The scheme is known officially as Barclays Cycle Hire as British bank Barclays is its sponsor.
Andy has now also set up a cycle hire business, with 14 mountain bikes stored in his garage.
Plans to launch a cycle hire scheme in Liverpool are being backed by Olympic and World Champion cyclist Chris Boardman.
Don't forget, the mayor's cycle hire scheme initially opened to members only.
Cycle hire points even exist at Lord's Cricket Ground, which hosts the archery, and Horse Guards Parade, the home to the beach volleyball.
There have been no fatal accidents on the cycle hire scheme since it was introduced in July 2010, according to Transport for London.
The city introduced Barclays Cycle Hire in July 2010, and now the rental program has peak usage of about 24, 000 users a day.
The Liverpool City Cycle Hire Scheme will see 1, 000 bikes available for hire with 60 stations across the city where they can be returned.
However a number of high-profile initiatives, including a London-wide public cycle hire scheme and a plan for a new railway link across the city, soon won him praise.
"Serious incidents involving Barclays Cycle Hire bikes are thankfully extremely rare and we will assist the Metropolitan Police and the local highway authority with their investigation into this incident, " said a TfL spokesman.
'Boris bike' is the widely used term given to the cycles used in the capital's cycle hire scheme, which was introduced by Transport for London and the Mayor of London Boris Johnson in 2010.
His most visible imprint on the city so far is a cycle-hire scheme, which has expanded eastwards.
At this point in the business cycle, firms hire when they need workers to fill orders, not to get a relatively small tax break.
Other features of the scheme include adding a cycle lane to Silent Street and a night-time taxi rank and private hire area added to the bus station.
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