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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 […]
This is Charlie our professional mechanic. The pic makes him look shy. He isn't. He's very, very professional. Bring him your interesting problems. He likes a challenge and no one has yet brought him a problem he can't solve. Supporting him is our team of three amateur mechanics (amateur only in the sense that they […]
This is Andy, boss of Southwark Cyclists and the man who makes the money that pays Dr Bike. With Charlie (see July 5th) Bruno and Mike he's part of the Dr Bike team. "Four great guys" as one satisfied customer said. Only three today because Bruno is on holiday. They index your gears, tighten your […]
We are leading a ride to the London Freecycle which is a brilliant opportunity to get the whole family together to experience the fun and freedom of cycling on traffic-free roads in central London. It's part of a festival of cycling led by the Mayor of London. Bits of it are remarkably silly. The route takes in […]
This is Andy, the brain behind all this free bike maintenance. Cyclists cycle 120 miles to Dunwich on the east coast in the light of the full moon and collapse on Dunwich Beach as the sun rises. Those who don't feel like cycling the 120 miles back, climb on a coach and wake up in […]
This is Mike. He is our quiet one. He stopped one day, joined in and since then has turned up every time. Rumour has it that his day job is redesigning the world to be more friendly to bicycles. He will be good at it. With Charlie, Bruno and Andy he makes up the Dr […]
