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  • BIXI is a solid piece of Montreal's amazing bike culture, allowing locals and tourists alike to traverse the city by bike. Sometimes I feel a bit apprehensive about cycling in a city I don't know very well, but after witnessing a Thursday afternoon bike commute in Montreal, it was hard not to want to jump on a BIXI. Not only does the city have ample reserved bike lanes and designated bike routes, but the drivers don't seem to have animosity towards cyclists. How refreshing! BIXI was pretty easy to use. We went for 24 hours for $8. They do take a $250 deposit per bike, so use a credit card, more on that later. Next, the machine gives you a four digit access code which you use to pick a bike. The code expires within a certain time frame as well as after you use it, but with another swipe of your card, you'll get a new code later on in the day. The bikes themselves are, for lack of a better term, sturdy. I didn't even feel like I was riding a real bicycle. They don't have baskets, but a front area where you can strap your stuff. They also have three gears. The docking stations are EVERYWHERE, but we did encounter a few that had no bikes, or only one bike, or only one bike plus a flat tired bike. Fortunately, we could find a station literally every few blocks or so and there's a big map at each station. Can't fault BIXI for being popular and well used, I suppose. My big beef (and this is why I recommend a credit versus debit card) was how long the $500 deposit hung out in limboland after our 24 hours were up. Something like a week after. Fortunately, it wasn't a big deal in the scheme of things, but I nearly had a heart attack when I listened to my bank balance at the airport and couldn't figure out why I had about $500 less than I thought I should (luckily this is a common issue and I was able to figure out what it was by googling "BIXI deposit".) Aside from that, I thought BIXI was a great way to get around the city and join in on an enviable transit system.
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