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On yer bike

30 Jul 2010 by Paul Northup

A new bike hire scheme has begun in central London.

Already, more than 11,000 people have signed up to the idea, far outstripping the 5,000 bicycles which will be available today at special docking stations. And more than 12,450 keys have been handed out to Londoners – enabling them to unlock bikes left at 330 docking points across the city.

A bit of detail
The keys cost £3 and the cost of using the cycles varies from £1 for an hour to £50 for 24 hours. TfL and operator Serco expect to roll out the scheme to casual users after a month. The 23kg bikes with three gears do not come with locks and TfL said this was done to deter people from keeping the cycles for long periods.

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Flickr photosource – thanks Tim Bradshaw

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