Greetings from the cycling capital of Britain.

The crowds of London seem as busy as ever in the first weeks of autumn, even as the weather turns chilly and the summer tourists depart. That means I’m not alone in searching for the best ways to get through the congestion – and I’m willing to be converted when I find a group of believers who say they have found the righteous path to a faster commute.

Nicolas Moura tells me he can get through London faster than an Uber on a busy day. So I’m all ears. His solution is to use the hire bikes that were set up across the city 15 years ago. Mind you, he is a very fit cyclist and admits to having a flexible approach to traffic lights, which helps when the cars and buses are in gridlock at a corner.

Moura started using the bikes as a student when th

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