One of our local councillors has hit the big time

[CPR Dave]

Starring in an ad for Lime bikes! 

https://x.com/limebike/status/1986481659349512472?t=GLBQHUUqp9j55uBoAmaCVA

He's come along way from being a Marxist to being the celebrity face of an ad for the $4.5 billion dollar wall street listed capitalist enterprise running lime bikes!

[malumbu]

Great, you should have a go on a Limebike @CPR Dave

[Rockets]

Did anyone else notice how he is very careful not to mention them by name!?

[malumbu]

I tried a Lime bike once, too heavy and bulky for me but I understand that many really like them.  And very much support the concept.

[first mate]

3 hours ago, Rockets said:

Did anyone else notice how he is very careful not to mention them by name!?

Yes, but he knows the visual association more than makes up for that, yes, it might as well say 'Southwark safer streets, sponsored by Lime'.

[bonaome]

On 10/11/2025 at 19:31, malumbu said:

I tried a Lime bike once, too heavy and bulky for me but I understand that many really like them.  And very much support the concept.

Which part of the concept appeals the most? Paraphrasing Private Eye … Is it the weight and  the dangerous way people ride them, the way they get left fallen over in the middle of the street, or thrown in the Thames as I saw today, or is it that they have giant batteries and rely on electricity? 

[malumbu]

Less cars on the street

Mass mobility

Many like them otherwise they wouldn't be used.

But then again I am not a cynic.

[Cancerian]

You must be a cynic as in a previous post you’ve asked someone to have a go on one of these monstrous lime bikes! Not everyone is able to walk, let alone ride a bike! 

[Earl Aelfheah]

They’re convenient. They’re fun to ride. From ED, getting a Lime to Brixton and then jumping on the tube is probably the fastest way to get into central London. There’s a reason they’re  popular.

[CPR Dave]

I have used them to get to places around Dulwich where there are no buses and you are no longer allowed to drive your own car.

However, I have found them very expensive compared to other modes of transport. 

[Stalwart]

On 12/11/2025 at 23:41, malumbu said:

Less cars on the street

Mass mobility

Many like them otherwise they wouldn't be used.

But then again I am not a cynic.

Many people like letting their dogs take a crap in the street as well...

It's not mass transport. It's transport for those too lazy to actually cycle rather than sitting on a powered vehicle. Oh and those green credentials? Discuss those with the kids digging up the critical minerals powering the bikes.

These vehicles should be docked as they are in other cities. That way twats wouldn't be able to leave them in the way of those who can't see well or get around easily. They like their mobility too.

[Earl Aelfheah]

On 13/11/2025 at 14:29, CPR Dave said:

I have used them to get to places around Dulwich where there are no buses and you are no longer allowed to drive your own car.

Where are the places you need to get to where you are ‘no longer allowed to drive your car’?

Are you’re talking about the handful of roads that have traffic filters? If so, those streets haven't banned cars - you are allowed to drive a car on them and to them, they just restrict some through traffic. That’s not quite the same.

Interesting that the filters have encouraged you to switch to a bicycle for some journeys. Think that’s the effect you’ve previously insisted they don’t have.

Edited November 25 by Earl Aelfheah

[CPR Dave]

Can't drive through them, can't park on them etc.

[malumbu]

23 hours ago, Stalwart said:

Many people like letting their dogs take a crap in the street as well...

It's not mass transport. It's transport for those too lazy to actually cycle rather than sitting on a powered vehicle. Oh and those green credentials? Discuss those with the kids digging up the critical minerals powering the bikes.

These vehicles should be docked as they are in other cities. That way twats wouldn't be able to leave them in the way of those who can't see well or get around easily. They like their mobility too.

Perhaps post without using profanities.

Around half of young people use hire bikes regularly.  What nonsense to say it is because they are too lazy to cycle.  

[Stalwart]

Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. 

Peddling a power assisted vehicle is not the same as cycling.

Hope that's provided some clarity.

And sorry for any offence at my hellish profanity.