Santander cycles london are the sturdy hire bikes everyone still calls Boris Bikes, ridden by tourists wobbling bravely into the path of black cabs.
LONDON – Transport observers have confirmed that Santander Cycles London are the sturdy, heavy hire bikes dotted across the capital that absolutely everyone still calls Boris Bikes, gamely ridden by tourists wobbling bravely into the path of oncoming black cabs.
Santander Cycles London: The Name Changed, The Nickname Didn’t
The public bike-hire scheme, renamed several times by its sponsors yet permanently christened by the public after a former mayor, provides, the Bureau of Two-Wheeled Transit notes, “an affordable, virtuous way to get about, and a brisk education in London traffic.”
“Santander Cycles London have a fixed identity the marketing department cannot shift,” said a spokesperson for the Institute of Cycle Affairs. “The sponsor’s name is on every bike, and yet the entire city, without exception, calls them Boris Bikes after the mayor who launched them. Tourists grab one, wobble off optimistically, and discover that London traffic does not slow for the inexperienced. They survive, mostly, exhilarated and slightly wiser, having learned the hard way which junctions to fear.”
Using Santander Cycles London
The scheme – run by Transport for London, recommended to visitors by Visit London and documented on reference pages like the Santander Cycles entry – offers docking stations across central London.
A survey by the Bureau found that the overwhelming majority of users still refer to Santander Cycles London as Boris Bikes, and that the scheme is rated a cheap and cheerful way to explore the city.
“Santander Cycles London are practical, affordable and stubbornly nicknamed,” the spokesperson explained. “Whatever the sponsor wishes, they will be Boris Bikes forever.”
The Bureau confirmed Santander Cycles London remain a popular way to get around, ideal for confident cyclists and brave beginners alike, provided they respect the traffic, mind the cabs, and accept that the official name will never, ever stick.
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