Bike Mania Sweeps London after Bombings

Society | July 8, 2005, Friday // 00:00

Bicycle stores in Central London have reported brisk sales as commuters in the capital sought alternative methods of transport due to bombings on the public transport system the subway.

With taxis in short supply and services canceled on both London's underground railway system and its central bus network, commuters were flocking to the city's bike shops in an effort to get home.

Being central London, the lowest priced bikes at these shops were between GBP 200 and GBP 250.

Quick-minded commuters saved themselves some cash by visiting bicycle hire shops, though by Thursday afternoon they were out of luck.

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