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Quick question re Dublin Bikes - returning them ?

  • 15-06-2010 8:24pm
    #1
    mikedublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 360 ✭✭


    Hey. Just a quick question - when you are returning a Dublin Bike do you need to swipe your card on the machine . or just put the bike into any empty stand.

    I've been swiping my card each time so the system would know its me thats bringing the bike back, and within the half an hour free use, but then today I saw somebody just pull up, put the bike on the stand and walk off.

    cheers, if anyone could tell. thanks.


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  • #2
    DualFrontDiscs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 932 ✭✭✭DualFrontDiscs


    mikedublin wrote: »
    Hey. Just a quick question - when you are returning a Dublin Bike do you need to swipe your card on the machine . or just put the bike into any empty stand.

    I've been swiping my card each time so the system would know its me thats bringing the bike back, and within the half an hour free use, but then today I saw somebody just pull up, put the bike on the stand and walk off.

    cheers, if anyone could tell. thanks.

    Just return the bike. The system "knows" the bike is returned, "knows" you had the bike. 1 +1, etc.

    DFD.


  • #3
    mikedublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 360 ✭✭mikedublin


    Thanks. kewl. I guess they must have some kind of GPS inside them. cheers, Mike


  • #4
    Prenderb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭Prenderb


    It's probably not GPS, but something like a small radio-frequency transmitter that id's the bike and your transaction "hiring" the bike links it to you.


  • #5
    Limestone1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 856 ✭✭✭Limestone1


    You just have to make sure you get the 'beeps' and the green light when you slot the bike back in.


  • #6
    manwithaplan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭manwithaplan


    Nothing beats a good dublin bike race. This young chap and I caned it (at about 10kph!) up O'Connell Street the other day. When I turned off at Cathal Brugha Street, it was clear that we had shared something very special.

    It's mandatory to ride them like you stole them, just so the Dublin Bike Controller (he exists - he has a proper hat and epaulettes and everything) can say "GPO to Grantham Street in six minutes - ce n'est pas possible". Did I mention he was French?

    Actually, they should have a "Ride of the Week" slot on the Dublin Bikes website. The winner should get their next year's registration free.


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  • #7
    squire23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 257 ✭✭squire23


    manwithaplan wrote: »
    ctually, they should have a "Ride of the Week" slot on the Dublin Bikes website. The winner should get their next year's registration free.
    Think you might start getting 'other' entries for that competiton


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