by Hardip | Jul 25, 2026 | Cycling
It’s probably fair to say that electrically assisted bikes (e-bikes) have an image problem. Many people associate them with excessive speeds and a risk of fires. This has arisen as a result of modified software and batteries being fitted to e-bikes that can then...
by Jess | Jul 12, 2026 | Cycling
What was it like to be a Ride Assistant (marshal)? “So much fun last Sunday at the Women’s Freedom Ride in London!” Over 300 women assembled at the South Bank for a fun ride with a serious purpose. The ride was organised by members of the LCC...
by Hardip | Jul 12, 2026 | Cycling
Parkside Yards is part of a new housing and retail development at the Green Quarter in Southall, bordering Hillingdon at Hayes. The developers are holding a Summer Fun Day which we were notified of by our colleagues at Ealing Cycling Campaign. During the event, Ealing...
by Jess | Jul 2, 2026 | Cycling
It’s now possible to bring your waste and recycling by pedal-power Many local cyclists had been under the impression that we (like pedestrians) would not be allowed access to the New Years Green Lane recycling and waste site. However a Ruislip Manor resident...
by Jess | Jun 14, 2026 | Cycling
Sunday July 5 2026 at 12 noon Join us for a short ride of about 7 km round central London. Jess will be one of the team of mainly women marshals to keep everyone safe; the route is on some busy roads and some blissfully quiet areas. This ride is for women and...
by Hardip | Jun 13, 2026 | Cycling
We joined our colleagues at Hillingdon Friends of the Earth at the Ickenham Festival on Saturday 13th June, 2026, luckily on a beautiful sunny day. A procession from Swakeley’s Park was headed by the Hillingdon FoE 4 wheeled bike, and followed by 3 of us on...
by Hardip | Jun 12, 2026 | Cycling
A wonderful thing for a cyclist is taking your bike on the tube, exiting at a suitable station, and continuing on to your destination on the bike. Transport for London allow you to take your bike on the train at certain times and on certain lines or sections. For us...
by Hardip | Jun 12, 2026 | Cycling
Not long after we founded this group, I had an idea to produce “pen portraits” of all the different types of cyclist that are out there, so we could enforce the message that cycling is for everyone, and to move us away from the image of the lycra clad male...
by Hardip | May 17, 2026 | Cycling
A section of cycleway that forms a safer route from Pinner to Harrow is nearing completion. One part looks almost done with just the top surface to be finished, whilst another bit further along is still awaiting the adding of tarmac. The completed cycleway will link...
by Graeme | May 16, 2026 | Cycling
Lime eBikes currently cannot operate in Hillingdon. Credit: Sunolafjagtenben-hur, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The English Devolution Bill has now passed into law and serves to further devolve centralised power to locally elected representatives. What has this to do...
