{"id":43614,"date":"2025-11-07T14:18:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/?p=43614"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:01:15","slug":"free-winter-bike-check-ups-and-kit-offered-to-cyclists-around-bristol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/2025\/11\/07\/free-winter-bike-check-ups-and-kit-offered-to-cyclists-around-bristol\/","title":{"rendered":"Free winter bike check-ups and kit offered to cyclists around Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-stand-maps-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43645\" style=\"width:1062px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-stand-maps-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-stand-maps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-stand-maps-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-stand-maps-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-stand-maps-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-stand-maps-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-stand-maps-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-stand-maps-681x383.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Better by Bike mobile unit handing out free winter cycling kit at locations across Bristol &#8211; Photo by Reecy Pontiff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free basic bike repairs and winter kit are being offered along major cycling routes around the city this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cyclists can get their rides ready for winter with a free check-up from a mobile mechanic as well as gear like bike lights, bells, gloves and hi-vis clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service is being provided by Bristol City Council to encourage more trips by bicycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of cyclists stopped to take advantage of the service along the bike path by the Arnolfini museum on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Dr-Bike-stabilized-footage.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The mobile mechanic known as Dr Bike adjusts a commuter&#8217;s bike by the Arnolfini Museum on Wedsnesday &#8211; Video by Reecy Pontiff<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Camila Orozco is a UWE Masters\u2019 student from Colombia who loves to ride her bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe\u2019s lovely, she\u2019s so strong, she takes me everywhere, I feel very free just riding around, it\u2019s the happiest thing for me at the moment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI haven\u2019t taken the bus for months now, I just take my bike everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many weeks she had been meaning to get her bike into the shop for a noisy front brake, but finally got it taken care of by Dr Bike, the mechanic regularly hired by the council for these events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before coming to Bristol, Tom Brown was a London bike commuter for years, calling it \u201cmore fun than sitting on a sweaty, crowded bus or train.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown had heard the mobile unit was setting up at the Arnolfini that day and came by to have a frayed bike cable fixed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Be Bright, Be Seen&quot; &#8211; Events running in Bristol over next few of weeks! <br><br>Come along for free bike checks, lights and cycling goodies&#8230;\ud83d\udeb2\ud83c\udf89\ud83d\udca1<br><br>&#8211; Wed 5th Nov 3.30pm to 6.30pm (Princes Street Bridge)<br>&#8211; Thurs 6th Nov 3.30pm to 6.30pm (Neptune Statue on the Centre) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oE3gb9kB77\">pic.twitter.com\/oE3gb9kB77<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Better By Bike (@betterbybike) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/betterbybike\/status\/1986041380251083170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While he appreciates its existence, he thinks this could be much even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor people who don\u2019t have a lot of spare cash, a service like this would be really useful on a regular basis,\u201d Brown says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe nature of this is you have to look for it \u2013 most people cycling past don\u2019t even know there\u2019s this great little service going on here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mobile bike repair unit will be out and about in Bristol for <a href=\"https:\/\/betterbybike.info\/schemes-and-initiatives\/free-bike-checks-and-maintenance-training\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/betterbybike.info\/schemes-and-initiatives\/free-bike-checks-and-maintenance-training\/\">the rest of November<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-new-hi-viz-vest-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43647\" style=\"width:1062px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-new-hi-viz-vest-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-new-hi-viz-vest-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-new-hi-viz-vest-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-new-hi-viz-vest-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-new-hi-viz-vest-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-new-hi-viz-vest-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-new-hi-viz-vest-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bike-new-hi-viz-vest-681x383.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A cyclist receives a free hi-vis vest from a mobile council cart in front of the Arnolfini on Wednesday- Photo by Reecy Pontiff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free basic bike repairs and winter kit are being offered along major cycling routes around the city this month. Cyclists can get their rides ready for winter with a free check-up from a mobile mechanic as well as gear like bike lights, bells, gloves and hi-vis clothing. The service is being provided by Bristol City [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":333,"featured_media":43647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1771,1774],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transport","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/333"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43614"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43659,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43614\/revisions\/43659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}