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 June 2026 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, SW17 0QT |
| Monday 6 July 2026 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, SW17 0QT |
| Monday 20 July 2026 | 8.30am to 3pm | South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, Springfield University Hospital, 61 Glenburnie Road, London |
| Monday 3 August 2026 | 7.30am to 3pm |
St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, SW17 0QT |
| Monday 7 September 2026 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT |
| Sunday 20 September 2026 | 10 to 11am | Richmond Park, 138 Priory Lane, Richmond Park, London SW15 5JP |
| Monday 5 October 2026 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT |
| Monday 26 October 2026 | 9am to 3pm | Rear Car Park, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton Ln, London SW15 5PN |
| Tuesday 27 October 2025 | 9am to 3pm | South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, Springfield University Hospital, 61 Glenburnie Road, London SW17 7DJ |
| Monday 2 November 2026 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT |
| Monday 7 December 2026 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT |
| Date | Time | Location |
| Monday 4 January 2027 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT |
| Monday 1 February 2027 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT |
| Monday 15 February 2027 | 9am to 3pm | Rear Car Park, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5PN |
| Tuesday 16 February 2027 | 9am to 3pm | South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, Springfield University Hospital, 61 Glenburnie Road, London SW17 7DJ |
| Monday 1 March 2027 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT |
| Monday 5 April 2027 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT |
| Monday 10 May 2027 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT |
| Tuesday 1 June 2027 | 9am to 3pm | South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, Springfield University Hospital, 61 Glenburnie Road, London SW17 7DJ |
| Wednesday 2 June 2027 | 9am to 3pm | Rear Car Park, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5PN |
| Monday 7 June 2027 | 9am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT |
| Monday 5 July 2027 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT |
| Monday 2 August 2027 | 7.30am to 3pm | St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT |