Next Bikes forced to put brakes on business

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Thu, 11 Nov 2010 6:20p.m.

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The company that hoped to get Auckland hooked on renting its bikes has been forced to put them in storage.
The company that hoped to get Auckland hooked on renting its bikes has been forced to put them in storage.

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03 Dec 2010 12:40p.m.

Julian Hulls wrote:

Johnny Aucklander - If you sweat when you ride a bike, you might be doing it wrong. Nextbikes have baskets to put your items in and whilst they may not work for your business needs, riders from Air NZ, Saatchi, Tourism Auckland and HP regularly tell me that Nextbikes work just great for short business trips. Finally SPARC notes that the majority of people have access to a bicycle, but don't use it for transport, what a wasted opportunity. Phil Lee - The Nextbikes came with helmets so you didn't need to carry one around. They were designed with a rental operation in mind. They were sanitized after every rental. If you didn't want to use it, then it was very easy to put the helmet in the basket. Horse trekking, rafting and luging all provide helmets and customers use them...

12 Nov 2010 12:38p.m.

Johnny Aucklander wrote:

Of course there's a lack of demand! Most Aucklanders don't want to turn up to a meeting sweaty, or balance items on their handlebars! Which is why the cycle lanes are a complete and utter waste of time too. Don't just blindly listen to the cycling minority, ask the real Aucklanders - cycling is for recreation, it is no good for business.

12 Nov 2010 11:26a.m.

Destructor wrote:

Obviously the city council should subsidise it, since it's a public good.