Bike Ride

Had an awesome cycle along the South bank of the Thames on a Boris Bike! Love it!, a photo by digitaldion on Flickr.

There's a Boris Ken Bike pick up spot being set up right outside my flat. I had a look on Google Maps and I could potentially take one from home to work (King's Cross) via Regent's Canal, then back again.

Now I need to gather the courage to ride a bike in London! I've never been on a bike in a big city (apart from once in a park in São Paulo when I was 10 years old).

Also, the bikers that use the canals can be quite cut-throat and pushy. I know because I used to walk the canals to work a few years ago (when I worked in that arts centre that went up in flames - remember?) and I always witnessed their bike rage on each other and pedestrians.

Still, the thought of riding a bike in the morning alongside barges, swans and canadian geese is very appealing...