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Man, that is ludicrously expensive. I pay 1 EUR/30 minutes, capped at 9 EUR for a whole day. No membership fee. For 48 EUR, you get the first 30 minutes free fo

by morsch 10y ago

Man, that is ludicrously expensive. I pay 1 EUR/30 minutes, capped at 9 EUR for a whole day. No membership fee. For 48 EUR, you get the first 30 minutes free for a year.

wolframarnold 10y ago
Yes, it's far too expensive. You can get a rental car for $20/day. The pricing scheme mentioned in the article with $1/trip would be far more attractive, along with drop off flexibility.
semi-extrinsic 10y ago
London is 2£/day for access, rides shorter than 30 minutes are free, longer rides you pay £2 extra for every extra 30 mins. It's a great way to get around e.g. Hyde Park, or from Hyde Park via Buckingham Palace to Westminster. (Otherwise, biking in London is not very nice for non-UK tourists, mainly because of driving on the wrong side.)
LeifCarrotson 10y ago
On the other hand, if you use the service twice per day, for 200 work days per year, that's 400 EUR with no membership or 248 EUR with a membership (or 400£ for London). Yes, the first ride is expensive, but that's not their target market. It's not affordable as a weekend get-around service, or on a whim, but that's probably a less predictable and less dependable market than commuters.
- morsch 10y ago
  If you use the bike twice a day, it's still 48 EUR per year, as long as each ride is less than 30 minutes.
bogomipz 10y ago
>"I pay 1 EUR/30 minutes, capped at 9 EUR for a whole day." Wow, thats comparatively a good deal. What city is this? Are the bikes advertising subsidized?
- zorked 10y ago
  I assume it's http://www.nextbike.de/en/prices/ http://www.nextbike.de/en/prices/, which I also subscribe to. There is advertising on the bikes.
  - morsch 10y ago
    Yep.
    - bogomipz 10y ago
      Ah ok, I think I rented one of these(hourly) in Hamburg actually. They are station-less as well in that there is a push button digital lock on the bike correct?
      - morsch 10y ago
        Nextbike seems to be available in Hamburg (as one of several providers), but it doesn't appear to be stationless. They do have stationless service in a few cities.
        bogomipz 10y ago
        Sure there are stations but I believe there is also lock on the back wheel so you can stop and keep the back rather than having to find a docking station.

by morsch 10y ago

Man, that is ludicrously expensive. I pay 1 EUR/30 minutes, capped at 9 EUR for a whole day. No membership fee. For 48 EUR, you get the first 30 minutes free for a year.

wolframarnold 10y ago

Yes, it's far too expensive. You can get a rental car for $20/day. The pricing scheme mentioned in the article with $1/trip would be far more attractive, along with drop off flexibility.

semi-extrinsic 10y ago

London is 2£/day for access, rides shorter than 30 minutes are free, longer rides you pay £2 extra for every extra 30 mins. It's a great way to get around e.g. Hyde Park, or from Hyde Park via Buckingham Palace to Westminster. (Otherwise, biking in London is not very nice for non-UK tourists, mainly because of driving on the wrong side.)

LeifCarrotson 10y ago

On the other hand, if you use the service twice per day, for 200 work days per year, that's 400 EUR with no membership or 248 EUR with a membership (or 400£ for London). Yes, the first ride is expensive, but that's not their target market. It's not affordable as a weekend get-around service, or on a whim, but that's probably a less predictable and less dependable market than commuters.

morsch 10y ago
If you use the bike twice a day, it's still 48 EUR per year, as long as each ride is less than 30 minutes.

bogomipz 10y ago

>"I pay 1 EUR/30 minutes, capped at 9 EUR for a whole day." Wow, thats comparatively a good deal. What city is this? Are the bikes advertising subsidized?

zorked 10y ago
I assume it's http://www.nextbike.de/en/prices/ http://www.nextbike.de/en/prices/, which I also subscribe to. There is advertising on the bikes.
- morsch 10y ago
  Yep.
  - bogomipz 10y ago
    Ah ok, I think I rented one of these(hourly) in Hamburg actually. They are station-less as well in that there is a push button digital lock on the bike correct?
    - morsch 10y ago
      Nextbike seems to be available in Hamburg (as one of several providers), but it doesn't appear to be stationless. They do have stationless service in a few cities.
      - bogomipz 10y ago
        Sure there are stations but I believe there is also lock on the back wheel so you can stop and keep the back rather than having to find a docking station.