Flawed but fun - Boris Bikes and a gradual green commute

Jessica Shankleman
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Three weeks on from the launch of London's Cycle Hire scheme, Jessica Shankleman decided to swap her daily Tube commute for a Boris Bike and discovered it's not all plain sailing

I was an hour and a half late for work this morning. The cause of my tardiness was London's Barclays Cycle Hire scheme, affectionately dubbed "Boris Bikes" as a tribute to the capital's Mayor Boris...

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