Boris Bike London To Paris

Three friends cycle three geared boris bikes 300km from london to paris.

Boris bike london to paris.

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. Follow how the day unfolded. The scheme s bicycles are popularly known as boris bikes after then mayor of london boris johnson who introduced them during his tenure. On the day the tour de france came to london in june 2014 a cultural exchange took place.

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. With or without fundraising. Click to view cycle itinerary route and dates of europe s favourite cycling event. 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.

Santander cycles formerly barclays cycle hire is a public bicycle hire scheme in london swansea milton keynes and brunel university in the united kingdom. Cycle 180 miles in 3 days from london to paris on this fully supported and guided bike ride. Three friends took three london hire bikes 300 kilometers 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.

Boris johnson s answer to paris s vélib bike hire scheme launched in london today. It must have seemed like a good idea at the time.