Limerick Bike Scheme

highlydebased · 23-11-2014 12:41AM

Stations in place and largely complete outside King John's Castle, the Island Road and Clare St next to the garage I noticed today.

Area dug up at the top of Roches St just before the eircom exchange for the station there.

wingnut · 23-11-2014 06:00AM

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Has anyone received their registration pack in the post yet?

Signed up two weeks ago nothing yet.

source · 23-11-2014 08:31AM

Station almost complete at bank place too.

his_dudeness · 25-11-2014 10:36AM

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Has anyone received their registration pack in the post yet?

Got mine last week, though I doubly registered for Limerick and Galway, and given Galway launched yesterday, probably why I got my pack already

Poxyshamrock · 25-11-2014 11:50PM

Work now started on Mary I station.

The Granary station is huge. I think it has 28 bike stands.

1huge1 · 26-11-2014 09:31PM

Anyone got any pictures by any chance?

squonk · 27-11-2014 10:08AM

Anyone got their packs yet? I registered last week and am still waiting.

Poxyshamrock · 27-11-2014 01:47PM

Still no sign of mine yet either and I registered on the 10th. Perhaps they're waiting to send all the Limerick ones a couple of days before the launch. No one in Cork has received theirs either but the Galway ones arrive in a couple of days!

brianhickey · 27-11-2014 02:19PM

1huge1 wrote: »

Anyone got any pictures by any chance?

The Granary:

Clare Street: (It's right beside the gate leading to the canal.)

dunworth1 · 30-11-2014 05:48PM

just signed up for the pack.

does anyone know does the 150 security deposit get put on hold each time you use the bikes or just the first time?

what_traffic · 30-11-2014 07:12PM

dunworth1 wrote: »

just signed up for the pack.

does anyone know does the 150 security deposit get put on hold each time you use the bikes or just the first time?

It's a pre-authorisation.
Here is the section from the leaflet that you will get in your pack (I signed up for Galway and Limerick)

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Don't have a scanner so it's just a photo so might be difficult to read the text.

Poxyshamrock · 02-12-2014 02:49PM

Got my card in the post today!

Wise Old Elf · 02-12-2014 03:05PM

Will report if I get mine later!
Walked past the station at the granary this afternoon and all the brackets are there for the bikes. Moving along quickly now
Edit: got it as well today.

what_traffic · 02-12-2014 04:28PM

Can the title be changed to "LimerickBikes scheme coming to Limerick"?
You can only sign up for the other regional cities like Galway and Cork on your Limerick card - NOT Dublin so title is misleading IMHO.

Berty · 02-12-2014 04:32PM

Spotted one just off Eyre square today only metres from a shop that rents out bikes. I can't imagine how annoyed he was.

Tockman · 02-12-2014 05:45PM

Bikes on their way!

phog · 03-12-2014 07:37AM

Beer Baron wrote: »

Spotted one just off Eyre square today only metres from a shop that rents out bikes. I can't imagine how annoyed he was.

Different market surely.

dunworth1 · 04-12-2014 09:50AM

got my pack yesterday

zulutango · 04-12-2014 10:06AM

I noticed that installation of some of the stations are quite advanced now, but that others haven't been commenced at all. I wonder if the plan is for only a certain amount of the stations to be operational by December 8th rather than the full compliment ...

Poxyshamrock · 05-12-2014 08:38PM

Yeah I noticed that too, zulutango!
Even though the Galway scheme launched two weeks ago, there are a number of stations in Galway that aren't operational yet.

I suspect the Limerick one will be the same. No sign of any work on Bedford Row or at Colbert Station! It's a pity really as I hope to use the Bedford Row one.

roast · 06-12-2014 12:42AM

Is the map on Bikeshare.ie final? As in, are the locations listed there the final ones or are there more to be added in phases, I wonder.

It's odd that there aren't any stations around UL/LIT/MI or the business/technology parks. Hopefully they bring some in there in future.

highlydebased · 06-12-2014 10:03AM

roast wrote: »

Is the map on Bikeshare.ie final? As in, are the locations listed there the final ones or are there more to be added in phases, I wonder.

It's odd that there aren't any stations around UL/LIT/MI or the business/technology parks. Hopefully they bring some in there in future.

There is a station at Mary I.

If I remember rightly Dublin Bikes was launched on a fairly small scale too and expanded rapidly after it proved itself, so hopefully the same will happen here.

panda100 · 06-12-2014 12:32PM

I've signed up anyway. The whole coke sponsorship was a major turn-off for me, but they would be too handy not to use. Don't forget to wear your helmets people!

zulutango · 06-12-2014 06:27PM

panda100 wrote:

I've signed up anyway. The whole coke sponsorship was a major turn-off for me, but they would be too handy not to use. Don't forget to wear your helmets people!

I wonder would they notice if bikes were returned sporting more attractive colours and less evil advertising

source · 06-12-2014 07:41PM

zulutango wrote: »

I wonder would they notice if bikes were returned sporting more attractive colours and less evil advertising

Given that part of the scheme is to move bikes from over capacity stations to less crowded ones, I'm pretty sure they'd notice fairly quickly.

Poxyshamrock · 07-12-2014 09:10PM

I'd hazard a guess that it'll just be the locations in red that will be open tomorrow!

dunworth1 · 07-12-2014 09:22PM

I still can't believe they haven't put a station near the crescent

phog · 07-12-2014 09:47PM

A lot of work and checking/commissioning being done today.

Wise Old Elf · 07-12-2014 10:15PM

Will they be operational first thing in the morning? Have my registration card and they could solve a small problem!

Boscoirl · 07-12-2014 10:36PM

Still no pack for me yet

Regged the 18/11,

Emailed them on Friday, hope they get back to me soon

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