http://www.borisbikes.org/ An independent community forum for London's Cycle Hire scheme. en-US Fri, 18 May 2012 09:52:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.borisbikes.org/search.php http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1549#post-11321 Sun, 13 May 2012 15:48:32 +0000 cyclingnewbie 11321@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>The London system is the same as Montreal's Bixi - which has exported to many cities around the world, NYC included. </p> <p>Have a look here:<br /> <a href="http://www.bixisystem.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.bixisystem.com</a> </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1549#post-11320 Fri, 11 May 2012 17:46:30 +0000 martinc 11320@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>We'll soon have overseas competition: <a href="http://citibikenyc.com/" rel="nofollow">http://citibikenyc.com/</a></p> <p>Just from the look of the bikes and docks, it's surely the same system as ours. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1225#post-11319 Fri, 11 May 2012 13:28:55 +0000 davidq100 11319@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p><em>Replying to @matthew barry's <a href="http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1225#post-11318">post</a>:</em></p> <p><blockquote>No doubt in the next few days my theory will be proved wrong and I will find that my key won't fit and I will be ordering a new one! </blockquote></p> <p>No doubt! Mine was working flawlessly until yesterday. Not even a hint of trouble. That said, it was attached to my house keys keyring, so it has certainly been through the mill. I've had it since day 1 of the scheme - perhaps you've got 30 days or so before a daily "borussian roulette" of will it/won't it fit.</p> <p>I'm mildly sad that my 'Boris Bike Original' key is out of commission now. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1225#post-11318 Fri, 11 May 2012 12:19:25 +0000 matthew barry 11318@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>I have had my key since about a month after the start and so far, it seems to be holding up. My key sits in my wallet all by itself and I wonder it is more likely to split if it spends it's life getting bashed about by keys on a key ring? Obviously with the hole drilled in the fob there is an expectation that it will sit on a key ring and on the evidence of on 2 occasions finding a key left in the docking station attached to a bunch of keys, that would appear to be the case. No doubt in the next few days my theory will be proved wrong and I will find that my key won't fit and I will be ordering a new one! </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1225#post-11317 Fri, 11 May 2012 11:24:44 +0000 davidq100 11317@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>Finally happened to me yesterday too. I really should have followed the prescribed advice and ordered a new key before. At a glance there's no perceptible change in the key. It hasn't noticably expanded.</p> <p>A shame - now that the rain's stopped I was looking forward to some BB'ing this weekend. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.borisbikes.org/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_cry.gif&quot; title=&quot;:cry:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> <p>Anyway, a new key is ordered and promised within 3 working days. Am sure it will arrive just as the rain resumes next week.</p> <p>Long time users - don't delay: get a new key! </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1548#post-11316 Fri, 11 May 2012 08:44:39 +0000 Roo10 11316@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>Sorry fkqg28; if you're doing a study on something at least have the decency to do some background before posting on forums.. Laziness will not get you anywhere &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.borisbikes.org/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_exclaim.gif&quot; title=&quot;:!:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1548#post-11315 Thu, 10 May 2012 20:53:45 +0000 fkqg28 11315@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>Thank you for replying Bimbles, why do you think it took a year for the scheme to take off ? </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1548#post-11314 Thu, 10 May 2012 18:31:45 +0000 Bimbles 11314@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>They weren't very successful for the first year or so, but really took off from July 2010! &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.borisbikes.org/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif&quot; title=&quot;:wink:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1548#post-11313 Thu, 10 May 2012 12:50:59 +0000 fkqg28 11313@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>Hello everyone! I’m doing a study on how successful the Boris Bikes have been since they were introduced in London back in 2009. So please can you post you positive experiences on the bikes, and tell me why you love them so much. Thank you! </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1547#post-11312 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:40:05 +0000 cyclingnewbie 11312@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>This chap did it - I think there were some on the London to Brighton run too.</p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2011/jul/19/dunwich-dynamo-boris-bike" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2011/jul/19/dunwich-dynamo-boris-bike</a> </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1547#post-11311 Wed, 09 May 2012 19:59:29 +0000 james909f 11311@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>Hi All,</p> <p>I’m hoping you might be able to help… I’m planning on taking part in a charity bike ride, London to Cambridge and currently don’t have a bike. I was thinking about using a borris bike for the “fun” value and in a hope that it might make people donate a little more.</p> <p>I wanted to ask if anyone else has done something similar on the borris bikes and how feasible an idea it would is? I use them for my daily commute 20min each way but never done or thought about anything like this. Many thanks for any help / comments in advanced,</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>James </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1538#post-11302 Mon, 07 May 2012 17:29:13 +0000 edeverett 11302@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I recently launched a new Android app for finding you nearest docking stations.</p> <p>Dockr is a little different from the other apps around in that it's focused on being as simple as possible - it just does the essentials of showing you the nearest docking stations to where you are now and how many bikes or spaces there are. I've tried hard to make it look good too (you don't pay all that money for your phone just to have ugly apps on it!)<br /> <ul><li><strong>Get it direct from the Google Play: <a href="http://bit.ly/KQ6GYT">http://bit.ly/KQ6GYT</a></strong></li><li>Or check out the website: <a href="http://dockr.co.uk">http://dockr.co.uk/</a></li><br /> </ul><br /> I hope you enjoy it and I would really appreciate any feedback. (If you like it please give it a rating on Google Play &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.borisbikes.org/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; )</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Ed<br /> <a href="http://bit.ly/KQ6GYT"><br /> <img src="http://dockr.co.uk/images/phone.png"><br /> </a> </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1527#post-11290 Thu, 03 May 2012 21:55:57 +0000 martinc 11290@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>The polls have closed!</p> <p>Londoners on Bikes, and LCC, both pointed to Jenny and Ken as the best bet for safer cycling. I've voted for them.</p> <p>Cycle hire was long in the planning before Boris came on the scene, and it will survive his departure, whether that be tonight, or in another 4 years time. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1527#post-11289 Thu, 03 May 2012 13:09:27 +0000 ozzage 11289@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>So... Boris Bike lovers and users.</p> <p>Today is the day and there is no thread on the election!</p> <p>Are we all voting for Boris in gratitude for our beloved steeds? Or for Jenny and/or Ken in the hope that they'll improve things faster and further?</p> <p>Despite my love of the BB, I can't quite bring myself to vote for Boris and his (in my view) largely "anti-sensible-cycling" views. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1488#post-11283 Wed, 02 May 2012 08:31:20 +0000 minifishandchips 11283@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>Over the last few weeks the level of faulty bikes seems to have been steadily rising, whole banks in some cases, this requires yest another tramp around the streets to find a working bike... This is rather worrying...</p> <p>Maybe it's time to start looking for a town bike, this is affecting my timekeeping! </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11281 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:45:09 +0000 Bimbles 11281@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p><em>Replying to @<a href='http://www.borisbikes.org/profile.php?id=551'>radii8</a>'s <a href="http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11278">post</a>:</em></p> <p>Better journey times? What planet are you living on? </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11280 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:44:00 +0000 radii8 11280@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>It would be nice if Oxford Street were one of their 'flagship' streets that the four major Mayoral candidates have now signed up for in the <a href="http://road.cc/content/news/57276-boris-johnson-pledges-support-lccs-three-key-love-london-go-dutch-demands-video">'Love London Go Dutch'</a> manifesto from LCC because of its iconic status. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1494#post-11279 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:41:34 +0000 radii8 11279@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p><em>Replying to @<a href='http://www.borisbikes.org/profile.php?id=537'>Bimbles</a>'s <a href="http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1494#post-11277">post</a>:</em></p> <p>Thank goodness! One is enough. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11278 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:33:56 +0000 radii8 11278@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>^ <em>Replying to @<a href='http://www.borisbikes.org/profile.php?id=537'>Bimbles</a>'s <a href="http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11276">post</a>:</em></p> <p>The buses are redirected eastbound north of Oxford Street since Crossrail works reduced Oxford Street to one lane so better bus journey times all round, if they chose to keep the arrangement.</p> <p>But I agree with cyclingnewbie that Oxford Street is not a typical London street and needs a holistic and unique approach whatever it is they decide to do. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1494#post-11277 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:24:08 +0000 Bimbles 11277@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p><em>Replying to @<a href='http://www.borisbikes.org/profile.php?id=551'>radii8</a>'s <a href="http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1494#post-11266">post</a>:</em></p> <p>Surprisingly enough, no. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11276 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:18:12 +0000 Bimbles 11276@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p><em>Replying to @<a href='http://www.borisbikes.org/profile.php?id=551'>radii8</a>'s <a href="http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11270">post</a>:</em></p> <p>There would only be better bus journey times in one direction. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1518#post-11273 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:45:51 +0000 martinc 11273@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>I was frozen by the end! I've put a picture on my blog. <a href="http://iloveborisbikes.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://iloveborisbikes.blogspot.co.uk</a></p> <p>Welcome to the world of direct action radii8 &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.borisbikes.org/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1518#post-11272 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:56:33 +0000 ozzage 11272@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>I was there but not on a boris bike... did see quite a few involved though.</p> <p>10,000 people on a rather horrid day was a great turnout. Let's hope the message gets through. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11271 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:29:08 +0000 radii8 11271@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p><em>Replying to @<a href='http://www.borisbikes.org/profile.php?id=38'>cyclingnewbie</a>'s <a href="http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11254">post</a>:</p> <p>"Tottenham Court Road is a more interesting one. Camden council are genuinely considering converting this to semi-pedestrianised for bicycles only - two way traffic would be diverted to Gower St instead."</em></p> <p>Really? I hope they do. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.borisbikes.org/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> <p>Perhaps that could be part of a more joined up North-South segregated cycle route in London </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11270 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:26:03 +0000 radii8 11270@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p><em>Replying to @<a href='http://www.borisbikes.org/profile.php?id=537'>Bimbles</a>'s <a href="http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11264">post</a>:</em></p> <p>^ traffic one way, two way cycle lane. That way neither the cycle lane nor the pedestrians getting on/off the bus get in the way. Deliveries allowed down Oxford Street evenings only. The outcome? Better bus journey times. They did it in Tottenham Court Road and the world didn't end.</p> <p>But I expect the black cabbies wouldn't agree. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1489#post-11269 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:17:41 +0000 radii8 11269@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>So... surprised to see big majority to 'police them'. </p> <p>What forms of 'policing them' do people think work best? For example (not sure how this would work) cameras? Remote policing? Physical law enforcement presence on the streets? Which junctions should they focus on? </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1489#post-11268 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:07:58 +0000 radii8 11268@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>^ thank you for the clarification bbb &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.borisbikes.org/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif&quot; title=&quot;:wink:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1518#post-11267 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:01:10 +0000 radii8 11267@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>Went to the Critical Mass ride yesterday for the first time. Didn't realise it wasn't just for cyclists though, loads of people on inline skates, skateboards etc, was fun! &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.borisbikes.org/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1494#post-11266 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:59:14 +0000 radii8 11266@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>Bimbles, your name isn't John Griffin is it? &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.borisbikes.org/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_rolleyes.gif&quot; title=&quot;:roll:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1518#post-11265 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:32:33 +0000 martinc 11265@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>Hope many of you will be at tomorrow's Big Ride through London, organised to push for better cycling facilities from the mayoral candidates. As well as have a good morning out of course &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.borisbikes.org/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> <p>The ride is assembling on Park Lane at 11am, see you there on your Boris bike! </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11264 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:46:49 +0000 Bimbles 11264@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>I never mentioned parking - I was talking about buses and taxis stopping.</p> <p>Yes, I admit I used an extreme example in citing Oxford Street, but it was to emphasise the problems that would have to be considered. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1157#post-11263 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:14:41 +0000 abrarssdd 11263@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>A really nice idea. I appreciate it much !</p> <p><a href="http://dictionary.urduwire.com">English to Urdu Dictionary</a> </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11262 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:37:23 +0000 cyclingnewbie 11262@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>Yes indeed. Who parks outside shops to go shopping in London anyway? This isn't LA!! </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11255 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:29:42 +0000 ozzage 11255@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>The shops argument is a joke anyway.</p> <p>Just like in pedestrianised areas - retailers always resist and then later find out that they're actually better off without having cars parking in front. Virtually all studies find the same thing. </p> http://www.borisbikes.org/topic.php?id=1511#post-11254 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:00:00 +0000 cyclingnewbie 11254@http://www.borisbikes.org/ <p>That's a terrible example Bimble - Oxford Street is not a typical London road - it is unique in its problems (should have been fully pedestrianised years ago IMO).</p> <p>Tottenham Court Road is a more interesting one. Camden council are genuinely considering converting this to semi-pedestrianised for bicycles only - two way traffic would be diverted to Gower St instead.</p> <p>There are many wide busy roads, with few shops, which could easily spare some roadspace for a cycle lane. </p>