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My only experience with this sort of thing was in Paris and it was very fun being able to ride around Paris, but in the end it was a complete pain. My travel c
by cstrat 10y ago
My only experience with this sort of thing was in Paris and it was very fun being able to ride around Paris, but in the end it was a complete pain.
My travel credit card had 200 euros put on hold, twice (two bikes). Which didn't clear up for about a week. We hired bikes twice, so I had 800 euros in limbo while travelling.
Not sure if this is a fault of the hiring system (not refunding or clearing the block quicker) - or my bank (not recognizing the clearing or block earlier).
Anyway as a tourist this was a huge inconvenience... hopefully we come up with better ways to address this.
I just realised this is not really a helpful comment, but just some personal context to hiring bikes :)
- lucaspiller 10y agoI think they keep the hold for a few days after your usage expires, so if somebody reports the bike as damaged they can still charge you. I don't think with our current financial system (i.e. credit cards), there is really a much better way.