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Dumfires Bike2Go (picture credit Hourbike)

£60 a trip: Low usage could see Dumfries cycle hire scheme scrapped

Two hires a day at cost of £60 - councillor says it would be cheaper to buy users their own bikes

Thu, Nov 07, 2013 03:11
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Broken bike (CC licensed image by garryknight, www.flickr.com)

Boris Bike fatality: Young woman killed in lorry collision on London Cycle Superhighway

20-year-old is first to be killed riding a Barclays Cycle Hire bike

Sat, Jul 06, 2013 10:34
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Paper pulp helmet 8

Recycled, single-use paper pulp helmet could cost as little as £1 + video

Helmet concept made from recycled newspapers and designed to be used with hire bicycles

Mon, Jul 01, 2013 09:53
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Barclays Cycle Hire bikes

Barclays claws back Boris bike sponsorship over performance failures

Bank takes back £1.5m of £50m cash outlay

Sun, Apr 28, 2013 08:02
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Glasgow 2014 logo.jpg

Glasgow intends to open city-wide bike hire scheme

Expected for completion before the Commonwealth Games in 2014

Sun, Apr 21, 2013 08:12
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James Davies Wiggo throne (Virgin Money Giving)

London cyclist completes John O’Groats to Land’s End on a Boris Bike

Cardboard throne waiting at journey's end lets hospital worker emulate hero Bradley Wiggins

Tue, Oct 09, 2012 10:42
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Barclays Cycle Hire bikes

Boris bike hires hit new record as Londoners and tourists use them to beat the Olympic crush

London transport figures all up prompting officials to fight 'ghost town' allegations

Mon, Aug 06, 2012 11:13
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Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme bikes on hire station © Simon MacMichael.jpg

Boris Bike staff to be balloted on London Olympic strike

Barclays Cycle Hire staff consider action in response to changed shift patterns and increased Olympic workload

Thu, May 31, 2012 06:48
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London Cycle Hire Scheme Bikes On Docking Station (copyright Simon MacMichael).jpg

Two former Serco employees plead guilty to £46,000 Boris Bike fraud

Pair made bogus refunds to seven friends who have admitted money laundering; sentencing in May

Thu, Mar 08, 2012 19:14
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London Cycle Hire Scheme Bikes On Docking Station (copyright Simon MacMichael).jpg

Boris Bikes get royal seal of approval – “they’re lovely,” says the Queen

But it's a pity Kate didn't wheel out her tandem version for short trip in Central London

Fri, Mar 02, 2012 09:58
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