According to the confidently expansive Californian company that owns Lime, Neutron Holdings Inc, the average age of its London riders is 34. A 2023 report commissioned by Lime found that “20% of Lime riders in London had never cycled before”. Young Lime riders in a hurry, you could say, represent the revenge of a generation priced out of living near tube stations. They say Lime bikes are starting to dominate the city, but late-20th-century homebuyers have a much deeper hold on the capital. As usual last night, despite Hackney’s ban on leaving Lime bikes anywhere but official parking bays, someone left one blocking some of my road.