Dr Bike - free bike safety checks
On this page
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.
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 |