Hi guys it's Meike as in-person teaching is back
another thing is also back to LSE, the commute
and while yes there is buses there is the tube and there is walking
there's one dominant option for me biking.
But I know biking can seem quite intimidating once you kind of move to
London and want to start doing it because it's a new city, it's a big city
a lot of cars a lot of buses and maybe also driving on the left is new for you.
While this is all quite true I can already tell you
it's way easier than you think. London is quite bike friendly to be honest there
are a lot of bike paths a lot of bike zones and also LSE is pretty
convenient. So I can only encourage you
if you want to do it try it out for those who are not sure yet if biking
is their thing, London has a great option it's the santander bikes it's just like
rental bikes all over the city with docking stations
at nearly every corner and you can just rent them I think it's about like
two pounds for unlimited journeys in 30 minutes
throughout a day and you can also get like a yearly
subscription for about 67 pounds 50
as a student and you can use the bike all year round every time. You just have
to pick them and drop them off at the center nearby collection spots
and then you can cycle on all the city but
maybe you want to be even more flexible maybe you want to have your your own
bike you want to park it everywhere totally understandable. I just as well
and also that's not too hard well finding a bike in a city may not be that
easy but once you've got one it's pretty easy. So first of all what you will need
when you get your own bike is some equipment
you will need a helmet for sure as you want to be safe on the street
other than that lights are very necessary at least when and driving in
the dark because you want to be seen so you're safe
and well you also want your bike to be safe when you leave it somewhere so good
lock is essential. It also may be kind of recommended to
wear like a high visibility jacket in cases of,
actually any time, once you get driving most of the map providers google, apple
citymapper or whatever all of them do cycling routes which are really
convenient they are mostly only cycle routes, cycle-paths
less busiest journeys and it really helps you out a lot and it still gets you to
your destination pretty quick. So routes are not really a problem now
with the digital age and there are a lot of like really
good marked out paths to LSE because there's a lot of unis around and
city planners did quite well with that. Yeah now once you arrived at the LSE with
your bike where did you put it? Well there's
multiple options you can either way leave it somewhere outside LSE there are
a lot of bike racks everywhere you can just plop your bike there leave it easy
quick. When you want to be
safe that your bike is in a secure place and you maybe want to leave it for a bit
longer they're two big bike lockers around campus
and you can just put your bike there
with your LSE card it's safe secure you can lock it and get it back in the
evening all very easy. At the same time what's very nice is that there's also a
maintenance station down there where you can kind of pump up your wheels and all
that stuff so your bike is always in perfect shape now the bike cramp you can
also find on John Watkins plaza which is also pretty convenient if you just need
like a quick touch up yes and
that's actually all you kind of need if there is sometimes the case when you
just can't be bothered to bike again and you've got your own bike well you can
still take your bike on the Tube and Overground to certain times just check them
out and if you're not that confident yet of a biker then there are great cycling
trainings both by the Tfl but also by LSE
so check those bike trainings out become a
proficient biker and
start doing it bye!