youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
ludicrous
You shock me.They're crap
Interventions that actually make any difference are pricey, and upset drivers though.Wot he said. Public bike pumps, at this type of cost, are a poorly thought through use of our money. Only of use if your tyre is soft and you have no pump or if you have a pump but want to get it up to full pressure.
I can imagine the telephone conversation with the suppliers .........
Council: Good morning we would like to buy 3 large track pumps please
Supplier: Certainly sir that will be £300 can you give me your details
Council: Yes it is Derby City Council
Council: Ok in that case the total for your order will be £6000
I wont name the company but there is one who do the concrete- secured street pumps for £400 a time. Quite how a council ends up splurging £6k is anyones guess...
I wont name the company but there is one who do the concrete- secured street pumps for £400 a time. Quite how a council ends up splurging £6k is anyones guess...
let me give you a break down
1) Survey work and ensuring not located over important utility services - a day or 2 work for at least 1 person - £800
2) Permits/licences to dig/ work on highway £1k
3) installation costs - which isnt just bolting it to a slab , it will need to be anchored properly so 2-3 days work for a crew in total for the 3 - £ £2k
it soon adds up .
look at a sound desk its only a few variable resistors and capacitors and a few other components - how can you justify £2k for one of them ?
They actually do that, in my town, bu it's done by a bike advocacy group and the local bus company. We do have a couple of bike repair stands and pumps as well, one at the confluence of two routes of the MUP, and another near the train station. Anarchists use the one near the train station to teach bicycle repairs. Some sort of free learning project they have going on.Looks like the one installed in Upminster
The money would have been better spent buying 2000 cheap light sets and giving them to all the ninja cyclist riding around Derby
Quite right. All the more reason to put a bit more thought into the decision per se. Seems the Derby councillors have got all excited about riding the cycling wave and forgotten about economics