Keep your bicycle safe Follow our simple crime prevention tips and keep your bicycle safe from theft. With increasing numbers of us owning bicycles, it’s important to know how to keep them safe. Especially as more of us are being encouraged to take up cycling both to improve our health and as an alternative form of transport to reduce congestion and emissions. Hundreds of thousands of bikes are stolen each year in England and Wales. Help keep your bike secure by following some...
Whether you have been cycling for a couple of months or a years, its easy to accumulate various cycling gear, clothing and accessories over time without realising. Storing your cycling accessoriesThis includes clothing items such as helmets, cycling shorts, jerseys and shoes, backpacks ,water bottles as well as bike maintenance items such as hand pumps, mudguards, and also security items such as locks, chains and alarms. You may also have bulky items as spare parts, tyres and panniers.So...
If you have a bicycle with a metal frames, you may experience rust to your bike over time. Rusting of metal is caused by its exposure to the elements in rainwater, salt on the streets and other materials can cause rust to develop. Although it starts small, rust can grow quickly and eat away at the metal and it doesn’t take long for rust to permanently damage the small metal components on your bike. Keep your bike shiny and rust free However, it is possible to treat the rust on your...
At Shedforce – the home of Metal Garden Sheds, we wanted to find out which Bike Shed has the title of the ‘most secure bike shed available in the UK’. In the line up is the Annexe Bike Shed. With its 5-point locking mechanism and reinforced doors, hinges and panels – this unit has earned its LPCB accreditation for the Level 1 Security that it offers.And to help prove to everyone how tough it is, we asked the team at Going Going Bike; the online bike auction website to put the bike...
Bike storage can be very tricky considering how bulky and mobile they are. Although some find it completely ok to lean their bike against the wall. This is not ideal if you would like to protect your bicycle from damage or injury to others that may accidentally trip over it. There are some ideas for storing bikes in the garage that will prevent this. Bike Racks When it comes to multiple bicycle storage, a bike rack is the most ideal choice. It elevates the bike so there is no danger...