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new bike rental scheme?

  • 23-06-2009 10:23am
    #1
    deisebabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭


    Hi guys,
    Does anybody know anything about this? I thought I saw a piece on it on the indo this morning saying it was delayed until after the summer. Couldn't find the article again though. How will this work? I scanned it and it mentioned a smart card system. Will you be able to drop a bike at any stand? Say if for example I cycled one of the bikes from home to work? Would there not then be the situation where there might be too many bikes at a stand? Sorry if stupid qs. I am trying to decide on whether to buy a cheapie bike for cycling to work or get a really good bike for around my local area where I think it would be safer :)...thus using the rental scheme for work part!!


Comments

  • #2
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,223 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Fill yer boots.

    Velib like bicycle rental kiosks are being constructed in Dublin.


  • #3
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    deisebabe wrote: »
    Hi guys,
    Does anybody know anything about this? I thought I saw a piece on it on the indo this morning saying it was delayed until after the summer. Couldn't find the article again though.

    Here you go
    deisebabe wrote: »
    Will you be able to drop a bike at any stand?

    Yes
    deisebabe wrote: »
    Say if for example I cycled one of the bikes from home to work?

    If there's a station near your house, then you'd be able to do that.
    deisebabe wrote: »
    Would there not then be the situation where there might be too many bikes at a stand?

    They're going to actively redistribute the bikes around the city to prevent them building up in particular locations.


  • #4
    deisebabe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭deisebabe


    thanks for the links guys. OK after reading that I think its better just to go with my own and chance the fact it will probably be stolen. :)


  • #5
    kona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,525 ✭✭✭kona


    deisebabe wrote: »
    thanks for the links guys. OK after reading that I think its better just to go with my own and chance the fact it will probably be stolen. :)

    Buy a decent lock,(e50+), work out the best places to lock the bike, Lock your well locked bike beside a ****ty dual susser which looks like its locked with a string of spaghetti. Replace the levers on your QR skewers with allen key bolts.

    The only bike ive ever had stolen, was from my house. I lock my bike in town most days.


  • #6
    daymobrew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,571 ✭✭✭daymobrew


    deisebabe wrote: »
    thanks for the links guys. OK after reading that I think its better just to go with my own and chance the fact it will probably be stolen. :)
    If you have house contents insurance you could add your bike to it.


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