BMXer puts Boris' bike through its paces ;>)

Apologies if it's been posted before.

Fair play for even managing to get it off the ground. Check out the stairs at 1.43 😯

That seemed a bit tame/lame…

Yep, agree ^, riding up steps just requires pace. Lets get Danny Mac on there 😯

they are soo low geared… too low takes ages to get anywhere on them – pedal fast, but move slow

viral marketing…

What a load of crap, I want my 2 minutes back

I wish people would stop calling them 'Boris Bikes' when the idea was conceived by Red Ken's regime…

They are nice looking bikes actually. Great design for urban use. Very comfy to ride apparently. I like the way the cables are all kept tucked away, and the integrated lights.

Trust ne, if anyone could do some stunts on one of those, it would be dan lacey, he's a brilliant rider. And a really nice guy…

Yer they are ok, used them a few times now….. Rear lights are too dim and they are too low geared… But handy though…

But boris delivered the idea and so they are boris' bikes.

Oh yeah right, so you leave your bmx leaning against a wall, go for a ride on a hire bike and when you come back, your bmx is still there? In a parallel universe maybe, but not in the London I know (and love).

Didn’t want to start a new thread for this but seems they’re popular already:

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/20/stickering-londons-b.html

Oh dear looks like the commies are out in force here, what a waste of their time, although I dont expect they have jobs so are able to do this.
Personally I think the bikes are an excellent idea and as for barclays involvement, well as long as their shares keep rising nicely I dont give a damn!

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Brilliant…

dammit should’ve watched that outside of my lunch hour so I got paid for those painful two minutes

How long will they last now that everyone will be trying to ride them up/down steps ?

Stickers made me laugh though.

They are nice looking bikes actually

No, they’re not.

Whoever edited that needs to calm down a bit.

Hmmm…..

They are nice looking bikes actually

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no Elf.. they are far from being nice looking bikes.. did you rub dog poo in your eyes as a child..?

those handlebars have a quality that can only be likened to cheap plastic childrens toys that get recalled at xmas for having dangerous parts..

aaah.. opps.. I got snared by a goat eater

There are some funky coloured ones about

no Elf.. they are far from being nice looking bikes.. did you rub dog poo in your eyes as a child..?

I beg your pardon?

Erm, excuse me, but being that I live in That London, and am urbane, erudite and sophisticated and know stuff about art and design and stuff, I think that makes me slightly more qualified to comment on style and aesthetics than you, doesn’t it? I’m sure everyone else will agree with me. 🙂

They look all right. Chunky, tough and simple. Utilitarian, fit for purpose. Funky built-in lights, hidden cables, streamlined.

Remind me of Legoland bicycles:

(Laughs at the preposterousness of Yunki daring to question his aesthetic judgement…)

Nice use of protective woolly hat while performing stunts.

Trust ne, if anyone could do some stunts on one of those, it would be dan lacey, he’s a brilliant rider. And a really nice guy…

Why don’t you just ask him out….? 😛

je deteste le barclay’s logoing.

Erm, excuse me, but being that I live in That London, and am urbane, erudite and sophisticated and know stuff about art and design and stuff, I think that makes me slightly more qualified to comment on style and aesthetics than you, doesn’t it?

sillybilly