Anne writes:
Loving the gear symbols on the Cork bikes. Which are great – as is the cycling infrastructure. The city council here has really made an effort – Dublin could certainly learn something..
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Or maybe cork following Dublin learned from their experience?
“What is it so hard to cycle? I can’t understand it. It was so easy a little while ago. Let me just check this. Oh look I’n going up a hill”… or maybe just open your eyes
I think it’s more an attempt from someone with issues to illustrate how the real capital is far superior to Dublin!
Is it not a symbol as a recommendation about what that particular gear is best for doing, as opposed to the bike telling you how flat you’re travelling, Munkifisht?
I don’t know I’ve not used them.
Wayne, give her a break, it’s how they do. Besides, it actually reads like someone who’s more familiar with the Dublin bikes than the Cork ones. Perhaps she’s even from Dublin, and her experience of both has led her to a reasoned conclusion that one place is actually better that t’other in this aspect?
I don’t know, I don’t know her.
The symbol tells you what setting the gears are currently on. It doesn’t tell you when you’re on a hill.
What, like a number?
All credit to snarky replies, but the Cork bikes use continuous variable transmission. So a fixed number would mean nothing/little (there is no cog that the chain is clicking into when going from 3-4 say) so you’d need to show the approximate gear ratio equivalent you’re currently using ….. or a really simple diagram.
If you read what Anne says in a Cark accent, it sounds even more irritating.
Anne sounds like someone from Cork who doesn’t know anything about Dublin. Or else she’s numerically challenged and needs a diagram instead of gear numbers.
:-)
Little from column A, little from column B
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What she fails to mention is that the scheme is way behind schedule and that half the bike stations have yet to open. Was supposed to be launched last July.
The Council has done a good job on making the city more cycle-friendly though, in fairness.
Dublin where there has been a successful bike scheme for five and half years learning from Cork who are years behind?
Yes.
I’m not sure if you are implying that that is unreasonable or you didn’t understand the point and need clarification.
Either way there is nothing absurd or even questionable in the idea that Dublin bikes could learn from Cork bikes.
Apart from the giant gap in Clanbrassil Street and the Coombe, of course.
Cork people are just the worst.
Anne: GET A LIFE.
Oh yes, there is no way Cork could have implemented a bike system better than Dublin. Clearly because Dublin has had a scheme longer it must obviously be better. There’s no way Cork have seen Dublin (or Paris, London, Tokyo and a million other cities) schemes and realised there are points that could be improved upon and done this.