Battle of London's e-bikes: Are Lime, Forest or Boris the best? We put them all to the test

E-bikes have soared in popularity over recent years, with half of younger Londoners now using a Lime bike at least once a week. About 50,000 e-bikes are available across central London, from market leader Lime, its “eco” challenger Forest to Transport for London’s pioneering “Boris bikes”, which introduced the concept of hire bikes – albeit manual-powered ones – in July 2010. The e-Boris bike arrived in September 2022. There are around 2,000 on the streets – and they’re three times as popular as the “classic” Boris bike. Another private operator, Voi, said last year that it would introduce a fleet of bikes in the capital in the first half of 2025 – with small-scale pilot schemes due soon in west and east London boroughs. Nevertheless, Londoners are already spoiled for choice. But which e-bike is best? The Standard’s journalists got in the saddle to put them to the test. Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-S... for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog:    / londoneveningstandard   Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter:   / eveningstandard   and Instagram:   / evening.standard