More a pilgrimage than tour or expedition
- Thread starter Yorksman
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Bodhbh
Guru
Hrmm, I'm off there next week with work and have the whole afternoon clear till the last Eurostar. You're putting bad thoughts in my head.
Those 'Villo!' boris bikes look okay for it too - 7 gears. Anyone used them? - from the website it seems you just need find one of the stations which accept credit card and use it to buy a day ticket. Like Boris bikes the price ramps up the longer you have them out, but not nearly as severely.
Those 'Villo!' boris bikes look okay for it too - 7 gears. Anyone used them? - from the website it seems you just need find one of the stations which accept credit card and use it to buy a day ticket. Like Boris bikes the price ramps up the longer you have them out, but not nearly as severely.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Villo! bikes are ok. Clunky heavy. But ok. Brussels drivers are all mentally deranged.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
If you went to the Czech Republic you could make it a pilsgrimage.
Bodhbh
Guru
Cheers, I'll give one a go - forecast is okay for next week. Yeah, I've seen what the drivers are like.
Bodhbh
Guru
In the end I was enjoying nosing around Brussels too much on foot to be bothered with it. The logistics would have been a bit arkward on a Villo! as well, but I did have a mess about on them. They ride well and cope with hills a good deal better than boris bikes with 7 gears, however the brakes on all 4 I rented were absolutely appalling, bordering on dangerous. If anyone ends up using one, I'd brake test it first thing so you're aware what you're dealing with.
BalkanExpress
Legendary Member
- Location
- Brussels
Before renting a Villo while it is in the dock I pick up the rear end and give the pedals a spin, do they or the rear wheel catch on any of the plastic chain/mud/skirt guards? Is the seat post clamp so tight you can not open it to adjust, or so loose it does not clamp? Tyres okay? Gives the brakes a squeeze, all good, well goodish the brakes are the weak point.
Sounds like a faff but only takes a few seconds and is quicker than returning the bike to the doc and renting a new one
Sounds like a faff but only takes a few seconds and is quicker than returning the bike to the doc and renting a new one
Nigeyy
Legendary Member
- Location
- Massachusetts, USA
Somewhere... I have a photo of me and with my bike propped up against that stone gate. Whenever I drink a Pilsner Urquell I always look at the bottle neck label and can't help smiling.
