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Battle of the e-bikes: apps, hiring hassles and a crash as we take Lime, Forest and Boris bikes for a test ride

There are 50,000 hire bikes in London - but which is the best?

Evening Standard

Child Lime e-bike rider rushed to hospital after colliding with car in north London

A boy aged 12 was taken to a major trauma hospital after being injured in a car crash in Tottenham

Evening Standard

Battle of the bikes: Cost of hiring electric Boris bikes reduced in bid to win back riders from Lime and Forest

Cost of 30-minute e-bike hire falls to £3 while pedal bike frozen at £1.65

Evening Standard

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BBC star Steve Stamp rushed to hospital after falling off Lime Bike while drunk

Steve Stamp, who stars in People Just Do Nothing, took to Instagram after he was rushed to hospital

Evening Standard

Silvertown tunnel cycle bus: Full details revealed of all the bikes able to taken on board

Free shuttle bus will carry cargo bikes and e-bikes including Lime bikes

Evening Standard

Lime and Forest e-bikes dumped on pavement near Harrods seized in council crackdown

Firms billed more than £3,000 to get 42 e-bikes released from council storage

Evening Standard

London council announces new ‘hybrid’ parking to curb ‘explosion’ of dockless e-bikes

Huge growth in bikes has been ‘quite problematic’, says councillors

Evening Standard

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Lime and Forest e-bikes seized for blocking pavements - and released after firms pay £25,000 in fines

City corporation charges dockless firms £235 per bike in release fees

Evening Standard

Man fined after e-bike hire bay painted round his car on London street while on business trip

Cezary Bednarski, 72, was ‘astonished’ to return from the 10-day trip to find the hire bay around his vehicle by his home

Evening Standard

OPINION - I was hit by a silent, zooming Lime bike — how did this become London's new normal?

As I walked out of the Emirates stadium on Sunday night high on the fumes of a 5-1 Arsenal win against Manchester City, I felt untouchable.

Evening Standard

Heathrow's third runway and the other public transport projects that will reshape London by 2035

Gatwick, too, has an expansion plan, and other schemes include a Bakerloo line extension and a larger terminal at Stansted

Evening Standard

Be angry at cars not bikes says Lime Bikes chief as he invests £20 million

Money will go on new parking, staff, and campaigns

Cycling Weekly

London can become 'another Amsterdam' says Lime bike chief as he invests £20m in capital

E-bike hire firm offers councils £5m to build 2,500 more cycle parking bays

Evening Standard

I test rode the newest shared e-bike on the market, and it might be the most advanced one yet

Beryl's new e-bike is 'jam-packed full of features', says the brand's CEO

Cycling Weekly

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Evening Standard

OPINION - The London Question: Are runners the most annoying people in London in January?

Is there anything worse than seeing joggers (or “runners” as they like to call themselves) in London in January? It’s cold, dark and our thick layer of Christmas-induced blubber is refusing to drop off naturally like an iguana’s tail. Everywhere you turn there are people pounding the streets wearing Salomon…

Cycling Weekly

Tweets of the week: Timothée Chalamet's Lime bike scandal, Wout van Aert rides on water, and Lachlan Morton confesses

Our social media round-up turns to Hollywood

The Guardian - UK

Timothée Chalamet’s red-carpet ride adds to Lime bikes’ fashion credentials

Actor’s premiere entry shows how the electric rental bikes have shifted gear from everyday commuter transport

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Steve Bannon’s bitter attack on Elon Musk lifts the spirits, briefly

Plus: Timothée Chalamet charms on a Lime bike, Rick Stein’s 1970s prices and Starbucks’ bathroom requirements

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Timothee Chalamet says he was fined £65 for riding Lime bike to London premiere

The Hollywood star cycled down the red carpet of the event held at BFI Southbank in London on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Timothee Chalamet fined £65 for Lime bike stunt at London premiere

The Hollywood star said his eco-friendly red carpet entrance came with a surprising cost

The Independent UK

Timothee Chalamet hit with parking fine after riding e-bike to Bob Dylan biopic premiere

Actor told French chat show that he was charged a sum of £65

The Guardian - UK

‘Please don’t hit me!’ The battle between ebikers and other cyclists

Ebike rentals are thought to have reduced car use – but caused consternation among some pedestrians and other road users. How can everyone get along?

The Independent UK

Timothée Chalamet enters London premiere of A Complete Unknown on a Lime bike

The star of the Bob Dylan biopic amused fans with a surprise entrance

The Independent UK

Lime bikes annoys half of London, but they’re so addictive to ride

LET’S UNPACK THAT: The ubiquitous green bikes are a massive wind-up to councils, car drivers and older people, but once you get addicted to whizzing around on them, you just can’t stop, says Roisin Lanigan

Evening Standard

Lime and Forest e-bikes being dumped on London streets in 'unacceptable numbers', say transport chiefs

About 40,000 Lime and Forest bikes are thought to be for hire in capital

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