Dublin Bikes

Saint Sonner

Searched for some info on this and couldn't find it.

Considering using the Dublin bikes for some of the commute to work, I would be getting a bike close to Stephens green and leaving it close to Drumcondra.

Can't seem to see how much this would cost on a daily or weekly basis on the Dublin Bike website.

Anyone able to help?

Thanks

wench

You would pay the annual charge of €20.
That journey should take you less than the 30 free minutes you get for each trip, so there would be no extra costs.

http://www.dublinbikes.ie/Subscription/Pricing-Structure/Pricing-structure

gypsy79

You will be fine dropping it round the Green. Loads of options and usually space in morning. Depending on what time you going home, dropping off can be a nightmare at outskirts in the evening. Have never got a spot at Eccles St in maybe 5 tries

gypsy79

oh and map

http://www.dublinbikes.ie/All-Stations/Station-map

Saint Sonner

gypsy79 wrote: »

You will be fine dropping it round the Green. Loads of options and usually space in morning. Depending on what time you going home, dropping off can be a nightmare at outskirts in the evening. Have never got a spot at Eccles St in maybe 5 tries

Would there be bike availability at stations around stephens at around 8:30am
and at say station 60 at 5.30 - 6pm?

I'm a noob when it comes to this plus I wouldn't have much experience cycling in a city!

Carawaystick

The joy of the website, is that you can look and see yourself at the times you want.

Right now there are no bikes available at the Mater or Sherrard st, and 2 at the Big Tree

gypsy79

Carawaystick wrote: »

The joy of the website, is that you can look and see yourself at the times you want.

Right now there are no bikes available at the Mater or Sherrard st, and 2 at the Big Tree

But that is in advance of them been full at 7 pm

If you are there by 6pm you will be fine. By 7pm they will all be nearly full

gypsy79

Saint Sonner wrote: »

I'm a noob when it comes to this plus I wouldn't have much experience cycling in a city!

Dont worry, drivers assume people on dublin bikes are idiots. I do things on a dublin bike that I wouldnt dream of on my own bike. I would say 30% my journey to work is wrong way on one way streets

Tarabuses

gypsy79 wrote: »

Dont worry, drivers assume people on dublin bikes are idiots. I do things on a dublin bike that I wouldnt dream of on my own bike. I would say 30% my journey to work is wrong way on one way streets

That's something to boast about?

gypsy79

Tarabuses wrote: »

That's something to boast about?

Nope, simply fact

I am much more aware when driving when I see somebody on a dublin bike than I do a normal bike as they are liable to do anything.

I try preserve myself as much as possible but the facts are the station stops particularly around the city were nt planned very well

Rakish Paddy

gypsy79 wrote: »

Dont worry, drivers assume people on dublin bikes are idiots.

I think pedestrians feel the same! I definitely notice users of Dublin Bikes seem to be over-represented in the group of cyclists indulging in moronic and dangerous behaviour such as:
- Cycling on footpaths / pedestrian streets / luas platforms / luas tram-only track sections / basically anything other than a road or cycle track
- Cycling through red lights
- Making illegal turns at junctions
- Cycling the wrong way down one-way streets
- Cycling on the wrong side of the road

I often thought that in light of such misuse of the system that new users should have to sit a test like the one for a provisional driver's licence. I know you'd still get people who *know* the rules of the road and choose to disregard them, but surely this would weed out some of the most clueless eejits!

I'm currently working away in my lab desigining a system for Dublin Bikes to detect when one of their bikes is being used to commit one of the above traffic offences, at which point the saddle will blast off, launching the offender around ten feet into the air. Committing three such blastable offences would then result in a permanent ban from using their bikes (any attempt to do so will result in the docking station / terminal administering an electric shock to the offender). I expect this system will be ready to roll out before the Gardaí begin to tackle the scourge of rogue cyclists!

cgcsb

Rakish Paddy wrote: »

I think pedestrians feel the same! I definitely notice users of Dublin Bikes seem to be over-represented in the group of cyclists indulging in moronic and dangerous behaviour such as:
- Cycling on footpaths / pedestrian streets / luas platforms / luas tram-only track sections / basically anything other than a road or cycle track
- Cycling through red lights
- Making illegal turns at junctions
- Cycling the wrong way down one-way streets
- Cycling on the wrong side of the road

I often thought that in light of such misuse of the system that new users should have to sit a test like the one for a provisional driver's licence. I know you'd still get people who *know* the rules of the road and choose to disregard them, but surely this would weed out some of the most clueless eejits!

I'm currently working away in my lab desigining a system for Dublin Bikes to detect when one of their bikes is being used to commit one of the above traffic offences, at which point the saddle will blast off, launching the offender around ten feet into the air. Committing three such blastable offences would then result in a permanent ban from using their bikes (any attempt to do so will result in the docking station / terminal administering an electric shock to the offender). I expect this system will be ready to roll out before the Gardaí begin to tackle the scourge of rogue cyclists!

did it occur to you that cyclists make illegal turns/ use pedestrian streets because the alternative, say cycling down the quays at rush hour is just too terrifying a prospect?

Rakish Paddy

cgcsb wrote: »

did it occur to you that cyclists make illegal turns/ use pedestrian streets because the alternative, say cycling down the quays at rush hour is just too terrifying a prospect?

I wouldn't dare cycle down the quays in rush hour - I have no doubt it is terrifying. I would either cycle quieter streets or use my feet, or the Luas, or a bus :-)

Cycling on a footpath/pedestrian or making an illegal turn is wrong, selfish and potentially dangerous, no matter what the motive or excuse is. If driving in the fast traffic on the motorway scares the bejaysus out of me, it doesn't make it OK for me to drive on the hard shoulder instead - I can either take a different road or take another means of transport. Maybe not the best comparison, but surely you get the point.

And surely making an illegal turn at a junction needlessly places the cyclist in potential danger where a driver / pedestrian is not expecting them to be.

Anyway, I don't want to further derail the conversation, since the OP was looking for information on costs of Dublin bikes rather than advice on responsible use of them :-)

cgcsb

Rakish Paddy wrote: »

I wouldn't dare cycle down the quays in rush hour - I have no doubt it is terrifying. I would either cycle quieter streets or use my feet, or the Luas, or a bus :-)

Cycling on a footpath/pedestrian or making an illegal turn is wrong, selfish and potentially dangerous, no matter what the motive or excuse is. If driving in the fast traffic on the motorway scares the bejaysus out of me, it doesn't make it OK for me to drive on the hard shoulder instead - I can either take a different road or take another means of transport. Maybe not the best comparison, but surely you get the point.

And surely making an illegal turn at a junction needlessly places the cyclist in potential danger where a driver / pedestrian is not expecting them to be.

They are not comparable situations though our roads, streets and cities have been carved up in favour of the car over the last 50 years, non car users have been ignored. The result is cycling has become difficult. If you want to cycle from one side of grafton st to the other you can brave college green, gamble your life on the quays or Cuffe st/kevin st or cycle on a few pedestrian side streets.

I would dismount on grafton st it's self of course but many of the side streets can be very quiet. It's not dangerous to cycle slowly on a ped street at a quiet time. The driver equivalent, in terms of safety is driving faster than 80km/h on the Naas dual carriageway. Everyone does it and it's perfectly safe to do so.

beauf

I don't think Dublin Bike work that well for commuting. Its peak time for demand and often you can't get a bike, or a free stand to put it back when you do. Off peak its much better.

bigar

I have been using them to go to work now for 5 years. The majority of the times I have a bicycle and in the rare occasions that I do not, I only have a few minutes to walk to find one.
You will be fine cycling in Dublin. Just bear in mind most cars, busses and trucks have no clue how to share the road with bicycles and think they have more right to be on it than you.

beauf

Probably depends on your route. There's a lot more stands now.

kala85

Is there a dublin bike station at heuston Station.

When I get the train to heuston, would I be able to pick up a bike at the station and cycle into town for example?

monument

kala85 wrote: »

Is there a dublin bike station at heuston Station.

When I get the train to heuston, would I be able to pick up a bike at the station and cycle into town for example?

Yes, there is a station but availability of bicycles depends on the time of day -- if it's morning rush hour you can't depend at all on it.

**Timbuk2**

I would recommend the (iPhone) app called AllBikesNow, works quite well for real-time availability. Useful for if you arrive at a full stand to see where the nearest free spaces are.