Beeline Cycling Blogs

You asked, we built it Beeliners have been at the centre of our company and our products since day one and, thanks to your suggestions, we are so excited to announce some changes to the Velo 2 d...

New feature: Elevation gain and loss
Plan your route with elevation data! We know what it’s like. Sometimes you want to ride up hills, other times you want to avoid them at all costs! That’s why, if you are in an area covered ...

Giving Black Friday 2022: The Bike Project
Giving Black Friday: The Bike Project The Bike Project is a fantastic charity that collects unused second hand bikes and refurbishes them to give them a new life as a donation for a refugee in the...

Velo 2: Frequently Asked Questions
Help and advice about everything Velo 2.

Velo 2: Saving your phone's battery life
We get it. Having to keep track of what you need to charge is annoying! That’s why Velo 2’s battery offers up to 10 hours of daytime use, 20 hours of night-time use and up to 18 months on standby....

Earth Day 2022: Refurb drop sale
It's Earth Day on Friday! Earth Day is all about being environmentally conscious and taking action to protect our wonderful planet. But we don't believe that caring for the environment should be fo...

We have a Repair and Refurb Scheme! Here at Beeline, we’re all about getting out and enjoying our wonderful planet. And we believe that it’s our responsibility to look after it too. After a year-...

Giving Black Friday 2021: The Bikeability Trust
Giving Black Friday: The Bikeability Trust The Bikeability Trust is a fantastic charity that provides 420,000 children in England with Bikeability cycle training each year. Since it was establishe...

Need cycling gift ideas? Look no further! We've put together a list of the best gifts for cyclists this Christmas for their best cycling season yet.

Giving B(l)ack Friday 2021: Vote for a cycling charity
Vote for the cycling charity that we will support for Giving B(l)ack Friday 2021

Reasons to ride: Winter - episode three
Sully didn't start riding until he was 28...now he's hooked!

Beeline Smart Routing and road rating
More about the brains behind Beeline Smart Routing

Beeline's new app brings three routing options and more exciting updates!

Reasons to ride: Winter - episode two
Our series continues with Charlotte, who rides for the challenge.

Reasons to ride: Winter - episode one
We meet our first winter rider, Pete, on an early morning ride to find out how cycling helps him with his mental health.

Giving B(l)ack Friday: WfW charity
Wheels for Wellbeing is a charity that is supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling through cycling sessions.

Best South London cycle routes: The hills are alive…
Follow this classic route to Surrey's Box Hill. Make your way through the parks of South West London, crossing Richmond Park and passing Hampton Court Palace on your way out of the city. Get up ea...

Best South London cycle routes: The Royal Treatment
Follow the River Thames most of the way towards Windsor for a fantastic cycle route out of London, making the most of parks and towpaths. Treat yourself like a king or Queen and enjoy a pub lunch o...

Best South London cycle routes: head East!
Make the most of South East London by setting off from glorious Greenwich for a lovely ride down the Thames. A fantastic ride for the late summer/early autumn when all of the blackberries in the bu...

Best cycle routes London: The Tamsin Trail
Blast around one of London's last great wildernesses: Richmond Park. With a well-deserved reputation as a cycling mecca, it doesn’t disappoint. If you're over in West London already, it's surely th...

Best cycle routes London: London’s (not so) secret forest
You might not be able to escape coronavirus, but you can escape the city…. This is a lovely cycle route in London along the canal to the great wilds of Epping Forest. Camp in the forest for a thril...

Best cycle routes London: Wandering along the Wandle Trail
Make your way along the Wandle Trail, a popular cycling route starting at Wandsworth and ending at Croydon: approximately a 12.5 mile distance. A decent distance that definitely excuses all of the ...

Our Selection of the Best Cycle Routes in London
At Beeline, we want to see as many people as possible getting on bikes and want to share some of our knowledge about the best cycle routes with you, our community. Find out where to cycle in London...

If you're bike owner, you absolutely need a lock! But where to start?