HILTON LONDON BANKSIDE launches guest bicycles with bamboo bicycle club
LONDON July 2017 – Hilton London Bankside is excited to launch its very own fleet of bicycles for guest use, with a twist. In a new partnership with local business, Bamboo Bicycle Club, the hotel now offers guests use of 6 custom-built unique bamboo bicycles, built from scratch by hotel staff – under the expert guidance and tuition of the team at Bamboo Bicycle Club. Fully tested by bike-riding engineers, the bicycles are beautiful, robust, easy to ride and environmentally friendlier than standard bicycles.
With its focus on good design, and on supporting local London businesses, Hilton Bankside wanted to offer guests something a little bit different to your average Boris-bike, and so engaged The Bamboo Bicycle Club, a company based in east London specializing in teaching people to build their own amazing bamboo bike from scratch. Set up by cycling enthusiasts James and Ian, The Bamboo Bicycle Club has created a community of bike builders, creative thinkers and cyclists across London and further afield. They have conducted research with Portsmouth University and worked closely with Oxford Brooks University & UCL to advance the development of bamboo bikes.
The bicycles have been made in Bamboo Bicycle Club’s London based workshop. The bikes have first been designed digitally to test the build and allow for initial analysis. A frame-building jig was then set up which allows the frame to be built accurately with the correct alignment. The bamboo tube is cut to shape using a mitered join, and once cut to size, the tubes are joined together using a hemp composite wrap. The frame is then finished and waterproofed and finally the components including the wheel and handlebars are fitted.
The bicycles will be securely stationed outside Hilton London Bankside from today and available for hotel guests to use at any time during their stay, free of charge. Cycling is a great way to explore Bankside and the surrounding neighbourhood, with plenty of cycle routes taking in some of the best of London – pop down to Borough Market, discover the micro-breweries and foodie gems of Bermondsey or soak in the green spaces of Greenwich Park.
Hilton London Bankside has also created its own bicycle trail map of the local area and guests can purchase a delicious picnic box from OXBO to enjoy on their bike ride.
Stay at Hilton London Bankside from £239 per room per night based on two people sharing, including breakfast. For reservations visit www.londonbankside.hilton.com or call 020 3667 5600.
For more information on Bamboo Bicycle Club visit www.bamboobicycleclub.org
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For further information, please contact Harriet Rowlinson (Harriet@saucecommunications.com) or call 020 8600 3600.
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About Hilton London Bankside
Featuring a stunning industrial design, Hilton London Bankside offers 292 modern guest rooms, including 25 bespoke Suites and one beautiful Penthouse apartment with private terrace as well as an Executive Lounge, 11 flexible meeting rooms and leisure facilities including a fitness studio and indoor swimming pool. Executive Chef Paul Bates, formerly of The Beaumont and Intercontinental Park Lane, is at the helm of the food and beverage outlets, OXBO Bankside restaurant and The Distillery bar. The hotel also features Bankside’s largest and most exquisite Ballroom accommodating up to 700 guests theatre style or 600 in a banquet setting. With a private entrance, a 6-metre high ceiling, dramatic chandeliers, a balcony and sweeping marble staircase leading to the Bankside Ballroom, this is a spectacular venue for any grand celebration, fashion show, awards ceremony or corporate event.
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About The Bamboo Bicycle Club
Bamboo Bicycle club teaches bike builders of all abilities how to construct frames from bamboo, over two-day courses. The London workshop is open to all skill sets, and at the end you ride away on your fully customized bike! Participants over the last four years have used their bikes for everything from round-the-world trips to the everyday commute. The Club also offers workshop gift vouchers or and a range of home build kits for the ultimate weekend project.