cycles around with. Charlie is fit, is Charlie. He's the best pro-mechanic we know and he appears with two top quality amateurs. When they are baffled, I'm afraid they pass you on to the queue for Charlie but then […]
Peckham Arch looks like this but with a lot (a lot) more cars, buses, lorries and, of course, cyclists. The sky isn't blue all the time either. The Arch is due to be demolished and the site turned into houses. It was due to be shut in the autumn of 2017 since legally it has […]
Our team of four is led by professional mechanic Charlie, with three ace amateurs, Andy, Mike and Bruno. Andy co-ordinates Southwark Cyclists (I'm not sure what that means but I think it must be a bit like herding cats) and Bruno co-ordinates HMG (ditto) When Andy, Mike and Bruno are baffled, I’m afraid they pass […]
This is part of our series of personalised rides which do what it says on the tin and escort riders to where they want to go -- within reason folks, within reason. To arrange one for yourself or your BF contact southwark@lcc.org.uk. This one goes from East Dulwich station to the Tower of London. There […]