MartinMtl
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Montreal Bixi bikes are pretty good. The only problem is you have to bring them back every 30 mins and get an another one. I don't understand why they do that.
It's 45 minutes now.
Montreal Bixi bikes are pretty good. The only problem is you have to bring them back every 30 mins and get an another one. I don't understand why they do that.
Do you have to bring back a bike to a rack within 45 minutes, or do you just get charged by the minute past a certain point (in Montreal's case, 45 minutes I guess) as is the case in most bike share programs across the world?
It's 45 minutes now.
I do understand the idea behind it but it just doesn't make sense to offer one-day renting. You rent it for a day but should bring it back to the parking every 30 minutes.Because the whole idea is that the bikes are for SHORT-TERM use.
I think you do NOT understand. By paying $7 you become a Bike-Share MEMBER for a DAY and membership (no matter how long you have one for) means you get a bike for 30 minutes at no additional cost. Do you really think that you can rent bikes for $7 for 24-hours? As far as I know all these kinds of bike-share work same way - certainly all of the ones I have used (Paris, Montreal, Montpellier, Belfast, NYC and Washington) work this way, or did when I used them.I do understand the idea behind it but it just doesn't make sense to offer one-day renting. You rent it for a day but should bring it back to the parking every 30 minutes.
I think you do NOT understand. By paying $7 you become a Bike-Share MEMBER for a DAY and membership (no matter how long you have one for) means you get a bike for 30 minutes at no additional cost. Do you really think that you can rent bikes for $7 for 24-hours? As far as I know all these kinds of bike-share work same way - certainly all of the ones I have used (London, Paris, Montreal, Montpellier, Belfast, NYC and Washington) work this way.
SoBi has a $3 setup fee in addition to the $4/hour, so Bike Share Toronto is cheaper if you ride more than an hour. I actually prefer the Bike Share Toronto model since I often end up riding for more than an hour throughout a day, which would end up costing me way more with the SoBi model, even on their annual membership.Even Hamilton's is $4/hr (each hour). But dockless is cheaper (and more user friendly IMO).
I thought it was 30 mins. Or are you referring to Montreal?It's 45 minutes now.
I’m a total Bikeshare convert now! Felt like a leisure ride today, but didn’t want to haul up my uncomfortable 1980s-era mountain bike up from the basement. So, grabbed a bike from the station at Carlton and Parliament, rode down to Mill St. in the Distillery District, reset my 30 mins at the dock on Mill st., then cycled on Richmond’s separated bike lane, wow the marathon made a mess of auto gridlock, then up Tecumseh to the dock at Queen St. Left the bike, grabbed an ice coffee at Cafe St. Viateur, chilled on patio, and then grabbed another bike, rode to UofT, reset my 30 mins on Bathurst St. then Bloor St. bike lane to Sherbourne to Wellesley and to the dock at Carlton and Parliament.Yeah, you get charged by 30 minute intervals. The price goes up over time too - i.e. minutes 61-90 cost more than 31-60, here in Toronto at least.
True. That’s how I intend to use it, to get from home to Union Station and back. So far it’s about 20 mins.Because the whole idea is that the bikes are for SHORT-TERM use.
I do wish the bikes had a higher gear, as I’d like to go a bit faster if I could.
They are designed to be as safe and stable as possible so speed definitely is a non-priority, undesirable even.
Are there usage stats available? Is BikeShare use increasing over time?