Uber Bikes for Manchester

[MossCommuter]

What I couldn't find is whether I can use my deposit to hire more than one bike concurrently. So if I and Mrs N want to cycle to somewhere in Manchester, do we both need accounts or can I use mine for both hires?

I don't think you'll get the app into "find a bike" mode while one is currently on hire to you.

 

[srw]

Cliché alert..."Rainy Manchester"...bloke cycling with a proper rain cape in photo. I've never see

Unless I'm very much mistaken that's Ms Pidd going the other way in the photo.

 

[fossyant]

Just had my first trip on one. Perfectly useable. 3 minutes across campus instead of 15 minute walk.

 

[jefmcg]

Manchester’s bike-share scheme isn't working – because people don't know how to share

 

[MossCommuter]

Manchester’s bike-share scheme isn't working – because people don't know how to share

people are daffodils

 

[John the Monkey]

Cliché alert..."Rainy Manchester"...bloke cycling with a proper rain cape in photo. I've never seen anyone with one of those...ever

they're quite popular up the Oxford Road end of town - mainly with older asian cyclists, from what I saw - I used to see quite a few on the Whitworth Park path.

 

[mustang1]

When you've finished with the bike, do you get penalised if you leave it, for example, on the road, perhaps in a car parking space?

 

[ianrauk]

Seeing lots of these around SE London now.

 

[MossCommuter]

When you've finished with the bike, do you get penalised if you leave it, for example, on the road, perhaps in a car parking space?

When you join you get 100 points. You earn points for using the bicycles (and other stuff).

They fine you points for doing things wrong.

When your points balance is zero each hire costs £100.

Putting a bicycle on private property or inside or using a personal lock is a 100 point fine.

It does seem that at the moment, and I read in the M.E.N., though, they're preferring a softly softly approach and "educating" offenders.

 

[jefmcg]

Seeing lots of these around SE London now.

That's a rival company dumping bikes without even a nod to local authorities
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/tran...ons-streets-as-bikes-vandalised-a3593161.html

 

[400bhp]

There was one near where I live earlier today, around 7.5 miles south of the city centre in a straight line.

 

[srw]

That's a rival company dumping bikes without even a nod to local authorities
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/tran...ons-streets-as-bikes-vandalised-a3593161.html

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There were a couple by the Monument as I was folding up my Brompton to go into the pub this evening. The basket is a good touch, but the rest looks a bit flimsy. In particular, the tyres are no-name jobs which look as if they'll attract punctures on London's streets.

 

[ianrauk]

There were a couple by the Monument as I was folding up my Brompton to go into the pub this evening. The basket is a good touch, but the rest looks a bit flimsy. In particular, the tyres are no-name jobs which look as if they'll attract punctures on London's streets.

I think the tyres are solid jobbies

 

[srw]

I think the tyres are solid jobbies

yuk.

 

[potsy]

Manchester’s bike-share scheme isn't working – because people don't know how to share

About what I expected, too many scallies around there for it to ever work as it should.