Boris Bike London To Paris

Boris johnson s answer to paris s vélib bike hire scheme launched in london today.

Boris bike london to paris.

Launched in 2010 the city s bike hire scheme allows both locals and visitors to rent cycles widely known as boris bikes after mayor of london boris johnson who introduced them to explore the. On his blog cyclelove designer james greig tells how he agreed to join a refreshingly daft trip over 300km from the uk capital to the. Despite their weight and impracticality for long rides they ve been ridden up mt ventoux round the route of the first stage of the 2014 tour de france and now all the way from london to paris. With or without fundraising.

While the cycles are still known by many as boris bikes it was mr johnson s predecessor ken livingstone who set up a feasibility study into the creation of a cycle hire scheme in london having. Richard jordan has cycled 250 miles from london to paris on a boris bike despite it being probably the most uncomfortable seat in the world having only three low gears and weighing as much as a. This is the film i made. Three friends cycle three geared boris bikes 300km from london to paris.

The scheme vigorously promoted by london s mayor boris johnson will eventually see 6 000 bikes parked at 400 docking stations spread every 300 metres or so across central london although the. The scheme s bicycles are popularly known as boris bikes after then mayor of london boris johnson who introduced them during his tenure. Santander cycles formerly barclays cycle hire is a public bicycle hire scheme in london swansea milton keynes and brunel university in the united kingdom. It must have seemed like a good idea at the time.

Click to view cycle itinerary route and dates of europe s favourite cycling event. On the day the tour de france came to london in june 2014 a cultural exchange took place.