Author: Stephanie

London Courier Appreciation Day…

… is going to be on Thursday November 26th. Well, they’ve got their own Appreciation Day in America’s famous America so why not here? Let’s be fair, London’s couriers pioneered the popular use of the fixed-wheel bike as an everyday workhorse back in the early 70’s  so why shouldn’t we borrow one of their good ideas back?? (Timeline: 1967 – ‘Buffalo’ Bill Chidley […]

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We haz new caps iz it not

Yupsk indeed, fresh in on what’s left of that warming mediterranean breeze, a brave new batch of LCEF caps solely for your millinery pleasure. Loads of colours to choose from and with a few fresh additions this time around just coz we can. Caps can be found in the usual places for the usual cursory fee of […]

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Fox-Hunt Alleycat Wows Crowds

In honour of Ben’s relocation to the Big Apple and my re-engagement with intellectual pursuits, we organised a local meet of the first urban bicycle fox-hunt, in the hopes of earning some monies for the LCEF and some glory for the red-suited huntsmen and dastardly Fox. Using a Heath-Robinson style contraption we secured several litres […]

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U-Turned. BBQ Mike takes a spill

 The LCEF received another claim for assistance following an incident in Old Street last week. ‘BBQ’ Mike from Adelaide, Australia, a rider for Quicksilver Couriers and a regular face on the alleycat scene and supporter of the LCEF, came a cropper to a U-turning courier van that knocked him from his bike, breaking five bones in […]

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AFRICAT! Alleycat – Friday 19th June

The LCEF have joined forces with Charlie Chop and the now widely renound Cities in the Dark crew in the run-up to their epic African educational voyage. Have a peek at their website for some info on how they will be taking some simple and very familiar bike-related technology into the developing Ugandan community to help, […]

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Come out, come out, wherever you are!

The LCEF is one year old next week so we’re gonna have a bash! Locally sourced, organic, 100% genuine courier punk bands will be very kindly stepping up and thrashing it out alongside some of London’s London’s most tragically beat-whipped courier dj’s. Expect upfront tunes all night, movie backdrops, brown booze on tap and daiquiris for the ladies… Oh, […]

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LCEF 1st birthday t-shirt design competition – final results

Yes indeed. All the votes are in and have been duly counted, recounted and triple-checked on the trusty LCEF abacus. We have a winner! Or can we say we have two winners? Yes we can because we can and we do!! Thanks very much to all those people who showed out to vote. A truly […]

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Donkey Derby II raises over £300 for LCEF!

Friday night at The Horseshoe, Clerkenwell and another brilliant night of courier roller racing courtesy of the Rollapaluza crew. Many thanks indeed for another evening of slick fun and games to Caspar, Winston, Eggpie, Gertie, Nhatt, Akeley and Sleepy for showing out in true style and of course thanks also to all those that turned up […]

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Donkey Derby II – March 20th at The Horseshoe

Roll up, roll up! More info on this years Open London Courier Rollapaluza Champs over here.

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LCEF 1st Anniversary T-Shirt Design Competition

Seems like it was only yesterday that we was born but at the end of April, only next month, the LCEF is gonna be 1 year old! To help celebrate this proud occasion, we have decided to commission the community to help us come up with an original t-shirt design to mark the date and […]

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