Recommended
Below is a list of tried and tested local businesses and trusted organisations and suppliers.
Local Bike Shops and Workshops
View Tube Bikes – Social enterprise offering Hires and Servicing on the south of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
The Cycleway – nearby Leytonstone shop with excellent customer reviews
Frankenbike – Hackney Wick shop (used to be called Skinny Eric’s) with a great selection of rare and vintage parts as well as vintage bikes
Great local Cafe’s Bars & Restaurants
Grow – Award winning Independent canal-side bar, restaurant and creative space
Shanes on Canalside – Amazing food, using locally sourced/foraged ingredients
Mother – Juice Bar with wonderful ethics and the highest quality ingredients
Stour Space – Multi-function creative venue/bar/cafe overlooking the canal
Unity Kitchen Cafe – Social enterprise near the Timber Lodge with a family focus
Sawmill Cafe – Great cafe in Stratford with affordable prices and great coffee
Parts & Consumables
Wiggle – Sports retailer with fairly comprehensive stock of parts
Chain Reaction Cycles – Trusted cycling-specific retailer [now owned by Wiggle]
SJS Cycles – Cycle-specific retailer with very good stock of parts
Green Oil – Environmentally friendly oils and greases (what we use)
Safety and Security
Bike Register – The UK’s national, police approved, marking scheme
Sold Secure – Approved [Gold Std] locks (search ‘Bicycle Products’)
Find That Bike – Shows all bikes for sale on Gumtree or EBay
Stolen Ride – Community focused solution for bike theft
The Best Bike Lock – An excellent resource for locking your bike
Report a Crime – MET Police website for reporting cycle (or other) crime
Cycling Groups and Bodies
Cycling UK – Championing all forms of cycling for over 130 years
Sustrans – Making cycling an attractive and everyday means of travel
LCC – Charity with a large membership acting as the Voice for cyclists in London
British Cycling – The Nations largest cycling organisation and national governing body for cycle sports
Bikeability – Cycle training programme – like cycling proficiency but better
Cycle Training UK – A leading provider of on-road cycle training