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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ross Lydall,Charlotte Ambrose and Rhanie Al-Alas

Battle of the e-bikes: apps, hiring hassles and a crash as we take Lime, Forest and Boris bikes for a test ride

E-bikes have soared in popularity over recent years, with half of younger Londoners now using a Lime bike at least once a week.

About 50,000 e-bikes are available across central London, from market leader Lime, its “eco” challenger Forest to Transport for London’s pioneering “Boris bikes”, which introduced the concept of hire bikes – albeit manual-powered ones – in July 2010.

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