Free cycle check-ups in March and April

Bring your cycle down to one of three free Dr Bike sessions for a check-up, starting from this Saturday 23 March at Robinswood Gardens.  

At three locations in the Lloyd Park and Higham Hill area in March and April, Dr Bike’s team of expert mechanics will check over your cycle’s tyres, gears, pedals, and brakes, and make any minor adjustments that are needed on the spot.

If they can’t fix it on site, they will let you know what needs to be done and how much it should cost at a cycle shop.

The sessions are scheduled for:

• Saturday 23 March, 10am to 4pm at Robinswood Gardens E17
• Wednesday 27 March, 4pm to 7pm at Blackhorse Road Station
• Tuesday 9 April, 10am to 4pm at Lloyd Park

The session on Tuesday 9 April is part of our Try Out Cycling Day. Come down to Lloyd Park and try riding a cargo bike or join in on an All Ability Cycling Club session. The event is free and there is no need to book in advance. 

If you can't make it to Try Out Cycling Day, we offer plenty of regular activities to encourage residents to give walking and cycling a go. 

We offer nine walking and cycling trails, called Waltham Forest Wanders, which showcase famous people and places in the borough and can be completed on your own or with friends or family.

If you prefer a guided stroll, trained volunteers lead our free Feel Good Walks which are a great way to get out and about, meet new people and explore some of the borough’s beautiful green spaces.

Our All Ability Cycling Club runs every second Saturday at 10am to 12pm at Higham Hill Park. The sessions are led by trained instructors who provide help with a range of cycles including relaxed tricycles, recumbents, wheelchair cycles, hand cycles and side-by-side cycles. 

Our initiatives also help businesses looking for quicker and greener ways to deliver orders or to provide staff with cheaper and healthier transport options.

We offer free cycle loans and cycle training to people who live, work or study in Waltham Forest, and offer businesses free cargo bike trials for a month to test out how they could use them to make deliveries. 

To read more about our initiatives to give people the opportunity to try walking and cycling, visit our Commonplace page.