Boris' bike scheme goes live tomorrow

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11,000 Londoners poised to get on their bikes

The Mayor of London’s cycle hire scheme sponsored by Barclays Bank launches tomorrow with cycles available for pre-registered members from 6am. Mayor Boris Johnson, himself a keen cyclist, has enthusiastically...

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