The bike-share revolution is sweeping across UK cities. Mobike last week launched in Newcastle, the third city they have partnered in just 4 months of operations. 1000 orange and silver bikes will be on hand to get Newcastle folk pedalling.
Well, we are setting up a satellite service centre in Newcastle, run by havebike technicians, …
havebike are excited to announce their acquisition of Ultimate Bikes, London’s leading onsite bicycle servicing company.
Ultimate Bikes currently operates in and with some of London’s most prestigious companies and buildings including the BBC, several of London’s ‘Magic Circle’ law firms, leading investment banks and blue chip property companies.
The coming together of these two most …
In this week’s blog, we are going to have a look at bike fitting and going through the basics with new riders in mind. Our focus in this guide will be on comfort, but it can also greatly benefit performance if your bike setup is currently off-whack.
What Can We Adjust?
There are four key fitting …
What a hectic few weeks it’s been at havebike towers. Our technicians have been run off their feet with all the ‘half price deluxe services’ on offer and Nick our Director has been working on exciting new projects and partnerships; we’ve been on the big chain ring without a chance for a free-wheel for …
We know it’s another safely related post but… did you see the coverage in the news this week about Cycling UK’s campaign to raise awareness of ‘car-dooring’? It’s a belter!
The headline is that between 2011 and 2015 five people have died from carelessly opened car doors into the path of a cyclist. Over 3000 …
Sometimes an idea comes along that fits perfectly with where our world is culturally and environmentally, and uses technology for the benefit of the user. We think the dockless hire-bike is one of those ideas. With the aid of a phone app, you can find and unlock your nearest hire-bike, ride where you need …
I give space for cyclists… do you? Of course you do, so we are giving away free car stickers with every service (while stocks last). These stickers are part of the new initiative from The Met Police’s Cycle Safety Team. We won’t repeat it all as you can read all about it in our …
Prudential RideLondon 2017
This weekend we were delighted to work alongside the Metropolitan Police’s Cycle Safety Team, carrying out free bicycle checks and repairs at the Prudential RideLondon event.
This amazing event is now in its 5th year and saw 100,000 people ride through the traffic free streets of London during Saturday’s FreeCycle. On the …
“We can’t be everywhere, but we could be anywhere,” said Sergeant Andy Osborne from the Met’s Cycle Safety Team of their new tactic to improve cyclist and driver safety, which was launched on Friday, 21 July.
Cycle Safety Team officers from the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command will go to any location, at any …
London cycling’s very own Glastonbury, the annual Prudential RideLondon three-day festival, begins next week. There are many things to see and do and here are our highlights.
The Prudential RideLondon FreeCycle on Saturday 29th July, is one of our favourite day’s of the year. The 8 mile circuit is closed to traffic for the FREE …
