Russell’s Bicycle Shed

Making Active Travel Easier

One Gear, No Idea?

Russell CuttsComment

The single-speed has become the ubiquitous ‘cool bike’ for zipping around cities. However, many people are put off considering single-speed bikes when things get hilly, despite the fact that they are as common in San Francisco as they are in somewhere flat like London or New York. Read about how we can help you enjoy the freedom of Single Speed.

What's so Special About Steel?

Russell CuttsComment

The Light Blue range of bikes has a long history, started in 1895 by J.A. Townsend in Cambridge they were around at the start of it all when cycling was cool for the first time and now they have been reborn for a time when cycling is growing and the interest is peaking.

What to do about the punctures

AdviceRussell CuttsComment

If you ride a bicycle its one of the first pieces of maintenance you learn, and by far its going to help you more than any other in the long term; how to fix a puncture. Regardless of the type of bike you ride if you have pneumatic tyres you'll get punctures there's not much you can do about it but there are things you can do to reduce the number of punctures you get.