Tag Archives: Boris Bikes

Capital Snappers

Posted on 22/03/2012 by Editor

To Cyclo the combination of photography and cycling sounds like a recipe for disaster, but we’re assuming that the idea of the competition run by Barclays, official sponsor of the London Barclays Cycle Hire (better know as ‘Boris Bikes’) and … Continue reading →

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Ken Bikes?

Posted on 21/02/2012 by Editor

Mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone has suggested that, if elected, he would aim to bring the Barclays Cycle Hire (popularly known as ‘Boris Bikes’) in line with the Capital’s Freedom Pass which allows older and disabled London dwellers free use. The … Continue reading →

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Life Saving Cycling

Posted on 09/08/2011 by Editor

A research paper published in the British Medical Journal has reported that the Barcelona based cycle hire scheme (know as “Bicing”) has off-set an estimated 9,000 tones of carbon dioxide since it’s launch in March 2007 and could account for … Continue reading →

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Boris Bikes’ Birthday

Posted on 29/07/2011 by Editor
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With the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme in London celebrating its first birthday (happy birthday from Cyclo) the Mayor, Boris Johnson, has announced the sponsor’s additional £25million pledge to expand the massively successful initiative westwards. Speaking at celebrations in the Westfield’s … Continue reading →

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Thieves Taken to Task

Posted on 22/07/2011 by Editor

With the Boris Bike scheme (more correctly known as Barclays Cycle Hire) about to celebrate its first birthday the wiff-waff meister Lord Mayor of London has a double reason to celebrate with the announcement that the anti-bike-theft squad he established … Continue reading →

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