New Bike Clubs in Harrow

Harrow has 3 new bike clubs which have just launched and are being booked up fast. We have a Learn to Balance and Ride session which will run regularly until March at Harrow Leisure Centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information and book visit here.

We are also running 2 new bike clubs for women - one is for those new to cycling and another is an adventure club for the more ambitious. Both are women only sessions and can be booked here.

St Alban's Church event

A huge thank you to everyone who came out for the St Alban's Church cycle event last Saturday. Our bike doctors serviced 46 bikes and the police secure marked 51 bikes. Thank you to everyone who visited the event and of course to the church for launching their travel plan in such a green way!

More images from St Alban's Jewels of Metroland event

Travel through the Ages at St Alban's Church

Congratulations to St Alban's Church in North Harrow on celebrating 75 years this weekend! They had events and displays on Friday, Saturday and Sunday including an impressive display of bikes through the ages. We'll put some photos up as the week progresses and wish them the very best for the next 75 too!

North Harrow Church Celebrates 75 Years with Bikes, Trains and more

St Alban's Church in North Harrow has been a focal point of the area for over 75 years. To celebrate the occasion, they are having a "Jewels of Metroland" festival which will celebrate the changes the church has seen including a railway exhibition, bike display from each decade and more. The festival kicks off this Friday from noon and runs over the weekend too. For more information see their website.

Cycling in Harrow

In the last year there have been major improvements across Harrow to make cycling in the borough a more pleasurable experience.

With investment in Harrow Town Centre there is now more cycle parking than ever before, two way cycle access into the area together with Toucan crossings and off road cycle tracks being implemented in the coming months. There are also ongoing improvements being made to the Belmont Trail to highlight this beautiful area and to make it more cycle-friendly including the creation of a shared cycle-track. This Summer there’ll be a series of Dr Bikes in the borough, available to help bring your bike back to life and you back on the saddle. If you’d like to learn more about how to get the most out of your bike, why not take a look at our bike tips tutorials at www.youtube.com/itsuptoallofus where you can learn about everything from picking and fitting a helmet to repairing a puncture and giving your bike a check over.

There is free cycle training available to anyone living, working or studying in Harrow and bikeability maps for every high school in the borough with a travel plan so new cyclists can get to know and plan their journeys more efficiently.

Bike Week Day 3

Can you spot our Roaming Bike Buddy? Yes he's back, will be on the streets of Harrow (a clue is he'll be around the town centre) and will be encouraging you to get on your bike and take short journeys with him. Don't have a bike? Don't worry, he has a spare and is aiming to get 100 people on short bike rides with him.

It's Bike Week!

It's National Bike Week and there's never been a better time to take up the FREE cycle training offered by Harrow Council. If you live, work or study in the borough book yourself in for some free cycle training. 

Whether you're looking to get back onto your bike after years without being on the saddle or want to brush up on some basic bike safety skills, or even just have a mini refresher and have some route planning done, take advantage of the free training on offer.

To book your session, simply contact harrowtraining@cycleexperience.com or visit www.harrow.gov.uk/cycling. 

Ruff Day at the Office?

We encourage cycling to everyone!

Pledge to Pedal and Dr Bike this Sunday

This Sunday is the Pledge to Pedal ride for St Luke's Hospice. More details can be found here and we'll be providing a Dr Bike at the event based at Byron Recreation Ground. So if you have a bike, bring it along for a refresh.

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Cyclepedia

If you're interested in cycle design through the ages, video clips, contemporary advertising and all things that appreciate the bike, try the Cyclepedia app available for iPhone and iPad. Dubbed a 'digital coffee table book', the app comes with praise from Stephen Fry. One for bike enthusiasts!

"These aren't the droids you're looking for..."

Where cycle helmets are concerned, we've seen many which are wacky and wonderful. This one is apparently topping many Christmas lists.

May the Force Be With You. On your bike, speeder or spaceship.

Thanks!

Thank you to all those who used our Dr Bike session yesterday at the Civic Centre. Here's a photo to prove he treated every part of your bike with tender care to help look after your bike.

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Dr Bike coming next Monday

Next Monday, there is a Health Fair at Harrow Civic Centre. To support the health promotions, we're offering a Dr Bike outside the Civic Centre for staff, visitors, passers by, anyone nearby who has a bike and wants it looked at.

Where: Harrow Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow.

Time: Our Bike Doctor will be there between 11am and 3pm on 10/10/11.

To help facilitate as many bikes serviced as possible we will not have any promotional material that we usually carry at information events. We hope to see you at the health fair and with your bike!

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This weekend

We will be at London's Sky Ride this weekend offering a Dr Bike where you may need it the most! So if you're considering taking part in the Sky Ride but need to get your bike looked over, bring it along on the day or have it checked after you've taken part. Watch for our expert Bike Doctors in It's Up to All of Us tee shirts. See you on Sunday.

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