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I just wanted to say that I remembered receiving the bottle if fizz from the late David Eales at one of London Bike Hubs christmas celebrations in 2014 if my memory serves. Both David and I had similar aspirations in the cycling community to get as many people out of the cars and back on to two wheels. Who would have thought it would take 🤔 a global pandemic to see a revolution in cycling, world wide!

London Bike Hub are now here to support the local community getting back on two wheels and helping residents and commuters to travel with minimal impact on the local environment, stay fit and help with mental wellbeing.

Winston Gordon, London Bike Hub 

 

Thanks for the email, really pleased it looks like it’s going to be a success. Thanks for all your support.

Cllr Steve Curran, Leader of the Council

Cabinet Member for Corporate Strategy, Planning & Regeneration, Labour Party, Syon Ward

LIGHTWEIGHT ROAD BIKE, SMALL FRAME

Frame material – lightweight 7005 aerospace-grade aluminium
Frame size – 46cms/18ins (small)
Gears – Shimano, 16spd (2 x 8)
Wheels – alloy quick-release, 700c/28in
Tyres – one Continental Gator Hardshell puncture resistant, one Kenda Kontender Competition
Brakes – powerful, effective front and rear cantilever brakes

New parts fitted: entire new drive train (new FSA big cogs at the front, new Shimano 8spd cassette at the back, and new KMC 8spd chain).
New brake inner and outer cables
New gear inner and outer cables

The bike has had a major service to get it into top condition, ready for thousands of miles of fast, smooth, comfortable riding.

Cost new – £700
Price now – £375

Call, text or Whatsapp the Workshop Manager on 07852 521577

Like all the bikes available from London Bike Hub, this one comes with a four-month warranty.

The bike is for collection only by PRE-BOOKED APPOINTMENT from our site at 18 Queens Avenue, Greenford, UB6 9BX.  We can arrange for collection in Isleworth, Heston or Hounslow for a small additional fee.

ABOUT US: The London Bike Hub is a community-based not-for-profit organisation that recycles bikes.  All the bikes we sell are fully checked by our team of experienced professional mechanics before being sold, and all the proceeds from our bike sales help fund our work in the community, including cycle training, bike maintenance classes and  smoothie makers.

 

We are currently based in Greenford and is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee in England and Wales. As a not-for-profit operation we can tackle difficult and challenging areas such as working with young offenders, equipping them with the experience and training they’ll need to move into employment. We recycle bikes as part of our programmes as well, giving the community access to affordable bikes that have been used to put skills back into the local area…

Our aim is to establish a Emergency Bike Bank (EBB) for NHS frontline medical staff and key workers within the London Borough of Hounslow, to match them, free of charge, with bikes donated by the general public and from other sources. LBH will refurbish the bikes for NHS staff and key workers to then use them to travel safely to and from work and avoid overcrowded buses, trains and tubes as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are relaxed.

We recognise the benefits cycling will bring. This includes avoiding the use of limited public transport and use of cars with leading too corresponding pollution and congestion. We need to help protect our essential workers and keep them moving safely by allowing them to travel with social distancing in mind, reducing their exposure to Covid-19 virus. We also believe that it helps in improving the physical and mental wellbeing of the individuals who have made this lifestyle change and we want to support medical staff and key workers in their day-to-day efforts in looking after and protecting the vulnerable individuals in our local communities in Hounslow.

We are looking to raise an initial £5000, to support the following:

    Funding to help repair and refurbish the donated bikes and ensure that is safe to ride. We will also use the funds to provide cycle locks, lights, and helmets along with cycle support for cycle safety training and route planning

    Donations of bikes (in refurbishable condition) that people no longer have a use for, and that you would like to see used to support NHS frontline and key workers.

A whopping 364,000 bikes are produced and 47,670 are sold every day globally.  In fact, bikes are produced at a rate twice the rate of cars. Considering these staggering numbers, it’s no surprise bike waste is a problem worldwide. It’s estimated roughly 15 million bikes are discarded by their owners every year. And, unsurprisingly, many of these unwanted bikes end up in landfills. So instead of bikes going to landfill, think about donating the bike for someone to make use of, in this case, NHS frontline staff and key workers.

Please help protect our essential NHS workers to keep moving and save lives!

Visit the crowdfunding page.

Find out more and complete the Bike Donation Form here.

Answering a call from a London Borough of Hounslow primary school and Ruth Cadbury, MP for Brentford and Isleworth, London Bike Hub was able to collect, refurbish and deliver bikes to the school – its bikes had been stolen.

The bikes were made road-worthy and are now with the school.

A teacher at the school said “We have a cycle course in the playground and it is fabulous to watch the children honing their cycling skills”.

Frog  Bikes are special and different – every detail has been taken into consideration to design the perfect bike for your child from the ground up. This means you don’t get an adult frames – shrunk down – and fitted with parts from adult bikes.

Specific bikes, Balance First Pedal, Hybrid, Mountain and Track bikes, are listed below on this page along with ordering and purchasing information.

As an accredited stockist we’re inviting you to find out more and place your order at one of our upcoming Open Days:

• Saturday 16 November 4-5pm – London Bike Hub workshop, 18 Queens Avenue, Greenford (Ealing), London UB6 9BX.
• Saturday 7 December 3-4pm – London Bike Hub workshop, 18 Queens Avenue, Greenford (Ealing), London UB6 9BX.  Stay on for our Small Business Saturday tea party with free cake and refreshments in aid of Mencap.

Call 07852-521577 or email workshop@londonbikehub.com (marking the subject FROG) for enquiries, place an order, or arrange a visit other than the open day.

LAST ORDERING DATE FOR CHRISTMAS IS 14 December 2019

Unique benefits and features of Frog bikes Thanks to research gathered by Brunel University Sports scientists, Frog bikes

• have child-specific geometry and components to match.
• the bikes are sized by leg length rather than height for a more accurate fit
• come with a steeper seat-tube angle and shorter reach to give the best set-up for smaller riders
• the cranks (pedal arms) have a narrower pedal spacing, which gives a more comfortable, efficient riding style than cranks intended for adults and their wider pelvises
• brake levers are sized for shorter fingers, their reach adjustable to suit even very small hands.

There’s a Frog bike for young riders all the way from 18 months old up to 13+. 

Contrary to tradition, stabilisers are not the best way to get children riding bikes, as they become dependent on the stabilisers rather than using them to learn how to balance. A much better way to get them started on their journey to becoming a confident cyclist is a balance bike like the Frog Tadpole. By learning to scoot along first, children then rapidly pick up the fundamentals of balance and control necessary for moving on to pedal bikes like the Frog 40, for example.

The Frog hybrids are great all-rounders, equally happy in the park, on the road, or on the tow-path. The robust but light frames make cycling a joy across a range of conditions. For those cyclists who want to take their riding a step further, conquering longer distances on-road with ease, the 58, 67 and 70 are the perfect choices. Featuring Microshift integrated brake/gear levers and 9-speed or 18-speed drivetrains, these road bikes are agile, easy to handle, and fun to ride.

The NEW Frog Mountain Bikes are part of the company’s Push The Limits range, and feature a suspension fork and easy-reach hydraulic brakes, for example, which have been specially tailored for younger, lighter riders. The 1 x 9 drivetrains mirror the latest developments in adult mountain biking, but these bikes are aimed at providing keen junior riders with the best off-road handling across a range of terrains.

If your children dream of competitive cycling on indoor or outdoor tracks built for speed, the Track 58, 67 and 70 are perfectly specified for the velodrome or grass tracks. Responsive, aerodynamic and fast, these bikes are once again designed from scratch based on extensive research, rather than being miniature adult bikes.

If you’d like to place your order for a Frog bike, please just email Jon on workshop@londonbikehub.com, or call him on 07852-521577. Once an order has been paid for, delivery and assembly is usually  .

As part of our family cycle library series, we will be at Ealing Town Hall this coming Sunday 3rd Feb, from 9am – 10am.

Drop by to chat to us about family cycling options or to try out our family cycle add-ons (click here for more details!).

We hope to see you there!

 

 

We have good-quality used bikes for sale at very reasonable prices 

Another desirable example:

Rare Scott Waimea time trial/road bike, 105/Sora components, 60cm (Large) frame

One for the connoisseurs. Originally built as a time-trial bike with race geometry, we have adapted it for regular road use. The frame is built of lightweight Liteflite Cr-Mo with Ritchey dropouts, and comes equipped with Shimano 105 front and rear mechs and Sora STI levers and 18 gears. The 650c Mavic Open 4 CD rims are shod with Continental Duraskin tyres. This bike was built for speed! Come over to our Greenford workshop at UB6 9BX for a test ride.

 

 

 

 

Ever wanted to try a child-seat or trailer on your bike?  Well now you can!

Come along to our Ealing Family Cycle Library where you can come along to the session, take-a-look at the seats available and get advice from one of the experts from London Bike Hub about which will be most suitable for your bike and child. If you bring your bike to the session, the seat will be fitted for you!

For more info, click here.

We’ll see you soon!