Bike hub Peckham Rye

[sunbob]

Does anyone know what time the bike hub at the station opens and if you can just go in and park or have to book a space please?

[Sally Eva]

Hi, it's first come, first served on the parking. It opens early. The parking is overlooked during the day because there is a mechanic there but you still need to lock it up properly (obviously).

There are more bike stands behind McDonalds that always have space every time I look and more in the various approach roads. I spend time there from 8am occasionally, leafleting for the Bike Train, and there's always bike parking space.

You can hire Bromptons at the Bike Hub. I don't know how it's done exactly sorry but I do know it costs ?2.50 a day and the bikes are in lockers in the Bike Hub.

[Sally Eva]

So many people have shown an interest in this thread that I feel I must add info about Brompton Bike Hire -- the link is here: https://www.bromptonbikehire.com

And you can borrow a bike for a day from Evans Cycles (nearest branch East Dulwich Lane)-- you need to leave your credit card and passport (or similar). Free. http://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/hire-a-bike-for-a-day-for-free/

Borrow a bike and ride it on the Bike Train: http://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/events/bike-train-to-central-london-5/

[nunhead_man]

Summat going on with access to the hub - bods on twitter saying they are not responding

[Sally Eva]

The Bike Hub in general (parking and maintenance) or the Brompton Hire lockers?

[Sally Eva]

This link gives the opening times of the Bike Hub

https://www.bromptonbikehire.com/docks/2735-peckhamrye

There's a number to reserve a bike by text.

[sunbob]

Thanks for all the info. Bike train sounds exciting. I followed the new blackfriars cycle lane from the 63 bus the other day. Wow!

[dirac]

sunbob Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Thanks for all the info. Bike train sounds

> exciting. I followed the new blackfriars cycle

> lane from the 63 bus the other day. Wow!

I'd definitely recommend the Bike Train. It's a very nice pace and great to head up that way without being on busy roads, everyone is friendly and welcoming too. Also the cycle lane is great!

[Sally Eva]

thanks Dirac, that's really nice to hear. I hope the Bike Train is fun. Fun and free

A big chunk of it is off-road and another big chunk is on the segregated cycle lanes from the Elephant and Castle that you can see from the 63 bus. There is a bit of road-sharing with motors but I'm old and I scare easily so not too much of that.

The map is here:

if you feel you'd like to give it a go, you can PM on the forum, text me on 07842 640 207 or just turn up.

[Sally Eva]

sorry to resurrect an old thread but I've come across further info:

There's a mechanic here from 8.30am-6pm every weekday. The parking is open 5am to midnight. When I said that the parking might not be safe when the repairs bit was shut, the mechanic pointed me towards 5 CCTV cameras which he assured me were switched on and gave good pictures. The police came round regularly too, he said. When I was there (about 9am) there was still parking space in the Hub though there might be less outside the holidays

[Belle]

Resurrecting this thread as I was looking into cycle hub logistics, delighted to find out about bike train although I work in Wandsworth so not something I could do - if anyone thinks of starting one in that direction I'd be interested, definitely too nervous to attempt on my own for now.