Any question answered...

Does anyone have a lady's/town bike I could borrow (for mrs_com) for a few days in March. And more importantly, doesn't mind dropping it off at Paddington Station on a Thursday or Friday morning and picking it up again on the Saturday or Sunday - for a fee?

/small cycling holiday
/getting train from Paddington
/mrs_com won't cycle in London

Right, I really need some help with this. I've pretty much got everything sorted apart from how to get a bike (hired or borrowed) to Paddington Station early on a Thursday morning and away from there on a Sunday afternoon/evening?

I don't know of any hire places close enough unless someone knows something I don't?

An option would be to lock one up nearby on the Wednesday night if I ride it there myself and for a few hours on the Sunday while I cycle home on my bike, tube back then cycle the other bike. Would it be safe there? I'm sure hire companies would frown upon this.

Would any cycle hire places deliver and collect?

Do any forumers live within walking distance of Paddington?

Sensible suggestions gratefully received.