This Sunday, 5 September Velorution will be at the London Sky Ride with the  Danish Embassy, our line of children’s bikes, and our famous Christianias. There will be a Children’s cycling workshop organized by the Danish Embassy and, most importantly, an organized Christiania ride. The Christiania ride will be led by some of Velorution’s most eager and helpful Christiania Agents (local Christiania reps in many London neighbourhoods) taking place around St James’s Park at 2pm.  Participants, on their Christianias, are encouraged to show up by around 1:30 [...]

We will be closed on Saturday 28th and on Monday 30th August. We wish you a happy week-end, on the saddle or not. Image by Ian Riley

Don’t forget that this Sunday, 5 September Velorution will be at the London Sky Ride with the  Danish Embassy, our line of children’s bikes, and our famous Christianias. There will be a Children’s cycling workshop organized by the Danish Embassy — Denmark being a country where most kids learn to cycle almost as soon as they learn to walk.  There will be plenty of cycling games and teaching activities to keep kids busy and happy.  This part of the event will take place in the London [...]

Watch Rob Penn visit component manufacturers around the world as he builds his dream bike; and tells a concise history of the beautiful machine. Available on IPlayer

On the morning of 31st July, Londoners will find six thousand new bikes parked at the docking stations that have been mushrooming on many street corners. We tested one of the bikes recently and we were favourably impressed: reasonably comfortable, sturdy, not too heavy, with a fairly practical front basket, dynamo lights always on. A couple of small quibbles: it is geared too low: one ends riding in 3rd (top) gear most of the time; and the lack of lock makes it impractical if you want [...]

London, Tue 20 Jul, 20:00, Stanfords Bookshop An evening of talks by top cycling authors, Tom Kevill-Davies – The Hungry Cyclist, and Tom Bogdanowicz – The London Cycling Guide and Sustrans president, John Grimshaw. The authors will be on hand to answer any of your two-wheeled queries and they’ll also be signing copies of their books. Having created his alter-ego – the Hungry Cyclist – and with thousands of pedal-powered miles before him, Tom Kevill-Davies pushed off from New York City on a gastronomic adventure, over the Rockies [...]

This year’s Tour climbs the Tourmalet twice. Alas no Alpe d’Huez. To obviate this black hole, we are stocking the splendid Brooks Team Pro Special Edition Alpe d’Huez, £120. Alpe d’Huez is one of the main climbs and has been a stage finish in the Tour de France almost every year since 1976. The first was in 1952, won by Fausto Coppi, at a time when most cyclists were riding Brooks Saddles. The pattern of the Alpe d’Huez impressed on this saddle has been designed by Dan Funderburgh, [...]

Don’t miss the last chance to join one of the wonderful guided bike rides organised by the London Festival of Architecture. This Saturday, there are two (unfortunately clashing): Stations on the Move with Martin Harrison-Putnam Biodiversity in the City with Sarah Price Sunday’s ride, Subterranean London with Barry Mason, is fully booked. Jack Thurston has recorded six rides and they will soon be available as podcasts

By Alastair Humphreys

On Saturday 19th June, Velorution has teamed up with the Danish Embassy to provide games and races for young cyclists. Four Danish cycle instructors will teach teams of children about Danish cycling practices. Children will be encouraged through play to learn safety and new techniques on their bikes. This will include five different cycling games, which will be demonstrated in English by the Danish instructors. There will be folders describing the different games to take home, and a bicycle quiz! The event will take place on Charterhouse Street right by [...]

In our continuing effort to provide you with an outstanding shopping experience, the store will be closing everyday between 10:30 and 11:00 for staff training. We hope that you will not be overly inconvenienced. Image by Wil Freeborn, from Velo, a new book which we will stock shortly.

Registration is open! Positions on the grid will still be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. From the Brompton Team: The Brompton World Championship V will be held on Sunday 3rd October 2010 at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire. The event, now in its fifth year, its third in the UK, will once again be hosted in the majestic grounds of the palace, as part of the Breast Cancer Care Bike Blenheim Palace event. The Championship will be greater than ever, both in numbers and in strength; due to [...]