Looking after your bike including cycle thefts advice and bike maintenance

Includes:-

Keeping your bike safe

The police have offered these helpful hints for securing bicycles:

Leave bikes where possible in secure lockers. These are available at Trinity Square, Broadmarsh and Fletchergate car parks.

If leaving a bike in the city centre, place it in a "bike park" or secure to fixed street furniture, such as a lamp post.

Make sure you make a note of the make, colour and frame number of the bike

Get the frame of the bike post-coded and make a note of it

An alternative to post-coding is Datatag, a new electronic tagging system, available from Notts police

Buy a good qulity D lock to secure the bike, on which costs around £20

Nottingham City Council have a leaflet available for free from the Nottingham Anti-Social Behaviour Helpline, tel. 915 2020, email asbhelp [at] nottinghamcity [dot] gov [dot] uk.

Anyone with information or wanting to report a bike theft can call Notts Police
on 0300 300 99 99.

For more details on cycle security click here

for copy of the Nottm Post story on the rise of city bike thefts see
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Tackling-rise-city-bike-thefts/story-13405063-detail/story.html

Local Bike Shops including Dr. Bike local mobile bike repair service

For a list of local Doctor Bike contacts (compiled by Sarah Fraser
of the Sustrans UCycle Project click here

Local Bike Shops:-
- See also the Association of Cycle Traders (ACT) website including map:
http://www.thecyclingexperts.co.uk/find-a-cycle-shop/?location=Nottingham&radius=20

Aladdin's Bikes,
49 Ilkeston Road, Nottingham, tel. 07747 782167
Bunney's Bikes (cycle hire and secure bike parking available)
97 Carrington Street, Nottingham, tel. (0115) 947 2713, www.bunneysbikes.co.uk
Cycle Garage,
Gordon Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, tel. (0115) 945 2790, www.cyclegarage.co.uk
Cycle Inn (closed on Mondays),
35-37 Chilwell Road, Beeston, tel. (0115) 925 6647, www.cycle-inn-nottingham.co.uk
Cyclelife
45-47 Carlton Road, Nottingham, tel. (0115) 941 1133, www.cyclelife.com
Cycle Repairs,
123 High Road, Beeston, tel. (0115) 917 0028, www.cyclerepairsnottinghamshire.co.uk
Discover Cycling,
Nottingham, tel. 0845 3751774, http://www.discovercycling.com/contact-us.html
Evans Cycles,
20-22 Maid Marian Way, Nottingham, tel. (0115) 950 2548, www.evanscycles.com
Freewheel (secure bike parking available for £1 a day),
34-36 Goosegate, Hockley, Nottingham NG1 1FF, tel. (0115) 952 0200,
email: us [at] freewheel [dot] cc, web: Web: http://www.freewheelshop.co.uk/
Halfords (Arnold),
116 Front Street, Arnold, tel. (0115) 926 9566, www.thebikeshop-nottingham.com
Halfords (Chilwell),
Chilwell Retail Park, Beeston, tel. (0115) 946 2820, www.halfords.com
Halfords (Netherfield)
Victoria Retail Park, Netherfield, tel. (0115) 940 0811, www.halfords.com
Halfords (Nuthall Road),
355 Nuthall Road, Nottingham, tel. (0115) 970 7330, www.halfords.com
Hawks Cycles (formerly Graham Read's Cycle Warehouse),
105-127 Victoria Road, Netherfield, tel. (0115) 961 4555, www.hawkscycles.co.uk
Langdale Lightweights,
455-457 Westdale Lane, Mapperley, tel. (0115) 953 7100, www.langdalelightweights.co.uk
Lenton Cycles,
16 Lenton Boulevard, Lenton, tel. (0115) 841 4698
Radcliffe Road Cycles,
152b Radcliffe Road, West Bridgford, tel. (0115) 982 2459
Rex Robinson Cycles,
27 Burton Road, Carlton, tel. (0115) 961 9069
sShokwave Mountain Bikes,
13 Church Street, Ruddington, tel. (0115) 921 5065, www.sshokwavebikes.co.uk
The Bike Shop,
15 High Street, Arnold, tel. (0115) 926 4733, www.thebikeshop-nottingham.com
TSW Cycles,
Shelt Hill, Woodborough, Nottingham, NG14 6DG, tel. (0115) 965 4419, Fax (0115) 965 5238
Ultra Sport,
148 Station Road, Beeston, Nottingham, tel. (0115) 917 1881

Free Bike Maintenance classes

Practical hands-on classes, working on your own bikes,
available to anyone aged 10 or over and run by Julian Bentley

Classes are now being held on Saturday mornings 9:30-11:30 (with the possiblity of future Evening Classes) at The Lenton Centre, Willoughby Street, Lenton.

For more information ring Julian on 07824 508535, or email: dr_jools [at] hotmail [dot] com
or ring Ridewise on (0115) 955 2288 to book a place
RideWise is hosting a three week bike maintenance course at the StoneBridge Farm, Stonebridge rd, St Anns.
It will be starting on Saturday 21st January 2012: 1-2pm then 28th then 4th Feb.

There will be a small contributory cost. Places are limited.

You MUST book in advance, you cannot turn up on the day.

To book please email or phone the Stonebridge manager Audrey Leach on: ‘ stonebridgegreenstreet [at] gmail [dot] com ’ or (0115) 9505113
Free classes are now being offered by Evans Cycles - For more information visit
http://www.evanscycles.com/servicing/free-bike-maintenance-classes
These pictures from Julian Bentley (on right of right hand picture) were taken at a
Bike Maintenance 'roadshow' at Arkwright Meadows Community Gardens

Lesson 1: Wheels (Basic bike safety check, removal of wheel/tyre/inner tube, puncture repair) + any time left over will be devoted to individual issues. Classes open to all and free, but places must be booked by calling me on 07824 508535. Ideally people should bring their own bikes, plus a puncture kit and tyre levers.

Lesson 2 Lubrication and Adjustments

Lesson 3 Fault Finding/Bike Parts

FIRST TUES OF THE MONTH: At the Lenton Centre, Willoughby Street, Lenton, 10am-12noon
LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH: at Bike Club, Lillington Road South, Bulwell: 10am-12noon

Monthly Bike Maintenance Classes

FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH
LAST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Venue: The Lenton Centre, Willoughby Street, Lenton
Venue: Framework Bike Club, Lillington Road South, Bulwell, Nottingham NG6 8HU

Both Courses run from 10am - 12 noon, ie 2hrs. There are 3 Classes in each Course, all requiring no previous knowledge and only basic tools required (e.g. puncture repair kit, tyre levers, can of oil) .
PLEASE TELEPHONE 07824 508 535 TO BOOK A PLACE.

Recommended that people bring their own bike (for obvious reasons!).
- For information on Bike Club Workshop bike maintenance run by Kevin in 2011
  click here or call Kevin on 07854 165261
- For the Ridewise advice on Cycling Safely and Cycling in Winter (October 2010)
  click here
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