coca cola bikes

carol ireland

Does anybody know where I could buy a bike like they use for the city coca cola bikes. I just used one today and it was brilliant: and so much better than my very old bike. Ta

Doctor Bob

The bikes were designed specifically for the bike schemes and aren't commercially available, as far as I know.

What appealed to you about it? There are other bikes out there that would be similar, but none identical.

If it was the gears that you liked, they're NuVinci CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission), but I'm not aware of many bikes available in Ireland that come with them fitted as standard.

Beasty

Moved from Cycling Adverts

rp

This wouldn't be far off: http://www.greenaer.ie/product/bear-bicycle-ladies/, you'd have to fit the Coke ad yourself, tho.

Buchaill_Mor

They are made in Hungary by a French company called Mercier Cycles.

http://www.cyclesmercier.com/

The competition for these type of bike schemes so far seems to be another French company in Vendee called Arcade Cycles.

http://www.arcadecycles.eu/Contenu/arcade-des-velos-fabriques-en-france.html

Arcade will sell to the public. But I am not sure about internet delivery. I was at their factory show room and bought some bikes directly from them.

Redderneck

That Arcade Cycles gents beach/cruiser is a handsome bit of retro kit for throwing shapes in. I presume there's a discount for those of us with critical mass achieved in the facial hair department?

Subcomandante Marcos

carol ireland wrote: »

Does anybody know where I could buy a bike like they use for the city coca cola bikes. I just used one today and it was brilliant: and so much better than my very old bike. Ta

What you're looking for is something with hub gearing and a hub dynamo to power the lights. After than it's just the frame shape that changes.

You could actually get the same setup in a much lighter package with a different frame. They aren't easy to find for prices that aren't mental though.

Redderneck

https://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=80888

Subcomandante Marcos

Redderneck wrote: »

https://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=80888

Derailleur gearing and pointless front suspension fork.

cormie

Is anyone else disappointed that a scheme that benefits health and the environment so much is sponsored by a corporation that has the exact opposite affect on the world?

Subcomandante Marcos

cormie wrote: »

Is anyone else disappointed that a scheme that benefits health and the environment so much is sponsored by a corporation that has the exact opposite affect on the world?

It has crossed my mind on a few occasions that the increase in advertising for the worlds largest sponsor of type 2 diabetes could possibly cancel out the good the scheme does fitness wise.

Redderneck

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Derailleur gearing and pointless front suspension fork.

Pretty sure lapierre do one/used to do one without the derailleur. Might be possible to order via a LBS?

rp

cormie wrote: »

Is anyone else disappointed that a scheme that benefits health and the environment so much is sponsored by a corporation that has the exact opposite affect on the world?

yeah but its great stuff for cleaning components, just leave them soaking in CocaCola overnight, and they're shiny!

Subcomandante Marcos

Redderneck wrote: »

Pretty sure lapierre do one/used to do one without the derailleur. Might be possible to order via a LBS?

It seems they do, it's called the "City Black". Stepover frame, mudguards, pannier rack, dynamo lights, hub gearing.

If they'd just get rid of the front fork fork it would be a perfect city bike!

Redderneck

getting into daft money here though...

http://www.mycycle.ie/Lapierre-Sit-and-Go-City-Black-2015-p/lapierresitngob.htm

Redderneck

Buchaill_Mor wrote: »

They are made in Hungary by a French company called Mercier Cycles.

http://www.cyclesmercier.com/

The competition for these type of bike schemes so far seems to be another French company in Vendee called Arcade Cycles.

http://www.arcadecycles.eu/Contenu/arcade-des-velos-fabriques-en-france.html

Arcade will sell to the public. But I am not sure about internet delivery. I was at their factory show room and bought some bikes directly from them.

La Roche Sur Yon is the 'big town fer shopping' in the part of France we go on hols every year. (Excellent Decathlon store). Might swing by and take a closer look at these guys.

rp

Redderneck wrote: »

getting into daft money here though...

http://www.mycycle.ie/Lapierre-Sit-and-Go-City-Black-2015-p/lapierresitngob.htm

Nice. 650 is a good price, wouldn't expect to get anything decent for much less.

darragh o meara

You could ring up the company organising it and see would they sell you one, otherwise being totally unethical, you could hire one and loose it, pay the 150 quid deposit and find it again.. I'm not sure how you'd stand there but surely after paying for the loss, you'd be entitled to keep found bike..

Incidentally I seen what looked suspiciously like a coke bike on a bike rack on the ferry to France this year

https://www.bikeshare.ie/faq-info.html

seamus

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/creme-molly-ladies-bike-2015/rp-prod124531

Same idea, just a lot lighter and better looking than the Dublin bikes.

Pinch Flat

darragh o meara wrote: »

You could ring up the company organising it and see would they sell you one, otherwise being totally unethical, you could hire one and loose it, pay the 150 quid deposit and find it again.. I'm not sure how you'd stand there but surely after paying for the loss, you'd be entitled to keep found bike..

Incidentally I seen what looked suspiciously like a coke bike on a bike rack on the ferry to France this year

https://www.bikeshare.ie/faq-info.html

No, I think you'd be just guilty of stealing something

Buchaill_Mor

If you did manage to get one, you would have endless problems getting it serviced as the bike shops are encouraged to report any left in for repairs, and if I remember correctly that exact thing happened early on in the scheme.

dvntie

Pinch Flat wrote: »

No, I think you'd be just guilty of stealing something

Not to mention the fact that they're chipped

Buchaill_Mor

Redderneck wrote:

La Roche Sur Yon is the 'big town fer shopping' in the part of France we go on hols every year. (Excellent Decathlon store). Might swing by and take a closer look at these guys.

You should do your homework first, and let them know your coming and what you are looking at. When I was there a few years ago I had to go back a second time, and English was not their strong point.