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Just look at the pricing if you don't believe me:hmmmm
Up to 30 minutes
FREE
Up to an hour
£1
Up to one and a half hours
£4
Up to two hours
£6
Up to two and a half hours
£10
Up to three hours
£15
Up to six hours
£35
Up to 24 hours (maximum)
£50
*To hire for more than a couple of hours it might be cheaper for you to use a company that specialises in hiring for longer periods.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/14811.aspx
18 Sep 2010
15:51 18 Sep 2010
16:05 Panton Street, West End - Endsleigh Gardens, Euston Hire £0.00
18 Sep 2010
14:27 18 Sep 2010
14:50 Great Marlborough Street, Soho - William IV Street, Strand Hire £0.00
Why do people fall off their bikes?
I wasn't sure what I thought of them until I tried them out on Saturday and loved the sense of freedom. I was trying to find the Pope Protest march and could see helicopters in the distance, so hopped on a bike and rode to the march, and put the bike in a rack.wow, fair enough, still can't imagine ever wanting to use one still, but that's just me
Tens of thousands of people already safely cycle "with no helmets against HGVs and frantically, manic London traffic" every day, and your tabloid style sensationalism is a little weird to be honest.So, Thorpe Park have to go on safety checks every morning, just for the one in million chance that there may be a defect -but TFL are giving bikes away to Londoners and tourists as long as your credit card can afford it, with no helmets against HGVs and frantically, manic London traffic - I don't see how this is a good idea?
Oh for fuck's sake. Mr Bike-Hating Irrelevant is back banging on about fucking Edinburgh again.Poorly maintained road surfaces with protruding manhole covers slick with bus diesel exhaust dribblings.
Oh, and tramlines - a nineteenth century abomination that can be brought back into play by a vain Labour Council.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8400094.stm
So, Thorpe Park have to go on safety checks every morning, just for the one in million chance that there may be a defect -but TFL are giving bikes away to Londoners and tourists as long as your credit card can afford it, with no helmets against HGVs and frantically, manic London traffic - I don't see how this is a good idea?
Tens of thousands of people already safely cycle "with no helmets against HGVs and frantically, manic London traffic" every day, and your tabloid style sensationalism is a little weird to be honest.
Have you ever ridden one of these bikes? When was the last time you cycled through central London? Apart from a few major roads, it's hardly a heavy mass of rabid HGVs.
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Oh come on - when was the last time you watched BBC London news without a cheery "and finally" piece about some experienced cyclist being decapitated by a 25?
Add to the mixture the people who probably haven't rode a bike since six and tourists where they drive on the right - all without a helmet.
I give this two months before someone is killed.
er...i've never seen a london news with that item. you really are hysterical. get some perspective.Oh come on - when was the last time you watched BBC London news without a cheery "and finally" piece about some experienced cyclist being decapitated by a 25?
I'm having trouble thinking of any recent cyclist decapitations, to be honest. Could you provide some examples? And were they wearing a helmet at the time?Oh come on - when was the last time you watched BBC London news without a cheery "and finally" piece about some experienced cyclist being decapitated by a 25?
Indeed. It's an idiotic, sensationalist argument that flies in the face of all the medical evidence and studies that has been posted thus far.I'm not a medic, and I'm happy for a doctor to correct me on this; but I'm fairly sure that when you are decapitated, the bump your head takes as it falls to the ground is not the greatest of your worries.
So, Thorpe Park have to go on safety checks every morning, just for the one in million chance that there may be a defect -but TFL are giving bikes away to Londoners and tourists as long as your credit card can afford it, with no helmets against HGVs and frantically, manic London traffic - I don't see how this is a good idea?
So, Thorpe Park have to go on safety checks every morning, just for the one in million chance that there may be a defect -but TFL are giving bikes away to Londoners and tourists as long as your credit card can afford it, with no helmets against HGVs and frantically, manic London traffic - I don't see how this is a good idea?
You can't be serious? There must be decapitations all over the place.You know what's even worse? Every day, literally millions of people walk on hard, head-damaging surfaces, mere inches away from many tonnes of moving metal, all controlled by flawed humans who most likely are not skillful enough. And, get this, no safety equipment is provided. It's scandalous, I tell you.
I love these bikes. I joined up early and use them one or two days a week on average - not massively. Sometimes after work I take one part-way home before jumping on the tube just to get some air and movement.
On the weekends if we're in central London my g/f I use them to just explore, or to get to specific places where we might have otherwise walked or taken the bus/tube.
Best of all for me though, is that having become confident riding in central London thanks to the hire bikes, I've now commuted twice from home on my own bike (2nd time today) which I would never have even considered otherwise and find myself generally using my bike much more even in my local area. Somehow the Boris Bikes have been a catalyst for me to rediscover the joy of being on a bike!
It has almost been two months (9 days left) already, I can't see your prediction being fulfilled to be honest.I give this two months before someone is killed.
It has almost been two months (9 days left) already, I can't see your prediction being fulfilled to be honest.
I also am unaware of these "cheery" pieces discussing the decapitation of a cyclist, maybe I haven;' been paying enough attention though
I love these bikes. I joined up early and use them one or two days a week on average - not massively. Sometimes after work I take one part-way home before jumping on the tube just to get some air and movement.
On the weekends if we're in central London my g/f I use them to just explore, or to get to specific places where we might have otherwise walked or taken the bus/tube.
Best of all for me though, is that having become confident riding in central London thanks to the hire bikes, I've now commuted twice from home on my own bike (2nd time today) which I would never have even considered otherwise and find myself generally using my bike much more even in my local area. Somehow the Boris Bikes have been a catalyst for me to rediscover the joy of being on a bike!