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  • * Great convenient system * Everyone always talks about Vancouver being so bike friendly, but in Vancouver biking seems to require having thousands of dollars of fancy form fitting clothing and aerodynamic helmets along with a healthy set of balls to brave the hostile car-bike-pedestrian dynamic that has evolved due some political actions by the mayor and his council which have ignored pedestrians and cars while tooting their own bike bell. Granted, I bike in Vancouver - but not with all the fancy schmancy equipment - and fear for my bike being stolen when I park it - and fear of driver or pedestrian hostility due to the political nature of bike culture in Vancouver. This public bike system, BIXI, makes biking what it should be - hassle free and convenient. You unlock a bike using your keycard (if you are a member), or a credit card if you are not a member. As an out of towner, I had to use the credit card method, but it worked flawlessly. I inserted my card, got charged $5 and that was good for unlimited number of trips in a 24 hour period. Each time I inserted the card again it recognized I had already paid and just gave me an unlock code. Once you have your code you pick the bike you want, unlock it, and ride off to wherever you'd like. When you are done you just lock it back into ANY BIXI stand so you don't have to worry about the bike once you get where you are going. You simply take a new one when you next need one. Fabulous system. The bikes are sturdy and have a handy spot up front to carry small bags even. But the nicest thing? There doesn't seem to be a hostility between pedestrians, bikers, and cars. Everyone just seems to get along and not make a big deal out of it. Priceless! The only drawback to the system is that due to the heavy sturdy nature of the bikes, and the fact they only have three gears, I worked up quite a sweat going uphill. I missed my bike going uphill. But other than that - this is a total winner of a system. It gets lots of casual users without fancy schmancy gear and expensive bikes, gets rid of concerns about parking bikes safely for the user, and is amazingly convenient. Vancouver as a bike friendly city? I say, "B.S." Montreal is much more friendly for biking!
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