Dr Bike - free bike safety checks

We have funded the Dr Bike service where qualified mechanics complete a safety check on your bike.

Using Dr Bike

There is no need to book, you can just turn up with your bike and wait for your safety check. 

  

Services

Dr Bike will perform minor adjustments including:

  • Safety checks/M check
  • Checking that your brakes are working properly
  • Pumping up tyres
  • Cleaning and oiling chains, time permitting
  • Indexing gears, time permitting
  • Identifying additional work which may be required
  • Offering professional advice and pointing you in the right direction

What they cannot do

Please note that electric bikes and hydraulic brakes cannot be checked or fixed.

Locations

The team have been delivering a Dr Bike service regularly for the last four years at our three main hospitals in Wandsworth (St George’s, Springfield's and Queen Mary’s), with a focus on keeping our NHS staff cycling.

They also run sessions at community spaces in Balham, Battersea, Clapham, Putney, Tooting and Wandsworth Town.

Upcoming events

List of Dr Bike sessions - new dates are added regularly.

2025 to 2026
Date Time Location
Monday 1 September 2025 7.30am to 3pm St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, SW17 0QT
Monday 6 October 2025 7.30am to 3pm St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, SW17 0QT
Tuesday 7 October 2025 8.30am to 3pm South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, Springfield University Hospital, 61 Glenburnie Road, SW17 7DJ
Monday 3 November 2025 7.30am to 3pm St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, SW17 0QT
Monday 1 December 2025 7.30am to 3pm St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, SW17 0QT
Monday 5 January 2026 7.30am to 3pm St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, SW17 0QT
Monday 2 February 2026 7.30am to 3pm St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, SW17 0QT
Monday 2 March 2026 7.30am to 3pm St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, SW17 0QT
Monday 30 March 2026 7.30am to 3pm St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, SW17 0QT
Tuesday 31 March 2026 8.30am to 3pm Rear Car Park, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton Lane, SW15 5PN
Wednesday 1 April 2026 8.30am to 3pm South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, Springfield University Hospital, 61 Glenburnie Road, SW17 7DJ
Wednesday 8 April 2026 8.30am to 3pm South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, Springfield University Hospital, 61 Glenburnie Road, SW17 7DJ
Monday 27 April 2026 7.30am to 3pm St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, SW17 0QT
Monday 1 June 2026 7.30am to 3pm St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, SW17 0QT
Monday 6 July 2026 7.30am to 3pm St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, SW17 0QT
Monday 6 July 2026 8.30am to 3pm Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton Lane, SW15 5PN
Monday 3 August 2026 7.30am to 3pm St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, SW17 0QT