Comments on Minter Dialogue Blog: Barcelona's City Bicycle Program - Nice Bicing

I'm afraid I don't have an updated answer. What I...

2008-10-14T19:45:00.000+02:00

I'm afraid I don't have an updated answer. What I did hear is that anyone CAN use it... but I never figured out the method of payment... Buena suerte.

Hi, good article. Do you know if the situation is ...

2008-10-14T18:14:00.000+02:00

Hi, good article. Do you know if the situation is still the same? I'm a tourist in Barcelona too and would like to use these bikes.

thanks

Thx Anonymous for the heads up. Re: Bicing, I hea...

2008-03-11T23:14:00.000+01:00

Thx Anonymous for the heads up.

Re: Bicing, I heard about that limitation for the yearly pass, but the trilingual literature clearly points to the service being available to the tourists. And I understand the commercial situation, but I would maintain that even without that sort of restriction (as in Paris), ultimately, the whole bike industry will benefit (including making the car drivers being more bike-conscious). In Paris, I'm sure that the bike rental companies have suffered short term. But, in the long term, bike rental companies will have to provide a value added service and the whole "category" will improve as a result.

Yes, NYC and SFO are thinking about it and Washing...

2008-03-11T13:57:00.000+01:00

Yes, NYC and SFO are thinking about it and Washington DC is runnig a pilot.
Bicing really is only for residents, though. You'll need to provide your residence number (DNI or NIE) to subscribe to the service. The idea is not to force commercial bike rental agencies out of business. Bicing actually helps those agencies, as tourist see more bikes on the street and want to rent bikes themselves.