Leading provider of shared electric vehicles, Lime, today released data following recent Tube Strikes in London revealing the disruption has encouraged more Londoners to adopt cycling in the future.
With YouGov, Lime surveyed 1,027 London adults and and found:

28% of Londoners said they are more likely to consider cycling in the future as a result of the strikes causing disruption to travel last week.
Around 1 in 5 (21%) of Londoners said they cycled during the strikes
Central (36%) and East London (34%) were the most popular areas to be more likely to consider cycling in the future due to the disruption caused by the strikes
The increase in demand was also reflected in Lime’s rider data, with significant increases in the use of its e-bikes over the four day strike. The company reported a 54% week-on-week total increase in trips from Monday to Thursday.

This surge in ridership was also accompanied by a notable rise in trip distance and duration, indicating that users were relying on Lime for longer, cross-city journeys.

% change in London Lime trips between 7 am – 11 am when compared with 1st – 4th September, 2025

Number of trips
Average trip duration
Average trip distance
Monday, 8 September
58%
38%
24%
Tuesday, 9 September
50%
41%
28%
Wednesday, 10 September
74%
40%
355
Thursday, 11 September
70%
39%
35%
Lime data also reveals one of its e-bike travelled more than 201 kilometres in just four days, a distance almost as far as the drive from London to Nottingham. See its journey over the strikes period here:

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The longest single Lime journey recorded during the four-day period was 23km, passing through nine different boroughs.

Alice Pleasant, Senior Public Affairs Manager at Lime said:

“Last week’s travel disruption showed just how far London has come as a cycling city. One in five Londoners said they cycled during the strike, showing cycling is now a standard part of how we move around the city.”

“During the strike, morning cycling trips rose by up to 74% compared to early September. Average trip distance and duration also increased more as the week went on. This shift points to a growing level of confidence in cycling as a reliable, accessible, efficient way to get from A to B.”