“Joust, joust, joust,” the crowds jeered, as two knights charged towards one another, lances raised.
You might be forgiven for thinking the scene had been lifted from medieval Camelot.
But, atop a neon-green steed, the “knights” in question are taking part in a new phenomenon called “Lime bike jousting”, which sees riders on the rental e-bikes charge at one another brandishing striped poles.
Artist Jack Carden and actor Camtholomew the First, whose real name is Cameron Carnegie-Brown, staged their first duel earlier this month, drawing hundreds of spectators to London Fields, east London.
Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/11/01/lime-bike-jousters-defy-warnings-from-company-to-stop/
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