'freeride'

[Gary88]

ive just seen on the news that worcester town council has started an initiative called 'freeride'. its like what i believe happens in places in the netherlands where bicycles are left around town for anyone to use. 50 bikes have been placed about the town and they are all recycled old bikes to try and prevent thieves or vandals. i think its a briliant idea that i would love to use if it was in my city and a great idea to reduce congestion/pollution. i just know however every last bike will be stolen or vandalised by ****ing scallys. what do you think?

[The Sundance Kid]

they should do that, but set up like extra cycle paths with rails on em, then attach the bikes to the rails so its in one big loop. A bit like a monorail where you have to pedal. It discourages the bikes being stolen, and makes it a damn sight harder to do it, too. lol. It's a good initiative though.

[Feliks]

they should do that, but set up like extra cycle paths with rails on em, then attach the bikes to the rails so its in one big loop. A bit like a monorail where you have to pedal. It discourages the bikes being stolen, and makes it a damn sight harder to do it, too. lol. It's a good initiative though.

What happens when you meet someone going the other way?

[The Sundance Kid]

What happens when you meet someone going the other way?

you speed up. and lower your lance.

[Tom Paine]

What happens when you meet someone going the other way?

You ask how they got onto the other set of rails, at a guess

[Chaigidel]

yeah its an interesting program and I daresay proactive on two important issues

public health and the enviroment

[removeduser_487563287433]

Doomed to failure by its own idealism.

[Gary88]

care to elaborate?

[removeduser_487563287433]

They will be rode into rivers by drunks.

[Tom Paine]

Yeah, well, better than said drunks crashing cars into each other, no? I like this idea - if it works, as it does in the Netherlands, it'd be awesome.

[Erik]

I like this idea - if it works, as it does in the Netherlands, it'd be awesome.

Ehm...it didn't work in the Netherlands.
We have a slightly different system in Amsterdam now: when your bicycle gets stolen by a heroine addict, you simply buy a new bicycle from another heroine addict for the price of a fix (20 euro's).

I think it works in Denmark, though.

[Matty_P]

it's a waste of money and terribly naive of the municipality referenced to even consider this a good idea.

perhaps the thread should be re-titled, "Free Recycled Bicycles"

[Tom Paine]

Ehm...it didn't work in the Netherlands.
We have a slightly different system in Amsterdam now: when your bicycle gets stolen by a heroine addict, you simply buy a new bicycle from another heroine addict for the price of a fix (20 euro's).

I think it works in Denmark, though.

Seemed to work when I was in the Netherlands...

[Erik]

Seemed to work when I was in the Netherlands...

When and where was that?

Kind of silly considering they have those rear tire locks so you cant ride it away but I bet they sell them to a shop who turns right around and rents them to tourists.

Those rear tire locks are very easy to open.
They are OK for during the day when you only want to keep your bike unattended for a couple of minutes, and don't want to bother with real locks.
But other than that, they are completely useless.

[Gary88]

it just wont though which pisses me off imensely.
"hey, steve wanna smash up this bike"
etc

[LoZz]

ive just seen on the news that worcester town council has started an initiative called 'freeride'. its like what i believe happens in places in the netherlands where bicycles are left around town for anyone to use. 50 bikes have been placed about the town and they are all recycled old bikes to try and prevent thieves or vandals. i think its a briliant idea that i would love to use if it was in my city and a great idea to reduce congestion/pollution. i just know however every last bike will be stolen or vandalised by ****ing scallys. what do you think?

i dunno - i think the chavs will steal half of them and throw them into the river.

personally i wouldnt use it, seems like a tramps thing to use shared recycled bikes, i would use my own if i had too

[Luftwaffels]

Say good by to the bikes.

[Feliks]

What if we just make the bicycles really ugly...

[The Sundance Kid]

they'd blend right in with the chavs who steal them then.

[Feliks]

Actually, I remember watching piece on CBS This Sunday Morning(an interesting, laid back sunday morning news program) where on town in the U.S. actually does have something like that. And it seemed to work.