This month last year Brian Dorling and Svitlana Tereschenko were both tragically killed in collisions with trucks at Bow roundabout. 40 days after Svitlana's untimely death her family placed a 'ghost' bicycle in her memory at the place where she died. Unfortunately the bike was vandalised with the wheels, brakes and basket stolen principally because it was a vintage bike with hard to find spare parts however, this is lack of respect is inexcusable. With the permission of her family we removed the bike just before the council disposed of it and restored and repainted it.

Today on the anniversary of her death the bike was returned to Bow roundabout and her family, who had made the trip from the Ukraine, and her friends met to rededicate the bike which has now been placed on the railings above the canal towpath.

Wheelers would like to thank Colin Smith of Waltham Forest Bike Recycling, Steve Davies a friend of Wheelers and an unnamed London taxi driver for their generous help with the bike's restoration. We would also like to thank Andrij Bebko for acting as the family liason and RebelRebel of Broadway Market for their kind donation of flowers.

Long time Wheelers workshop attendee, Kumi, has set off on an epic journey riding to Cape Town.

Kumi has been on several touring adventures before including crossing Turkey. This time she and her fellow adventurer Dan aim to cycle around 1700km per month, hoping to arrive in August 2013. You can follow their journey at london2capetown.net where they are posting updates as often as they can.

They are also looking to use the ride as a means of raising money for St Catherine's Hospice. Visit their donation page for full details.

Good luck to them both from all of us at Tower Hamlets Wheelers.

When Westfield opened in September 2011 a walk around the centre soon revealed that you could buy a car but not a bike. I talked with one of the centre's managers and he said that there was plenty of space if I wanted to open a bike retailer. Not the answer I was looking for from a location claiming green credentials. Just before the Olympics a bike shop opened called The Bike Rooms. It only sells the Italian Pinarello range of bikes which are quality but come with a hefty price tag and the Assos range of clothing. These were the bikes supplied to Team GB. If you've been fortunate enough to win the National Lottery then their time trials bike with a price tag of £14,000 shouldn't faze you. At the other end of the price spectrum, £8.99 for a tub of Assos chamios cream could be the start of an aspirational purchase. A good looking modern shop with good looking staff. The Bike Rooms, 108 The Street, Westfield Stratford City. http://www.thebikerooms.com/

A planning permission application has been submitted by LBTH to provide much needed cycle parking at Bethnal Green tube station. The scheme involves demolishing the disused toilet block in Bethnal Green Gardens and providing parking for 78 bicycles.

Planning application details: PA/12/02233.

A decision is expected to be made by the planning committee during November 2012.

If you've ever cycled to Westfield you will know the design chaos that awaits as you approach the multi million pound shopping mall. No expense spared for cars but bikes get treated to random planning events that switch on and off like psycho disco lights. So you might have thought the Olympics was a chance to build a proper cycling legacy for the DMZ that is Westfield? Not a bit of it.

It was a moment of crazy anticipation as I approached one of the most ludicrous cycle lanes in the country, when Westfield reopened its parking in September after the Olympics. Would this nutty cycle lane still be there?....oh yes! It's all of 5 bike lengths long. It's nestled under a bridge, by a fence, on a roundabout. It starts on the roundabout. And stops. On the roundabout. A few yards later.

Thank you planners. We are grateful.

This local treat has now been honoured by the internationally renowned Cycle Facility of the Month website. We are privileged to be listed in the Crap Cycle Lanes hall of fame for July 2012!