In last night's downpour I'd normally have ridden the Brommy to the station and put up with being drenched in order to have the bike in the right place this morning. Instead I left it at the office, took the tube to Euston and picked up a BB on arrival today. And therein lies their greatest value; they actually provide new opportunities for travel.
A commentator elesewhere has suggested that they should be seen not so much as a bike hire scheme but more as a supplement to tube/buses.
And as I had an access period open today I took a bimble round the City in my lunchbreak. Stopped for a sarnie, a walk round Leadenhall market and a closer look at the 'Gherkin' then I've managed before. Then picked up another bike in St Mary Axe and wondered back to Bream's Buildings.
The sarnie cost 3times as much as the bike hire!!!
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