Saturday 3.00
About 100
1 in Gorgie 1 in Longstone
None near Murrayfield
CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Infrastructure
Edinburgh Cycle Hire Scheme
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Posted 3 months ago #
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Availability has consistency been abysmal on Friday/Saturday nights. Did someone just forget to sign the charging contract for Fri-Sun?
Solemnly looked at the 10+ dead bikes I walked past just now, longing for a quick ride home.
Posted 3 months ago # -
8.30 Sunday morning
About 60
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Had a Voi powered evening out yesterday - they are a great, fun way to get about town. The bikes are super popular, lots of empty 'docks' and loads of people using them. There is clearly a problem with keeping batteries charged, as there seemed to be as many (or more) bikes out of service than available. Seems like they still have to properly sort out the logistics of running the service.
Posted 3 months ago # -
Sunday noon
Raining
About 50
Posted 3 months ago # -
Will be sending this over to Voi contacts at CEC later on, and publishing links to it tomorrow; I have a couple of screenshots to add where the app depicts parking in cycle racks.
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7pm
About 50
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9pm
About 50
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Midnight
About 45
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I would have had my first opportunity to use a bike on Saturday night. But there were no bikes available within a 10 minute walk off Nicolson Street. The largest cluster seemed to be easy down at the coast.
There were however a lot of bikes being actively ridden.
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“The largest cluster seemed to be easy down at the coast.“
That was certainly the case last week - notably two clusters on North Fort Street.
Now about 45 most south of Princes St.
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In 1995 the CPH City Bikes were tracked to gather data
On average each bike was used 8 x day & for most healthy hire bike schemes this seems to be a tipping point between a bike available & a bike famine
For this reason many schemes offer 30 minutes free so that bikes keep circulating & hire hubs filled. In Barca I saw a user waiting for an incoming return hire, suggesting that the system was operating at the limits for delivering a good level of serviceThis had a few metrics to play with for example the number of registered users vs number of available bikes with a diversity factor that can be fine tuned to reflect the social, employment & other breakdowns of the user profiles. Events plus key traffic flows have particular impacts & solutions, so that the 124 bike hire docks at London Waterloo see over 500 bikes hired out in the morning & 500 coming back at night. This requires 2-3 staff moving bikes out & back to a storage vault under the station
So some thoughts for a debate & session with Voi?
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Ahh - Voi are starting their Glasgow roll-out today, so all resources have probably been redirected there. Seems...a sub-optimal way of doing things.
Posted 3 months ago # -
Saw inside an Arnold Clark rental van that was servicing the 6 Voi Bikes at Council HQ. Was choc full of Batteries
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“Ahh - Voi are starting their Glasgow roll-out today“
Yes
One bike showing.
Currently about 90 in Ed.
I can understand the launch here was less than satisfactory - last minute decision on operator by CEC.
But, not like they are an inexperienced company.
About 25 operations in England and vast numbers across Europe.
Posted 3 months ago # -
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2022
Voi reached a significant milestone with 100 million rides and the launch of our 100th city. We introduced the Voiager 5, a safer, more durable e-scooter with a modular design for easier maintenance and part reuse. We expanded our parking assistant feature, ensuring proper parking and addressing recurring issues. Additionally, we secured re-tenders in markets like France and Denmark.
“
https://www.voi.com/voi-technology
No info on later years!
Posted 3 months ago # -
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1,000 Voi e-bikes are being rolled out across the City of Glasgow for use by residents, visitors and everyone in between. Here’s how it’ll work and what it means for you.
From November, a fleet of up to 1,000 Voi e-bikes will be available across Glasgow, replacing the NextBikes and bringing quick, convenient and emissions-free transport to the city, with the added boost of an electric-assist motor.
“
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Now 2 in Glasgow
Posted 3 months ago # -
About 100 in Ed
1 in G
Posted 3 months ago # -
8am Tuesday
About 150
G 1
Posted 3 months ago # -
Keeping Edinburgh's cycle parking free of hire bikes:
- 3 new photos of hire bikes blocking spaces
- 16 new locations found in the Voi app depicting parking in (or right up against) cycle parking racks...now on our project page: https://edi.bike/projects/2025-11-voi-cycle-rack-parking/
Send photos to: hello+voiracks@edi.bike
Posted 3 months ago # -
12.30
Rain
About 230
Posted 3 months ago # -
8pm Tuesday
Nearly 240
G 2
Posted 3 months ago # -
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Glasgow, we’ve launched!
Join us tomorrow from 11:00 - 14:00 at Doulton Fountain, Glasgow Green, to celebrate, test our e-bikes and chat with Voi & @GlasgowCC about the new scheme.
Let’s make travel in Glasgow more affordable, sustainable & safe—see you there!
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https://x.com/voitechnology/status/1988607725618807150?s=46&t=ia__KxW-ecYHdr1wg8hoEA
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8am Thur
V wet
About 270
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8pm
About 270
Posted 3 months ago # -
£10 an hour in Glasgow according to weegiewheeler.cc
Posted 3 months ago # -
Glasgow 16p per minute or you can buy a £2.99 pass for 30 minutes. Free unlocking for the first three months.
We get a better deal in Edinburgh at 11p per minute - although I wonder if/when free unlocking will end here. Looking at the app it seems we would pay 49p per unlock, although unlocks are 'free' if you have a pass.
Posted 3 months ago # -
Mrs N and I tried the bikes for the first time before all the rain.
We got about 4 metres to the other side of the road before Mrs N decided the bike was too heavy and she couldn't handle it. So the bikes went straight back to the dock they were taken from. Total cost of rides 44p.
Do I get a prize now for the world's shortest Voi ride?
Posted 3 months ago # -
@neddie - Mrs Morningsider had that problem with the 'full size' Voi bike. She does like the lighter, small-wheeled version though. Have to admit that I do too. Seems nipper and doesn't have the obvious gear jump that the bigger bike has.
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