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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Violet Bramley

Timothée Chalamet’s red-carpet ride adds to Lime bikes’ fashion credentials

Timothée Chalamet arrives on a Lime bike to his film premiere at London South Bank: he is riding it on to the red carpet as photographers take pictures. A large poster advertising the film, A Complete Unknown, with a picture of Chalamet as Bob Dylan, is to his side.
Timothée Chalamet brought Hollywood-level attention to the electric bike hire firm. Photograph: Dave Benett/WireImage

Wobbling along on a scuffed-up, muddy Lime bike is a journey that is increasingly familiar for commuters. But riding one to the premiere of your new Oscar-tipped film? Less so.

That Timothée Chalamet turned up to the London red carpet of A Complete Unknown on a Lime is a new high for the clunky electric bikes, which in recent years have shifted gear from quotidian to cool.

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