http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: ""Boris Bikes" scheme to be extended to West Lothian" en Tue, 19 May 2026 00:58:03 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15156#post-193592 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 23:27:32 +0000 chdot 193592@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>FIVE years ago -</p> <p><a href="http://road.cc/content/news/17488-brakes-go-edinburgh-public-bike-hire-scheme" rel="nofollow">http://road.cc/content/news/17488-brakes-go-edinburgh-public-bike-hire-scheme</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15156#post-193559 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:51:55 +0000 sallyhinch 193559@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's based on the Dutch OV Fiets scheme (more details here <a href="https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/how-to-get-to-a-place-to-film/)" rel="nofollow">https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/how-to-get-to-a-place-to-film/)</a></p> <p>I don't think they're really aimed at commuters, more those with occasional business in a place</p> <p>I'm hoping that Abellio will take over the Orange Bikes in Dumfries as a station-based rental for visitors makes a lot more sense than a point to point system in a town of our size. For Edinburgh and Glasgow, point to point rentals make a lot more sense. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15156#post-193558 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:41:35 +0000 gembo 193558@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Dublin is very cheap with a twenty euro yearly subscription or I think five euros for three days then free for first half hour and definitely point to point. Many places to pick up or drop off. The train ones look to be aimed at train passengers alighting then returning to the same station? Specifically to reduce the need to take your bike on the train? But this would not work for commuters unless there was a much cheaper annual rate? Has the haymarket one matched the advertised hype with a shop and mechanics bench etc? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15156#post-193557 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:10:43 +0000 Klaxon 193557@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>To anyone who has used the systems in London, Paris or Dublin these are not 'Boris bikes'. These are £4 daily hires from a fixed point, while the TFL system is a basically free point to point short term hire. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15156#post-193546 Sat, 18 Jul 2015 14:33:07 +0000 Stickman 193546@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/boris-bikes-scheme-to-be-extended-to-west-lothian-1-3834384" rel="nofollow">http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/boris-bikes-scheme-to-be-extended-to-west-lothian-1-3834384</a></p> <p>Headline is misleading - extending across the country:</p> <p>"The new facilities are part of wider plans by ScotRail operators Abellio to roll out bike-friendly innovations in Scotland’s busiest stations, with three “fully-staffed and serviced” cyclepoints – offering a full range of services including sales, maintenance and hire – set to be constructed at key hubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling." </p>