It is with some sadness then that, nine months on, I report that my relationship with the Boris Bike has broken down. Perhaps irreparably. In common with another Gulliver, it's not that I didn't ...

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 ...

For half the year, bikes are best in Montreal. Winter snows mean that the Canadian city's Bixi scheme – which was launched in 2009 and became the template for London's Boris Bikes a year later ...

Cycling is definitely the fastest and most pleasant way to get around central London, and the large-scale cycle hire scheme – informally known as Boris Bikes, after Mayor Boris Johnson who ...

Transport for London has unveiled plans for a major upgrade of the “Boris bike” scheme as its 2,000th e-bike hits the streets. This is down on peak levels seen during the pandemic, when many ...

London's cycle hire scheme has had a positive effect on the health of its users, suggests a study in the British Medical Journal. It says '"Boris bikes" have greater benefits for men than women ...

Boris Bikes, Santander Cycles, Sadiq Cycles… whatever you call them, London’s official fleet of bikes-for-hire are getting a design overhaul. What’s new? A gel saddle, lower frame ...

The new bikes will be rolled out in April (Picture: Getty Images) London’s iconic blue ‘Boris bike’ – saviour of the lazy pedestrian and bane of the car-driver – is about to become red.

He told The Independent: “Today’s announcement by Boris Johnson to invest in thousands of miles of new, high-quality cycle lanes is hugely welcome. But as the PM himself acknowledges ...

Boris bikes should become a tourist attraction considering they are the only ones who use them THE so-called Boris bikes which litter London’s pavements have been hailed a great success.

Discounts on the cost of hiring a “Boris bike” could be given to low-income Londoners under an ambitious plan to boost cycling in London by a third by 2030. Transport for London wants to ...