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Title: Boris Bikes Post by: JayMac on April 22, 2011, 17:44:41 I am looking at using the 'Boris Bike' facility sometime soon and was wondering if anyone had any hints or tips for cycling from Paddington to Waterloo.
Best route and likely time taken? Title: Re: Boris Bikes Post by: ChrisB on April 22, 2011, 18:25:00 Down through Hyde Park
Title: Re: Boris Bikes Post by: Brucey on April 23, 2011, 13:16:09 For a reasonably scenic journey:
Go through Hyde Park, exiting at Mayfair Constitution Hill, past Buckingham Palace Down Birdcage Walk, past Houses of Parliament Cross river at Westminster Bridge Something like 3.5 miles and takes about an hour to walk, so probably much quicker by bike. If you want to reduce charges then dock the bike before 30 minutes, wait 5 minutes then hire again. Title: Re: Boris Bikes Post by: Electric train on April 23, 2011, 14:06:23 Ajust the seat before undocking
Title: Re: Boris Bikes Post by: JayMac on April 28, 2011, 16:36:16 Thank you for those tips. Docking before 30 mins is up will see me keeping the cost down to ^1 - as long as I can either do the journey in under 30 mins or go via a docking station en route. 5 minutes rest en route will probably be needed - I ain't the fittest bloke!
Good tip about adjusting the seat height as well. Best to give the bike the full check-up before putting my debit card into the docking station. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |