New rent a bike in city

Boooourns

Anyone know the start date for this?

Loads of new bike stations are set up now around the city. Hopefully this will take off, looks a great idea.

the roo

I see the one down by Super Value at Kilbarry.

What other locations are they at ?

JohnC.

Apparently these are the stations currently planned

bike-rental-scheme-vital-to-waterford-s-plans-to-become-carbon-neutral.jpg

Wanderer78

i hope the arseholes dont ruin it!

SOPHIE THE DOG

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118572912#Comment_118572912

A bit unfortunate that there's none at the railway station.

Anyone North of the river will have to walk into town to get a bike.

Smell the glove

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118574329#Comment_118574329

Wishful thinking.

vriesmays

Too hilly for a bike scheme.

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118586189#Comment_118586189

good exercise....

Cabaal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118586189#Comment_118586189

Whats your next excuse, it rains too much?

I commuted by bike in Waterford for almost a decade, its not too hilly. Yes there are some hills but its still perfectly do-able by bike and its really efficient as well.

914

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118598520#Comment_118598520

Worst case, walk up the hill, it's not like a hill is gonna be 3 miles! I wouldn't pay much attention to that lad

Boooourns

Read somewhere they're looking at kicking it off in March. Hope this works out, i think its a brilliant idea. With the bus services being completely unreliable this is a great alternative. Be handy after after the pub as well 😁

Flow Motion

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118598520#Comment_118598520

I agree. Waterford's not that hilly. Tis hardly the Alps or the Pyrenees eh? Cycled around town for years; to school; to college; first couple of jobs & now recreationally. Besides there's always alternative routes if a few hills put you off. Should have a bike station over @ the train though. Maybe its on the way?Dont be worried about a'holes ruining it for everyone. To use a bike you'll have to register, sign up, provide details including payment, which would be used in the event of loss/theft.

beazee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058230800/new-rent-a-bike-in-city

14th May was told by the company that commissions the stations

Cabaal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119040618#Comment_119040618

About time, looking forward to checking them out!

Boooourns

😁 I read the first 6 months are free for anyone who signs up for it in the first week.

JohnC.

Something must have gone wrong in Arundel Square. After installing the posts and relaying the paving bricks, they’re digging up the bricks again this morning.

iseegirls

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119055306#Comment_119055306

Same with the one in Kilcohan yesterday. All dug up, but was cleaned up again that evening.

914

Same at the top of the folly, dug up behind the bike stands

Cabaal

No sign of Waterford on TFI bike website yet, might use it now and then.

Although next time I'm in Waterford on a bike I hope it to be a cargobike (provided I can bring it on the train!)

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119061221#Comment_119061221

can those cargo bikes be folded, id say it would be a problem on the train if not?

Cabaal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119065000#Comment_119065000

Nope not generally. with the exception of a Gazelle Cabby I'm not aware of any cargobike that can be folded.

I have heard of people bringing the odd on on the train, but I'll need to test it out with my one when I eventually get the thing.

Here's an example of one, but you can get other designs like the long tail (no box at the front)

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119068938#Comment_119068938

thats a fine looking bike, my concern with the train is the more modern trains are not exactly designed for bringing such loads, they dont have the cargo holds of the older trains, which is a pity, we really do need to make our public transport more open to such, we really should be doing what other countries do such as adding bike carriers to buses and trains etc

Cabaal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119069654#Comment_119069654

Yeah the Urban Arrow bikes are lovely, way out of my ballpark though so I had to settle for a bakfiets.

Looking at Irishrail website you can certainly book in bikes now, but from my understanding they have limited space per train and its basically first come, first served so still not a guarantee. I've seen photos of where people often have the bikes and it looks like it might take a cargo bike.

I guess the only way to find out is book a ticket some day for a trip to Waterford and back and see, I'll add a trip report to the greenway thread if it happens.

Anyway, following my comment about the TFI website, they've now added Waterford!

https://www.bikeshare.ie/waterford.html

14 stations, 220 bikes according to the website, but the map only shows 7 stations right now

JMcL

TFI Bikes Waterford Leaflet V8.pdf

There's definitely a stand at SETU on the Cork Road. We just got the attached leaflet by email announcing the scheme was live (weird map - it's rotated 90 degrees, presumably to make it bigger, but it's confusing to anyone with a sense of where north should be)

thomil

14 stations, 220 bikes according to the website, but the map only shows 7 stations right now

It was similar in Cork before the system went online as a whole. It generally depends on which stations are hooked up to power. You'll probably see stations popping in and out prior to the system going live.

Cabaal

So after delays it seems the bike scheme is due to go live shortly, they were putting the bikes into docks yesterday

https://twitter.com/ep_designs3/status/1537410518511755267

dzilla

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119213940#Comment_119213940

Excellent, they will look nice in Johns River.

Cabaal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119215192#Comment_119215192

Funny, numerous people said the same about the Dublin bike scheme. They were very much proved wrong and thats why schemes like Bleeper bike have also proved a success.

You have to remember they are locked when not in use, its not like they are left around on footpaths unlocked or not attached to things,

Wanderer2010

Are they not including Kilcohan in this scheme anymore? Im certain i saw some stands for the bikes in the area few weeks back.

JohnC.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119217043#Comment_119217043

Yes, it's there in the app.

iseegirls

Yep, there were around 3-4 bikes there yesterday and today in Kilcohan.