tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post7732046549145406430..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Car broken down ? Borrow a bike.David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-42517283986537700102009-03-04T13:14:00.000+01:002009-03-04T13:14:00.000+01:00I assume it's been going on here for a long time t...I assume it's been going on here for a long time too. It's certainly not something that anyone mentioned to me, and it's not something that the garages make any fuss about. It's just normal.<BR/><BR/>I used to take a bike with me when taking our car to be serviced in Cambridge - but the mechanics seemed to think it was a bit odd to do so.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-16163525373681939442009-03-04T13:07:00.000+01:002009-03-04T13:07:00.000+01:00Courtesy bikes were available at the VW dealer in ...Courtesy bikes were available at the VW dealer in Oldenburg already back in the 1980s... In Cambridge I put a rack on my car or use a folding bike when servicing our car. But I am aware that most motorists don't have such options. It surprises me that garages in places like Cambridge don't offer hire bikes.Gerumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478750314920509744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-64976270084790307872009-03-04T12:37:00.000+01:002009-03-04T12:37:00.000+01:00What a great system, it's the sort of forward thin...What a great system, it's the sort of forward thinking that I wish we could take on in the UK.<BR/><BR/>Need to repair your bike, rather than your car? Then why not visit www.smbbearings.com/BB_BRGS.htm for a great article about replacing your bike's bottom bracket bearings, the photos are a real help too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811251269669558293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-24994965869575650952009-03-04T09:28:00.000+01:002009-03-04T09:28:00.000+01:00Rob, there is a serious lack of realism about what...Rob, there is a serious lack of realism about what the scope of that scheme is. A very small number of bikes will be parachuted into a very large city.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-48581497458758790382009-03-04T08:57:00.000+01:002009-03-04T08:57:00.000+01:00When the London Bike Hire scheme comes in May 2010...When the London Bike Hire scheme comes in May 2010, I expect car-repair places handy for a docking station will quickly cotton on to the fact that customers can do this sort of thing.Rob Ainsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545429147297468874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-1353906205417557862009-03-04T00:36:00.000+01:002009-03-04T00:36:00.000+01:00I like the idea they are free...I take my own bike...I like the idea they are free...I take my own bike when I drop the truck off for repairs at one dealer. It is a small town and it is possible to walk everywhere, but I am lazy.<BR/><BR/>Aaron2whls3spdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954543886269776858noreply@blogger.com