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Even though we are coming into Winter, it didn't stop Bike Hero's Operations Manager Toby, from digging out his bike and dusting off his running shoes to compete in the Dorney Duathlon Sprint Race.   We couldn't have asked for a better day for the event to take place, considering it was November. A perfect, crisp but cold, cloudless day....

Bike shops of yesteryear seemed more like Aladin’s caves than traditional high street retail establishments. Often dark and piled high with many years-worth of eclectic parts and accessories, they shunned ordered aisles in favour of nooks filled with niche trinkets and cabinets piled with difficult-to-identify components of undisclosed age. To the hardened enthusiast they were places of great interest, but...

How much?! We all know that dreaded phone call when the bike (or car) is in for a service and the mechanic calls with a quote way higher than you anticipated and where parts are worn that you hadn’t even considered. Servicing is a necessity and your bike is a machine that sees a hard life in some pretty harsh...

As the crisp winter air arrives and nights draw in, many cyclists hang up their bikes and retreat indoors, but for those who are determined to keep pedalling through the colder months winter can provide some of the most dramatic and rewarding riding of the year. To really enjoy winter riding though proper bike preparation is crucial. In this week’s...

On Sunday 6th August, our Operations Manager Toby took on his first triathlon, the Challenge London Sprint Triathlon. He found the whole event to be challenging but inspiring. The day started early for a lot of the competitors. The earliest wave of events started with the new Middle Distance race, which covers a 1.9km swim, 80km cycle and a 21km...

The argument for running tubeless tyres over a traditional inner tube set up has been raging for years, with tubeless slowly gaining the upper hand, first in mountain bikes and now road. But which is right for you? For the uninitiated, ‘tubeless’ means that instead of an inner tube, the tyre itself is sealed to hold air and is filled...

Did you know we offer a bike pick up and drop off service? 🚲 We'll pick up your bike(s) at the best possible time for you, before servicing your bike(s) at our workshop and returning it back to you ready to ride within 72-hours. All to provide you with the easiest and most convenient bike service in West London &...