Category: Cycle hire schemes

When is an ebike not an ebike? When it has a powerful illegal engine. Get this menace off our roads | Peter Walker

by The Guardian | Sep 15, 2026 | Cycle hire schemes, Cycling, Ebikes, London, The Guardian, Transport, UK news | 0 |

As a cyclist I want the authorities to act with clarity. Lime bikes and renters can be annoying, but the true threat is those who dangerously flout the lawOne of the curiosities of debates about cycling in the UK is that almost...

Lime bikes hurtling around the city: is this the revenge of a priced-out generation? | Andy Beckett

by The Guardian | Aug 8, 2026 | Cycle hire schemes, Cycling, Ebikes, England, London, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

From running red lights to dumping bikes, some Lime users get a bad rap. But many who grumble about them don’t appreciate their own privilegeThe night belongs to Lime bikes in the capital this summer. Buses and tube carriages...