http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Dumfries bike hire scheme costs £60 per rental" en Mon, 18 May 2026 23:01:44 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11557#post-131642 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:38:19 +0000 Focus 131642@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ <strong>Charterhall</strong></p> <p>The headline caught me out for a second too. What it means is that the scheme has cost the equivalent of £60 per hire to the council (due to the low usage), not that it costs £60 to the user ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11557#post-131637 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 21:32:55 +0000 Charterhall 131637@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The road from Laurieston to Gatehouse is one of the best cycling roads in Scotland.</p> <p>But at £60 a go, it would be cheaper to buy a Colnago </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11557#post-131631 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 19:13:28 +0000 EddieD 131631@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not for nothing is it one of the most painted areas of Britain, a total magnet for artists.</p> <p>I stayed with my family on the banks of Loch Ken, and clocked over a hundred miles, it's an absolutely incredible area, it's a completely different aspect of Scotland </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11557#post-131627 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:41:47 +0000 sallyhinch 131627@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If anyone is interested in a tour of the cycling highlights of Dumfries and the surrounding areas (and a go on the Orange bikes - I have a card) just let me know ... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11557#post-131593 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:59:47 +0000 DaveC 131593@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd certainly like to explore D&amp;G more. I went down to Annan and was enamored by how pretty it is down there. Must go back for some cycle touring sometime. Once visited Dumfries, its a nice town centre. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11557#post-131573 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:08:48 +0000 PS 131573@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I agree with Cyclingmollie - the cycling down there is fantastic, although D&amp;G Council has perhaps been outshone by Scottish Borders Council in the bicycle-tourism promotion stakes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11557#post-131562 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:56:36 +0000 Cyclingmollie 131562@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I took my road bike when we stayed for a week in Garlieston. The area turned out to be great for cycling. Quiet roads, patient drivers and lots of cycle routes. The region does so much to attract cyclists it's a shame that this scheme is being highlighted. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11557#post-131539 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 10:10:48 +0000 sallyhinch 131539@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's not that cycling rates are particularly low - we got 60 people to our bike breakfast in September, which is not bad given the size of the town and the fact that it was our first one - but that the size of the area the scheme covered was too small. The orange bikes just don't make that much sense to anyone who cycles regularly, and you need a body of regular users to make a scheme like that work. I've talked to quite a few people about them and most of them just can't see a journey for which it would make sense to cycle that they wouldn't already have a bike to hand to use. A few people use them regularly for particular journeys (eg. getting to the station to avoid locking up their own bike there) but that's not going to make the scheme work.</p> <p>That said, the people who do use them - including the rare visitors who have persisted through the offputting casual renting system - really like them. It's a shame but I think it was probably the wrong scheme in the wrong place (and not unique - Bath's scheme has a similar history) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11557#post-131537 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 09:58:37 +0000 EddieD 131537@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It was a brave attempt to celebrate Kirkpatrick MacMillan, but when I stayed a few times in Dumfries last year I saw relatively (to Edinburgh) few cyclists, so I'm not too surprise either. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11557#post-131536 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 09:39:08 +0000 chdot 131536@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-24820459" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-24820459</a> </p> <p>Not a surprise really - wrong place for a 'pilot'. </p>