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« Reply #60 on: May 03, 2016, 09:09:29 » |
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Thanks for that information - I probably only travel during their peaks.
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« Reply #61 on: May 03, 2016, 10:27:36 » |
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Having a bike at each end clearly only works for commuters.
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« Reply #62 on: May 03, 2016, 10:40:31 » |
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It seems a waste to have two/three or more bikes to leave at stations you visit so that you can always cycle every where.
I personally have just one bike, that I leave at my local station, and then I walk at the other end, but then I am able to, and happy to, walk two or three miles.
Surely it would make sense for stations to have bikes that you can hire if you need one. Pay a deposit, and cycle away, and get most of your deposit back on return.
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« Reply #63 on: May 03, 2016, 10:44:30 » |
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Can you imagine the number required at populsr stations? And the complaints if there aren't enough?
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« Reply #64 on: May 03, 2016, 11:01:48 » |
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Surely it would make sense for stations to have bikes that you can hire if you need one. Pay a deposit, and cycle away, and get most of your deposit back on return.
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« Reply #65 on: May 03, 2016, 11:09:29 » |
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Not particularly popular, at least in Oxford. There are 8 (I think) Bromptins available and there seems to be at least one always available (will check againbin the next hour as I'm passing through soon
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« Reply #66 on: May 03, 2016, 11:22:14 » |
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So the numbers available are about right and there aren't compliants about not being enough?
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« Reply #67 on: May 03, 2016, 11:36:25 » |
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The only bikes you can hire at BPW» are Bromptons, from a vending machine.
Only in London have a I seen bikes to hire in from of the station, although I accept they may exist elsewhere at other stations
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« Reply #68 on: May 03, 2016, 11:42:09 » |
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Brompton Docks can be found at Bristol Temple Meads, Oxford, Didcot, Reading.
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« Reply #69 on: May 03, 2016, 12:00:58 » |
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At Bath you can hire bikes from Avon Valley Cyclery right next to the station. Some other stations have bike shops nearby which hire bikes out, but obviously this is dependent on shops and only works during retail hours. It seems a waste to have two/three or more bikes to leave at stations you visit so that you can always cycle every where.
I personally have just one bike, that I leave at my local station, and then I walk at the other end, but then I am able to, and happy to, walk two or three miles.
Surely it would make sense for stations to have bikes that you can hire if you need one. Pay a deposit, and cycle away, and get most of your deposit back on return.
A point worth making: some people who are unable to walk as little as a hundred yards are able to cycle several miles. "Bikes as mobility devices" isn't just a catchphrase! |
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« Reply #70 on: May 03, 2016, 12:26:25 » |
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A point worth making: some people who are unable to walk as little as a hundred yards are able to cycle several miles. "Bikes as mobility devices" isn't just a catchphrase!
Going off topic - have you seen the mobility scooter hire shop between Weymouth Station and the sea front? Makes sense when you think about it, but that short road from the railway to the beach gets mighty crowded and I'm not sure I would want to start there with a hire vehicle! |
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« Reply #72 on: May 03, 2016, 16:16:31 » |
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Bath also has the NextBike http://www.nextbike.co.uk/en/bath/locations/ scheme with hire stations around the city centre including one at the station. And of course in London there are the Boris Bikes. |
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« Reply #73 on: May 03, 2016, 18:44:56 » |
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So the numbers available are about right and there aren't compliants about not being enough? That may easily change with these tougher restrictions... |
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« Reply #74 on: May 03, 2016, 20:33:43 » |
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A point worth making: some people who are unable to walk as little as a hundred yards are able to cycle several miles. "Bikes as mobility devices" isn't just a catchphrase! I broke a metatarsal almost a year ago stepping awkwardly on the edge of the kerb whilst miles from home. Good job I had my bike, could hardly walk, but could ride without difficulty. |
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