Earl Aelfheah Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Good article about SE London being passed over yet again in terms of transport infrastructure. http://www.citymetric.com/transport/why-south-east-london-doesnt-have-boris-bikes-805 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Come on, who wants to cycle one of those bloody things over Dog Kennel Hill? The queue of desperate red-faced wheezing commuters would clog up the bus lane. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-828841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
titch juicy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 As a driver and cyclist I don't think there's a bigger pain in the backside on the road than Boris Bikes (why are they called Boris Bikes anyway? It was Ken's idea). Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-828844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMadMoo Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Ken didn't make it happen.... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-828847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
titch juicy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Well, he did really. Boris just crossed the t's and dotted the i's. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-828851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 titch juicy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> As a driver and cyclist I don't think there's a bigger pain in the backside on the road than Boris> Bikes (why are they called Boris Bikes anyway? It was Ken's idea).Because Kencycles would sound stupid. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-828862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real_Louisa Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I'm sure if they were fixed gear and came with a retro basket for transporting craft beer, the ED Guardianistas would welcome them. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-828866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Yeah, like, real funny. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-828867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blah Blah Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 The borough charge is revealing though. Had no idea LA's had to pay a fee to have it in their borough. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-828877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 The Real Louisa signs her posts Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-828879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcam Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 To be honest, ED is quite far out for this. I'd rather they spent more money on the existing (inadequate) transport systems and kept the bikes to Zone 1. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-828886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 You don't necessarilly have to cycle into central London with them, more likely to the station, or high street. They have them in Putney, so don't know why ED, or Camberwell, or Peckham is too far out. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-828888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Yeah they should have them in Camberwell. Oval and E&C already have them... Camberwell is pretty close, and really needs transport links. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-828893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabag Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 steveo Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> The Real Louisa signs her postsAgreed, very sloppy work the R_L Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-829030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
keekybreeks Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 there are stolen/ not returned BBs kicking about the manor- I sometimes see yoot banging about on themlike the story of the Lewisham wheelie bein being fished out of the dead sea, how long until the BB turn up in forren climes ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-829032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodneybewes Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 edcam Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> To be honest, ED is quite far out for this. I'd> rather they spent more money on the existing> (inadequate) transport systems and kept the bikes> to Zone 1.The existing transport systems aren't fixable without spending vast amounts of cash.They want less cars, not more, to avoid the massive fines on the horizon for the enormous pollution in London. They can't afford to buy back the real estate to knock down property to build new railway or tram infrastructure.Jet packs haven't been invented.It's 35 minutes into town on a bike from East Dulwich, less with proper segregation, and far less than that to the nearest tube.I'm pinning my hopes on more cycle lanes and double-decker trains, like they have in the Netherlands... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-829307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 To be able to cycle to Brixton on a Ken Bike would be good. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-829329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blah Blah Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 'Jet packs haven't been invented'Are you sure? They also use jet packs in space during space walks. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-829467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodneybewes Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Not proper jet packs that you can quickly don and nip down the shops to get a pint of milk with. Like the Jetsons. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-829490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 It would be great just for cycling to Peckham Rye Station, Brixton or Oval tube, or just to the shops. We're in a densely populated area, with no high frequency tube or train service (and very slow buses). It's the perfect location for a short hire, point to point bike scheme IMO. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-830942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Spotted yesterday: a couple of BBs heading purposefully past the Grove toward Forest Hill, or possibly even Dover Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-830970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 If they travel far enough, they will eventually end up at a North London docking station. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-831006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salsaboy Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I was in the south of France a couple of years ago and saw one of the Paris bike scheme bikes in Nice. Bloody long ride that must have been.keekybreeks Wrote:------------------------------------------------------- > like the story of the Lewisham wheelie bein being> fished out of the dead sea, how long until the BB> turn up in forren climes ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-831087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 A Boris bike has already been pictured in Gambia: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/ways-a-boris-bike-could-have-ended-up-in-the-gambia#.pmaVEoLk2 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/55131-boris-bikes/#findComment-831186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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