Meet outside the Museum London front entrance at 10:00 am. Beginning and ending at Museum London, you’ll explore some of our city’s cycling infrastructure, like the Thames Valley Parkway and protected bike lanes.
We are excited to get together and ride the streets of London brightening up the fall night.
Join us for our annual Glow Ride! Register here for the free event!
To celebrate cycling, London Cycle Link is organizing a community ride on the Thames Valley Parkway from Springbank Park (meet at the 7 km blue marker at 1:00 pm) to the Forks of the Thames.
Wortley Village World Car Free Day will include walking tours, yoga, storytelling, and karaoke, and allow people to explore Wortley Village in a car-free environment.
To facilitate car-free transportation to Wortley Village, London Cycle Link will run a bike valet service from 11 to 4 pm.
London Transit, with sponsorship from Dancor Construction, will offer free public transit on Car Free Day!
Forest City Gallery is taking over Boyle Memorial Community Centre Park! Everyone is welcome for to come and enjoy the food and music, followed by an evening “Bike-In Theatre”.
Turn your rides into outstanding photos with your smartphone or any camera!
Leo Cavallini is a London-based lifelong cyclist and photographer with 20+ years of experience, offering a blend of theory and practice in this workshop. There will be a 1-hour lecture at Squeaky Wheel Bike Co-op and then a 2-hour bike ride through Downtown London and Thames Valley Parkway.
City-wide cycling events, all month long. Find the complete listing at www.londoncyclelink.ca/bikemonth.
Riding your bike recreationally can be a great solo hobby, but riding with others can be bring the enjoyment to new heights. It can also be safer, and even more efficient in some cases. But it can also be intimidating. There are many ways in which this form of recreation can be enjoyed in numbers. Group rides with friends, group rides with a cycling club, gran fondo events, or large parade-like slow rolls. In each of these settings there’s an etiquette and protocol, some more formal than others.
On Thursday, May 16, Squeaky Wheel Bike Co-op (at 740 Dundas Street) will be celebrating seven years of operations by adding Thursdays to our line-up of Days You Can Visit the Bike Co-op!
Join London Cycle Link in celebrating one of London’s most intriguing landmarks. Ride your banana seat bike, dress up like a banana, or simply wear yellow, and come on out for a fun, leisurely ride along this special section of the Thames Valley Parkway!
Come hear about the Miles family’s three month long bike trip (as a family of five) in Western Europe!
Please join London Cycle Link at our Annual General Meeting, to hear about our work this past year, vote in new board members, hear what we have planned for 2024.
Join Lee Orphan for a photo rich presentation on cycling in Cuba. Lee has been cycling in Cuba for 20 years and has explored almost the entire 1,250 km long island on many bike tours.
Join us for a hands-on winter bike tune-up workshop.
Tune your bike up for winter with our guidance.
Check/adjust your brakes
Check/adjust your shifting
Clean and lube your drivetrain
Install studded winter tires
Join us for our annual Glow Ride!
Meet at Ivey Park (forks of the Thames/Antler River/Deshkan Ziibi) at 6:30pm. Bikes and riders should be lit up and ready to roll at that time. We'll plan to leave by 6:45.
Note: this event has been postponed from June 11.
Are you ready to go long? Randonneuring, a french word that translates roughly to "hiking", is the adopted name for the organized form of non-competitive long distance endurance cycling. In this workshop, Marc Deshaies and Fred Chagnon, two London-based members of the Randonneurs Ontario cycling club, will provide an overview of this discipline, and go over the following information.
- History and origin of the discipline: Did you know that it predates the Tour de France, and is actually connected to the origin of this event?
- Randonneuring events: The lengths of the rides, and the rules that govern them.
- Bikes and Gear: The types of bikes that work well for this type of riding, as well as what other gear is needed or recommended
- Nutrition: How to fuel before, during, and after a long ride
- Training and preparation: How to prepare to ride really really far. Hint: It's not nearly as much about physical preparedness as you'd think.
- How to get started: When's the next long ride, and how to get registered and ready.
If riding your bike all day long is fun, you're interested in an organized system and framework within which to do that on a regular basis, randonneuring is a sub-discipline you may enjoy. Or if you just want to hear some wild stories about how cyclists eat, sleep, and take care of other needs while living on their bikes for a while, this is the session for you. So, are you ready to go long?
What would it be like to go on day trips with your kids on a bike? If you ever wondered about that and have questions about your capacity, safety, destinations and other topics, join us to hear from Luis, Ana (13), Rafael(11) and Tiago(8) about their experience riding to Port Stanley and back.
Can you imagine a future where cities are designed for people, not cars? How would it look and feel? How would people get around? Let's stretch our imaginations and take a trip to a future where cities become a big living room.
Please join us for our Travel by Bike workshop with Dickson Bou with special guest Jimmy Judgey of The Driveside.
Dickson is an avid cyclist that likes to travel by bike. He ranges from bikecamping trips, biking from campsite to campsite to packing his bike with him on an airplane biking from Airbnb to Airbnb. Outside of riding bikes he also builds custom steel bike frames and accessories under the name Wake Robin, mostly geared toward bikes designed for longer distances.
Jimmy is the co-founder of http://thedriveside.com, a cycling platform designed to broaden the world of non-competitive cycling. By building and documenting routes and providing resources, they provide an alternative view of what cycling adventures are -- all rides can be an adventure. Jimmy has also spent 10+ years wrenching away at bike co-ops.
Join us for a discussion on emergency road and trailside repairs. We will cover what tools and supplies you should carry with you. We will also have a hands-on demonstration of fixing a flat. Spots are limited, so sign up on our Eventbrite!
In our Know Your Rights workshop we highlight critical steps to take post-collision, and answer cycling law and rules-of-the-road questions from participants.
Hands-on, volunteer led instruction on what maintenance is required to keep your bike running smoothly through winter.
Please join London Cycle Link at our Annual General Meeting, to hear more about our work this past year, vote in new board members, update our bylaws, see our financials, and hear what we have planned for 2023.
Following the official business, we will be handing out the 2022 BICAW Bicycle Awards, catching up (via video) with international cycling advocates Melissa and Chris Bruntlett, and hearing from City of London Active Transportation Manager Daniel Hall about recent and upcoming cycling infrastructure improvements.
Stick around after the meeting (9-10pm) for food and drinks care of Baker's Table and Pastry Co.
This is a free event for members. Please register through Eventbrite so we know how much food to get.
Join us for a panel discussion on winter cycling, and share your own experiences, techniques and questions about getting around by bike in winter.
We hope to discuss what to wear for differing conditions, how to prepare your bike, and any other gems of wisdom from those who brave the elements!
WTF Repair Workshop is for women, trans, non-binary and queer cyclists to build community and repair bikes in a safe space.
This month we’ll be looking at readying our bikes for winter.
First hour: instruction from our expert mechanic
Second hour: open shop time with mechanic(s) on hand to answer any questions and help out as needed.
Contact us at info@londoncyclelink.ca if you want to attend. Let us know if you will be present for the structured instruction, the open shop time, or both, and any specific needs you have for your bike.
Tuesday night is Volunteer Night at Squeaky Wheel Bike Co-op. Volunteers work on donated bikes, preparing them for sale, learn from each other, organize and tidy the shop, and build community.
London Cycle Drinks is our monthly social event. London Cycle Link and Squeaky Wheel Bike Co-op members (and their friends) are encouraged to come out and meet staff and volunteers, ask questions, learn more about our programs, talk about bikes and cycling, and build community. RSVP to rayne@londoncyclelink.ca.
Tuesday night is Volunteer Night at Squeaky Wheel Bike Co-op. Volunteers work on donated bikes, preparing them for sale, learn from each other, organize and tidy the shop, and build community.
Every second Sunday through the summer, we’ll be taking a different route along the TVP. Preview the June ride here.
