Now touring Central London
London sightseeing.
Elevated.
One cyclist. Two shoulders. A better view of London.
Book a tour
Choose your route
How it works
Four steps. No learning curve.
Book your tour
Choose your starting and finishing zone. We'll show you the price before you confirm.
Your guide arrives
A vetted, experienced cyclist-guide meets you at street level, helmet in hand.
Climb aboard
Sit on their shoulders. Hold steady. We'll talk you through it the first time.
Arrive slightly taller
Step down at your destination with a better view of London than you started with.
Pricing
Simple, metered, upright.
One fare structure, no surge, no surprises. The only variable is how far your guide has to carry you.
- Starting fare
- £15.00
- Per mile
- £3.00
- Touring area
- Central London only
- Guests
- 1 per tour
Safety
Taken exactly as seriously as it should be.
Experienced guides only
Every guide completes a minimum of 500 logged miles and a load-carrying assessment before their first tour.
Helmets provided
Both guide and guest are fitted with helmets before departure. No helmet, no tour.
Maximum guest weight
108kg (17 stone), in line with our guides' comfortable carrying capacity and bike frame tolerances.
Weather restrictions
Tours are suspended in heavy rain, high winds, or temperatures below 2°C. Balance matters more than bravado.
Routes selected for suitability
Routes are planned to avoid major junctions, dual carriageways, and anywhere a shoulder-mounted guest would be unwise.
Continuous supervision
A support vehicle shadows every tour during the pilot phase, ready to assist if required.
Disclaimer
Shouldr is currently a conceptual and experimental service, presented here as a product concept rather than a live offering. A real-world version of this service would need to fully comply with UK road-safety legislation, guest-carrying and public liability insurance requirements, and all applicable Department for Transport and Transport for London regulations before carrying a single guest.
Coverage
Eight zones to begin with.
We're starting small and on foot — or rather, on shoulders. Coverage will expand as our guide network grows.
Stylised coverage map — not to scale
Become a guide
Got strong legs and stronger shoulders?
We're recruiting experienced London cyclists for our founding guide cohort. Full training and equipment provided.
- Minimum experience
- 2 years commuting
- Equipment
- Provided
- Earnings
- Per completed tour
FAQ
Questions, answered plainly.
Shouldr is currently a concept. This site demonstrates the product and booking experience as they would exist in a live service.