Barnet residents can take their bike for a free safety check

Bicycles on a rack — Bicycle rack by Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Barnet Council has announced the dates for free Dr Bike sessions taking place across the borough over the next few months.

Barnet residents can take their bicycles to have a free, full safety check, including checks on the condition of tyres, rims, gears, brake function and tyre pressure. Adjustments can be made if required. All sessions, which are run by qualified bicycle mechanics, will take place between 4pm and 7pm.

The next session will be on Wednesday 24th July at Temple Fortune, by the bike racks outside the entrance to M&S Food Hall at 820 Finchley Road, NW11 6XL.

View all Dr Bike sessions running up until March 2025

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