London's best chainless bikes

What makes the perfect commuter bike? Mudguards are necessary, comfort is important but most of all you want low maintenance. Having to fix your bike en route to work at 7am is not a good start to the day. Chainless bikes need no lubrication, so you can say goodbye to grease
Light and clean ride: Budnitz No. 1 Scorcher
Jasmine Gardner10 September 2014

JIVE Bike

Folds into a neat little package, electric and chainless. This London-designed, crowdfunded bike is ready for pre-order now and set to start shipping very soon. £1,499, jivebike.com

bicymple

To fully understand this bike watch the video about it online. There’s no chain and the pedals are on the back wheel — the reverse of a penny farthing. It’s simple and super-compact. Join the waiting list to get one. From £500, bicymple.com

Biomega NYC Two Speed

Biomega is a pioneer of chainless bikes and previous bikes have used a shaft drive. What looks like a chain on this is actually a carbon-fibre belt which is quiet and has easy upkeep. £799, biomega.com

Budnitz No. 1 Scorcher

Designed for all terrains and will survive well over London’s potholed roads. Budnitz claims the carbon-belt drive will last “virtually for ever” and it’s light and clean. From £1,795, budnitzbicycles.com

Beixo Share

It’s not that pretty but it’s totally practical, with a shaft-drive system replacing the chain and a sturdy Dutch-style frame. £583, beixo.com/share

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