David Hembrow, who makes the sturdy Brompton wicker baskets sold at our shop, sends us this report: I went to the Azor factory yesterday and had a look around. I’m impressed. They’re designed for a 20 year life, stored outdoors, and the attention paid to this is quite remarkable. Fragile looking components (e.g. lights) are tested by throwing them at a brick wall to see if they break. They order the products that reps bring in where they can’t break the samples ! They then [...]

Biggest perk of being a politician? People go out of their way to find your stolen bike. Days after Notting Hill was mobilised to retrieve Cameron’s bike, Camden councillor Rebecca Hossack’s bike was stolen. She contacted the Camden New Journal and the next day they published a story and a picture of her bike. [Rebecca has much more style than Cameron; she had bought a green Azor Oma from our shop]. Within hours, the Police was alerted that the green bike had been spotted, chained [...]

Are you over two meters tall and all the bikes you have tested feel cramped? Velorution has London’s best selection of bikes for tall people: Azor San Francisco – 70cm, from £600 Kemper Big Wim – two sizes, 65cm and 72cm, from £950 Pedersen XXL – from £1400 Image by Bretts Westfall, via Diane Pernet