TakeMyBike: the app where you can borrow a local's wheels

Go to a city, borrow a bike from a local - maybe the best way to see a new place

Ever find yourself in a strange city with the urge to ride a bike? Now you may be able to borrow one from a local with new app TakeMyBike.

The brainchild of teenagers Reda Ghazali and Damien Eck, both 17, TakeMyBike will allow local residents to offer their bikes to tourists and visitors so they can see the area in a more traditional way.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.