London bike hire

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London Bicycle Touring Company (LBTC) is offering bikes for the afternoon of the ride (Saturday 14 June 2008) for just £10. They are also staying open until 7pm, so you have more time to return the bike. Bikes must be pre-booked and collected from their premises (15-20 minutes by bike along low-traffic routes to the ride start). Please try to collect bikes early (from 10.45am), in order to avoid a rush. Here's a map and info PDF sheet from 2007 to print out (it's entirely accurate for 2008 except that we don't turn left onto Oxford Street - we turn right with the bus route under Centrepoint before turning left toward Oxford Street).

Terms of the hire for WNBR riders

1. Bike collection and return is from/to the London Bicycle Touring Company (Nearest tube/rail = Waterloo).
2. Bike delivery is not available for the Discount Hire for WNBR.
3. Bikes can be collected from 10.45am on Saturday 14 June 2008. They will be unable to hand out any bike between 11.45am and 12.00pm, because they have a sightseeing tour leaving at this time. Please try to collect bikes before 1pm if possible.
4. Bikes must be returned to the London Bicycle Touring Company by 7pm on Saturday 14 June 2008
5. LBTC will provide a bike that is available (and try to match with your preference)
6. The discount hire terms do not apply to Tandems or Road Bikes, if you require one of these phone or visit the LBTC
7. The person hiring the bike (aka: the primary hirer) must adhere and agree to LBTC's normal terms and conditions.
8. The person hiring the bike must leave a guarantee that the bike will be returned in good condition. This is normally done by providing the details of a valid credit or debit card. Alternatively, you can leave a cash deposit of £150.00 (GBP) per bike hired.
9. The LBTC reserves the right to set additional terms not described here.

Note on costs: Bike helmets, locks, panniers, and lights are not included in the prices and will incur an additional charge.

Collection and return point

This year all bikes have to be collected/returned from the London Bicycle Touring Company between 10.45am-7pm on the day of the London World Naked Bike Ride 2008. Please collect your bike before 1pm if possible, as this will minimise delays. The journey is 15-20 minutes along easy streets that are car-free or have low traffic. Here is a printable map that shows you the easiest journey to and from the Hire location and Bike Ride.

London Bicycle Touring Company (Opening times 10am-6pm but open till 7pm on the day of the ride)
1a Gabriels Wharf
56 Upper Ground
LONDON SE1 9PP

020 7928 6838

mail [at] londonbicycle [dot] com

Map to the shop at Gabriel's Wharf is available at here

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Hiring by phone or in person

To hire a bike with a credit card you should phone 020 7928 6838 (between 10am-6pm). It is also possible to hire with cash deposit and cash payment if you prebook in person. Mention that you are hiring a £10 bike for the afternoon of the WNBR.

You will be asked to provide your name and height (or pref bike size). Be sure to let them know that you want the World Naked Bike Ride discounted rate of £10. Your bike will be available for collection from 10.45pm and must be returned by 7pm.

If paying with a card (instead of cash deposit and prepayment) you will also need to provide your billing address, and credit/debit card details.

Hiring the bike using the online forms

Read this info carefully, and try to keep the next few paragraphs available for reference as you use the online booking form.

1. Go to the website page for secure online bookings here. The form is fairly straight-forward. You will fill in details on three secure webpages, and then you will be taken to a secure page for filling in your credit card details.
2. The first page says Bike Hire Booking at the top of the page.
3. For the question "Would you like your bike(s) to be delivered?" select "no"
4. Also on this page select Start Time: 10:00.
5. The second page is called Quick Estimate. It asks you which type of bike you prefer. You should choose from Mountain, Hybrid or Child's bike (road bikes are not available at the WNBR discount rate of £10). The company will try to give you the bike type you choose, but the WNBR discount hire terms are simply that you will be allocated a bike that will fit you (if possible in the style you choose). To fit the bike correctly, you will need to state your height in Meters, so you can use this handy site to help with any conversion you need.
6. Please ignore any calculated cost - you will not be charged this amount - the shop puts the charges through by hand. Your Credit/Debit Card will only be charged the price of £10 for the WNBR bike hire (but you will also be charged additional costs for any optional accessories you hire).
7. The third page is the quote page. It is important that you tick the box "yes" next to the statement "I wish to make other requests". A box will appear for you to write your other requests, and you should write "WNBR £10 discount rate". This is very important, because otherwise there is no way to know that you qualify for the discount rate. By entering the details as shown above you will be charged the discount price of £10 for WNBR riders.
8. After you click continue on the third page, you will reach a page called Credit details. This is where you enter your credit card information.

Map to/from hire location to the the bike ride

Here's a 2007 map of the ride showing Assembly and Finish points (and a safe and speedy route between these points and the London Bicycle Touring Company). It's a PDF file and and can be printed on a single sheet of A4 in landscape format.