Boris Johnson today announced details of his proposed bike hire scheme for London.

The plan is to provide 6,000 bikes at 400 stands around the city. It’s likely to be modeled quite closely on the successful Velib cycle hire scheme in Paris and others that have been set up around the world.

Boris said he wants to “make the capital a city of cyclists, where to use two wheels is common not curious”.

Good luck, Boris! We’re all for bike hire in London.
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