Lime Bikes clogging up suburbs after City2Surf

After all the hype of Australia’s biggest fun run the comes the recovery and for homeowners across large parts of Sydney that means Lime Bikes a plenty. Around 77,000 runners finished the City2Surf at Bondi Beach on Sunday, navigating the 14km from the Sydney CBD to Australia’s most famous beach. That means there are around 77,000 people who need to find their way home from Bondi Beach and of course Lime Bikes and other short rental bicycles have become a go-to transport option for many Aussies to get where they want to go at a time like this. The problem is what happens to them, after they have gone from A to B. MORE: Jackie O’s cunning $30m exit plan amid Kyle’s new show Runners at the start of the City2Surf. Picture: News Corp Numerous photos and videos have been shared of the bikes clogging footpaths and even roads after runners have left them on their way back from Bondi Beach. It raises questions about what the company that owns them is doing about it, what councils and even the state government are doing to regulate the problem and whether the ugly influx of the bikes might affect property values. In some cases, the bikes are making it difficult for home owners from accessin...