Hire bikes

“A few bikes show up and it’s the apocalypse”: Angry locals fume after “swarms” of hire bikes “dumped” on streets during Boat Race – but cyclists say, “Imagine if they all drove cars instead” + more on the live blog

It’s Wednesday, Peter Sagan’s still dancing, and Ryan Mallon’s back with all the latest cycling news, reaction, and silliness on the midweek live blog

Wed, Apr 16, 2025 08:50
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“Pissed off” residents use angle grinders to chop up Lime bikes abandoned by “thoughtless” cyclists in private car park

“Overcrowding highlights the need for more designated parking locations,” Lime said in response to the news, after residents sent them pictures of the hacked up bikes to be collected from the private property

Thu, Nov 21, 2024 17:39
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Belfast cyclist crashes after vandals remove nuts securing wheel to hire bike

Adam Turkington says "wee shit" could have killed him

Fri, Jun 02, 2017 16:54
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Scotrail Bike & Go service beset by technical faults at launch

Graeme Obree promoting sustainable travel around stations - operators hope for a 10% increase

Sun, Aug 09, 2015 10:11
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Helsinki hire bike & public transport vision to render car ownership pointless

Maybe not entirely – but radical strategy based on smartphones will make end-to-end multimode journeys easier

Mon, Jul 14, 2014 12:06
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