Readybike rental bikes in Reading

[Yellow Fang]

A lot of these have popped up in Reading. They are all shaft driven. I have seen numerous stations around town, but I wonder what the take up of the scheme will be. I'd have thought most cyclists have their own bikes, and that most non-cyclists won't be tempted. If I wanted to use one instead of my own hack, I would have to walk 5 to 10 minutes to hire one, then another 5 to 10 minutes the other end. One thing that might have made them more appealing is some electric assist. There are one or two hills in Reading.

www.readybike.co.uk

 

[GrumpyGregry]

You are not the target market any more than I am the target market for Boris Bikes. Bike hire schemes are not aimed at existing UK cyclists but at pedestrians. and Teh Forenz who think cycling is normal.

 

[glenn forger]

shaft

Boris

 

[glenn forger]

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jun/19/paris-city-bike-hire-cycling-children-family

 

[GrumpyGregry]

[QUOTE 3139820, member: 45"]Not necessarily. I'm a cyclist. If I catch the train to London I'll hire a Boris bike when I get there. If I'm travelling to somewhere else where I'll need a bike I'll hire one from the Brompton Dock at Temple Meads.[/QUOTE]
Collateral usage. Not the target audience, though I commend your ingenuity on the hiring thing.