London Cycle Hire

I think the only time I would use one of these is if I was out in town totally bolloxed, missed the last tube home and not wanting to pay for a cab. Might be quite a laugh.

Depends on where you live--the hire stations of course only extend throughout Central London. If you wanted to take one into the North London hills, and not anchor it back at a hire station overnight, you'd pay over the odds for the privilege.