Unlocking London's Best Bike Rental: Your Ultimate Guide to Hiring a Bike in the City

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Seen on nearly every street on Central London are the bikes you can hire to cycle around London, a great way to make a journey in the City.

Let us show you simply how to hire a bike as the instructions can look daunting....

0:00 Welcome to the video
0:01 Why Use A Bike?
0:47 How To Use The Machine To Hire A Bike
3:23 Preparing The Bike/Adjusting The Seat
4:25 How To Undock The Bike
4:57 Bike Features
5:48 Docking The Bike When Finished
6:32 Using the App for Bikes & Docking Spaces

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[lynnedowse]

Love this...gives me the confidence to have a go after years of wanting to.

[Adie-T-MK-]

Thank you much, spent all day yesterday trying to get the app working 😢😢😂

[alanjarman]

As Paula already posted, great video as usual. Very informative and we will definitely hire you as a guide next time to ride around London! Although I may need the ebike LOL

[naeromnallih]

Thank you for this well presented video

[paulajarman]

This is such a good I formational video. I have always been afraid of renting the bikes. We need a tour guide to help us know how to navigate around without getting run over. Lol

[Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits]

Thank you for this vital information. So important for tourists to the UK from out of country. I appreciate the details!! They look safe and easy to use. Love the app as well. Not a bad price at all - you should see the insane prices for bike rentals in the US in tourist areas. LOL I would try my best to bike in the special bike lanes so I dont have to worry about the issue of forgetting to be on the correct side of the streets. Especially in London and in the intersections there. This is great when going long distances across London so I can save my energy in walking. Much appreciated!! Blessings

[JezUK]

Great video, thank you so much! I've always wondered what was necessary to get to hire one of these :) They look heavy, how do they ride? Are the tyres solid, if not, what happens if you remove a bike from a stand and discover shortly after that it is faulty in some way (flat tire etc)? Do you just push it back in to its stand and use the same code to take another bike out? I'll check to see if you have created any videos for the other bikes I've seen in London (the green ones). Once again, thank you very much for a perfect video presentation! (PS - are there any electric bikes in London you can hire?).

[coffeetalkwithrhonda]

Matt wanted to rent bikes when we were there but I said no way 😂With you guys driving on the left side of the road, I would have totally crashed into something or someone. I watched the people on the scooters weaving in and out of traffic and it was terrifying to me but they seem to know what they're doing. I miss London so very much. We will come back when we can. We're now taking care of my elderly mother and can't get away. I'll just watch your videos and live vicariously through you. Oh and p.s. I told my daughter you and J are seeing Harry at Wembley and she gave me the, omg I wish it was me look on her face. Harry was impossible to see in Toronto with the exorbitant ticket prices, She's seen him twice so at least she has those memories for now 😀😀

[malcolmdavis]

The Santander eBikes are the best way to get around London!

[p.f.]

Thanks for the video. I have 2 questions:
1) If I plan up to 60 minutes trip, I should choose and pay straight for 2 cycles, right? Or I have to finish before 30 minutes and hire another one?
2) I do NOT have to pay any monthly subscription, do I?

[ariekanarie-]

Thanks for the clear explanation! One question. If i take a bike for under 30 minutes, dock it and then take another bike a few hours later, will i get charged extra?

[zightuser]

So what happens if you don't bring the bike back on time?

[vfvnxuan]

is the bike also for a kid 12 years old?

[_GarethRossUK]

Ah yes the Boris bikes 😁 But no just no Lime must be removed from the city. I feel Santander are the closest to regulatory if such a thing was introduced.

Lime is a big no it's getting bad press and with good reason.

[lesleysmith]

How interesting 🤔. I wish they had been around 😕 when I lived in London, I would have used them. Do you need to wear a helmet ⛑🪖 ?

[vim]

I thought these bikes were free if you had it for under 30 minutes ?

[jefblogs]

OK, so what happens if your ride is over the elected time period?

[johnmartin]

I use the bike to go to work anyway 180 pounds I had to pay becose someone nipped the bike you are not covered by insurance at the call center they say if someone attacked you whit the 🗡️🔪🔪🔪🔪 becose you give you life for a bike maybe you are free of charge and the bikes are in poor maintenancebis like you play at lottery you never know what you get 😂😂