Two knights joust on Lime hire bikes in a London park – Lime says its bikes are 'not for jousting', so they do it again
An actor and an artist in full armour charged at each other on rented Lime e-bikes in London Fields. Lime asked people not to. The Halloween rematch had 5,000 RSVPs.
Horses are expensive. Stabling in Hackney is tricky. So when actor Cameron Carnegie-Brown, who jousts as Camtholomew the First, and artist Jack Carden fancied a medieval duel, they hired the next best thing: two bright green Lime e-bikes.
The pair put on chainmail, helmets and red and black cloaks, grabbed striped poles for lances and charged at each other in London Fields, east London, trying to knock one another out of the saddle. Hundreds turned up to watch.
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Lime was less enchanted. “While we appreciate the medieval spirit, safety must always come first,” the company said. “Lime bikes are designed for getting around the city, not for jousting.”
Naturally, the knights announced a rematch: Lime Bike Jousting 2: No Horses, No Mercy. More than 5,000 people RSVPed within a day, the location was revealed shortly before kick-off, and on Halloween a crowd in armour and fancy dress chanted “joust, joust, joust” while stewards and first aiders kept watch. Hackney Council said it had not given permission. After several rounds, Camtholomew was declared the winner, and the event raised more than £1,000 for charity.
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Even the professionals approve. Andy Deane, captain of the Royal Armouries jousting team in Leeds, called it “absolutely a legitimate form of jousting”, especially “if you can’t afford a horse”.
Reported by BBC News, with details from The Standard, The Telegraph and LBC.
