yes, I know the thumbnail picture is not from Prague, however, it's a pic of Nextbike bikes, which operate in Prague, and I couldn't find a better one💀
I use Rekola almost daily and have the highest subscription. The main problem is, that most European cities created a public shared bike system with stations, and subsidized it accordingly. Therefore, Rekola are very expensive compared to other European cities. Another problem is, that you cannot be sure that you will find an available bike if you're not right in the middle of the city, the distribution of bikes is not reliable enough, or there is only the competing service's bike, but having that subscription too would be extremely expensive. In cities with public bikes and stations, there are usually trucks that move the bikes around from full to empty stations.
They should probably merge their services, to provide a more convenient, more available service to everyone the price could be better, but imo they're not too bad, especially with the 2 free 15 minute rides but I agree that the subscriptions could be a bit cheaper💀
Yooooo new video from tramly letsgooooooo Btw, if you’re planning to make a video on bike infrastructure in Prague, I can probably join in, I’m an EUC rider, can probably add my own perspective :)
I love using rekola in the city center for mid distances. The only problem I have is that the parking spots are quite sparse on the outskirts - hell, even the west side of smíchov, bordering košíře, where I live - and therefore I cannot use it to get myself home from work/school. Another obvious problem is the bike infrastructure, as you said in the vid, but thankfully I think Prague is moving to the right direction, even though there is still a loud car-brained group present. I hope it'll change soon and Prague will finally be quieter, safer and overall a better place to live in.
Absolutely, I like to use bikesharing too (I, even have a pass, and I ride it almost every day to university), but the infrastructure in Prague is absolutely ASS right now
I think car, bike and scooter sharing should operate in a "competition for the market" model where different companies place a bid offer and the bid winner is the only operator you get, in this case you will have inter compatible bike racks and a single application and subscription. And... it would make possible my transport dream: a nation-wide single subscription to all local public transports.
That'd be cool, and I believe lots of cities in Czechia already do it, in fact, I believe that Prague had a contract with Lime to provide exclusive e-scooter sharing, but they canceled it, and now, we have multiple e-scooter sharing services
I don't think bikes are a problem in Prague, I think the biggest problem is lack of roads to drive them. Majority of streets have those blue marked parking spots for cars, many even on both sides. If city wants people to use bikes instead of cars, they should completely remove those and make bike lanes instead. Which won't happen of course, and that's why we have trams stuck in traffic every morning, tram drivers honking and cursing.
Bro, have you heard of Kraków city bike? Their stations are only at tram loops far away from the city center and they only offer a minimum of a 1 month subscription lmao Warsaw's Veturilo if fire tho. You pay 10pln registration fee and can use it for free for up to 20 minutes and after that it's only 1pln an hour. The stations are also literally everywhere
I've used Nextbike in a few European cities and they aren't too bad. I'll have to check out Rekola the next time I'm in Prague if I'm feeling brave enough. I was going to ask how riding in Prague is. There didn't seem to be a lot of cycling infrastructure in the city when I visited, plus I imagine the potential for trouble around tram tracks is especially high. I imagine drivers might be more patient than those in the USA.
My city is 100.000 people, the municipality intalled a shared bike service recentrly and it is a success, Reus is not hilly so that helps, they are planning to expand-it further and i am very happy for that. the weels are solid so you can not flat them, it has a 3 speed internal hub change so the chain do not fall off, a basket on front to put things (super usefull) and it works with an app, the app shows you a map of the parking points and you have unlimited 30 minute rides a day for 1€, and montlhly is something like 6€ or 9€ depending if you are young or 30+. I think that in the case of a public service, if all the cities of the region use the same app the people traveling to various cities will use it more, since they are already familiar with the sistem and the app, very useful to go to point A to train station via bike and to the next train station to point B via the other city bike, but with the same app. Some time ago i saw a video talking about how bad the shared bike sistem in the netherlands was, i do not underestand why they do not implement a minicipal bike share system since they already have all the infrastrucure.
That's cool! Here, the bike share operators are private, for profit companies, but they often get contracted by city governments to provide bike share services In Prague, they give holders of public transport passes 2 free 15 minute rides per day, in other cities, everyone gets a few rides per day, etc. It really depends on the region
Rekola will start operation in Tallinn this August... I dont like the pink colour but I do am quite exited. I hope we will also get 15 min per free with our green card:)
I've used my city bike share a few times and I enjoy it but its main downsize is also infrastructure. Some parts of the city are great but then route you'd expect to have bike lanes just don't (Town centre up to the Uni for example). It also lacks good connections to its close in suburbs that would be great to cycle to if a few more connections where made (They seem to be working this problem tho). My other complaint is price, it £1 to unlock then 16p a minute. So ever ride comes to more than a single on the bus or sometimes a day rider, just not a competitive choice. It good bones just needs work that the city does seem to be doing, if quietly.
I agree that bikesharing can become a viable transport method in cities, complimenting traditional public transport, with enough care and investment put into it of course
Zrovna první obrázek se sdílenými koly ve stojanech, to je něco, o co Praha před několika lety usilovala. Ale politici z Prahy 1 a 2 nikde tyto stojany (které můžou nabíjet sdílená elektrokola) nikde na svém území nechtěli. Tak se nic nerealizovalo. Takže v tom Praha zaspala a sdílená kola vznikla od spoda :)
i really liked Rekola when i tried them out, but i am not one of the brave people.... i rarely ride a bike in Prague cause i'm not really comfortable riding within car traffic, and although i walk a lot, i never ride a bike as regular transport. only occasionally for fun i've rented a bike to ride by the waterside, where there are some paths that are not with cars. The best bike riding experience i had was when a friend of mine rented the bikes from Cesky Drahy and we rode on the riverside between train stations near Podebrady, but that was not in prague. Also the rental process was a bit bureaucratic, a lot less convenient that city bike sharing. tho i guess that might be cause people can ride them further distances
Yeah that's a common attitude for cycling in Prague and as for cycling in the countryside, at least that's thankfully quite developed, since Czechs see cycling as a recreational activity more than an actual transport method
I still don't understand why should I use some bikes in very hilly Prague full of terrible traffic and crowded streets in center, when I can just walk or jump on bus/tram/metro and let drive someone else. Not using car is a freedom for me - freedom of not driving, not having any responsibility for accidents and fines and such things, when I use bike, it's the same as car for me and these bikes and scooters are getting more and more annoying, people ride them on side walks or drive like maniacs, sometimes they are eve faster then cars. Now I live in a small town in flat lands where bikes make sense, but in Prague? Never again, I tried it like twice in my life to travel somewhere on bike in Prague and it was terrible, mainly because of crazy hills (Prague is really hilly city) and secondly because of people who hate you when you are on bike and because of bad infrastructure. You stop somewhere in front of shop with your bike and then what? You let it there and when you return, 5 people are staying there and waiting for you to explain you that you are not supposed to be there with bike, it's pointless, I want to travel without stress, better walk if it's not that far distance. And when I tried shared scooter for the last time, I thouth it's gonna be just 5 minut ride to my hotel, so I arrived there and there I found out that I can park it only in special parking which was like 10 minute ride from me, so I drove there and then I walked back to my hotel like 20 minutes and I paid for it, if I just walked, I would be there faster, without stress and it would be for free. 🙂
I think it needs to be combined with public transport to really make sense for Prague like you take the bike to get to your local metro/tram/train station, and then you go on that the hills can definitely be something, especially in something like Vinohrady, or Břevnov, or Bílá Hora 💀
@@TheTramly When I bought my bike in Prague, it was shop in Žižkov and then I visited my mom with that bike, she lives down there near to Nemocnice Krč and then I tried to get to the metro up there to Kačerov.....bad idea. 😀 Also, as a kid, I lived on hill in Braník and we were going down there to Podolí, there is no way that I would return back home on that bike, never ever, I always had to push it to the hill. 🙂
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yes, I know the thumbnail picture is not from Prague, however, it's a pic of Nextbike bikes, which operate in Prague, and I couldn't find a better one💀
I use Rekola almost daily and have the highest subscription. The main problem is, that most European cities created a public shared bike system with stations, and subsidized it accordingly. Therefore, Rekola are very expensive compared to other European cities. Another problem is, that you cannot be sure that you will find an available bike if you're not right in the middle of the city, the distribution of bikes is not reliable enough, or there is only the competing service's bike, but having that subscription too would be extremely expensive. In cities with public bikes and stations, there are usually trucks that move the bikes around from full to empty stations.
They should probably merge their services, to provide a more convenient, more available service to everyone
the price could be better, but imo they're not too bad, especially with the 2 free 15 minute rides
but I agree that the subscriptions could be a bit cheaper💀
Yooooo new video from tramly letsgooooooo
Btw, if you’re planning to make a video on bike infrastructure in Prague, I can probably join in, I’m an EUC rider, can probably add my own perspective :)
It's, not on the agenda in the near future, but I could definitely make the video in the future! Will keep that in mind :)
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Also, forgot to mention, I live in Prague too!
I have used Rekola in a couple of Czech cities and I found them pretty useful to finish off my last km journey.
Absolutely, I used them quite frequently either for that, or when I don't want to cram myself into a tram and I want to get some exercise instead
I love using rekola in the city center for mid distances. The only problem I have is that the parking spots are quite sparse on the outskirts - hell, even the west side of smíchov, bordering košíře, where I live - and therefore I cannot use it to get myself home from work/school.
Another obvious problem is the bike infrastructure, as you said in the vid, but thankfully I think Prague is moving to the right direction, even though there is still a loud car-brained group present.
I hope it'll change soon and Prague will finally be quieter, safer and overall a better place to live in.
Absolutely, I like to use bikesharing too (I, even have a pass, and I ride it almost every day to university), but the infrastructure in Prague is absolutely ASS right now
I think car, bike and scooter sharing should operate in a "competition for the market" model where different companies place a bid offer and the bid winner is the only operator you get, in this case you will have inter compatible bike racks and a single application and subscription.
And... it would make possible my transport dream: a nation-wide single subscription to all local public transports.
That'd be cool, and I believe lots of cities in Czechia already do it, in fact, I believe that Prague had a contract with Lime to provide exclusive e-scooter sharing, but they canceled it, and now, we have multiple e-scooter sharing services
I don't think bikes are a problem in Prague, I think the biggest problem is lack of roads to drive them. Majority of streets have those blue marked parking spots for cars, many even on both sides. If city wants people to use bikes instead of cars, they should completely remove those and make bike lanes instead. Which won't happen of course, and that's why we have trams stuck in traffic every morning, tram drivers honking and cursing.
Definitely, the lack of bike infrastructure in Prague is the main factor that prevents people from cycling
Bro, have you heard of Kraków city bike? Their stations are only at tram loops far away from the city center and they only offer a minimum of a 1 month subscription lmao
Warsaw's Veturilo if fire tho. You pay 10pln registration fee and can use it for free for up to 20 minutes and after that it's only 1pln an hour. The stations are also literally everywhere
I've used Nextbike in a few European cities and they aren't too bad. I'll have to check out Rekola the next time I'm in Prague if I'm feeling brave enough.
I was going to ask how riding in Prague is. There didn't seem to be a lot of cycling infrastructure in the city when I visited, plus I imagine the potential for trouble around tram tracks is especially high. I imagine drivers might be more patient than those in the USA.
I WAS NOT MENTALLY PREPARED FOR THE BLOOPERS
no one is lmao
@@TheTramly being filled with so much knowledge and then all the silly
My city is 100.000 people, the municipality intalled a shared bike service recentrly and it is a success, Reus is not hilly so that helps, they are planning to expand-it further and i am very happy for that.
the weels are solid so you can not flat them, it has a 3 speed internal hub change so the chain do not fall off, a basket on front to put things (super usefull) and it works with an app, the app shows you a map of the parking points and you have unlimited 30 minute rides a day for 1€, and montlhly is something like 6€ or 9€ depending if you are young or 30+.
I think that in the case of a public service, if all the cities of the region use the same app the people traveling to various cities will use it more, since they are already familiar with the sistem and the app, very useful to go to point A to train station via bike and to the next train station to point B via the other city bike, but with the same app.
Some time ago i saw a video talking about how bad the shared bike sistem in the netherlands was, i do not underestand why they do not implement a minicipal bike share system since they already have all the infrastrucure.
That's cool!
Here, the bike share operators are private, for profit companies, but they often get contracted by city governments to provide bike share services
In Prague, they give holders of public transport passes 2 free 15 minute rides per day, in other cities, everyone gets a few rides per day, etc.
It really depends on the region
Rekola will start operation in Tallinn this August... I dont like the pink colour but I do am quite exited. I hope we will also get 15 min per free with our green card:)
That would be quite cool, I hope they provide something like that for you guys
I've used my city bike share a few times and I enjoy it but its main downsize is also infrastructure. Some parts of the city are great but then route you'd expect to have bike lanes just don't (Town centre up to the Uni for example). It also lacks good connections to its close in suburbs that would be great to cycle to if a few more connections where made (They seem to be working this problem tho).
My other complaint is price, it £1 to unlock then 16p a minute. So ever ride comes to more than a single on the bus or sometimes a day rider, just not a competitive choice. It good bones just needs work that the city does seem to be doing, if quietly.
I agree that bikesharing can become a viable transport method in cities, complimenting traditional public transport, with enough care and investment put into it of course
in my city e-scooters have nearly killed the bike part of bikesharing services, which mostly offer e-scoorets now
In Prague, we have both, video about the e-scooters and e-bikes is coming on Sunday!
Zrovna první obrázek se sdílenými koly ve stojanech, to je něco, o co Praha před několika lety usilovala. Ale politici z Prahy 1 a 2 nikde tyto stojany (které můžou nabíjet sdílená elektrokola) nikde na svém území nechtěli. Tak se nic nerealizovalo. Takže v tom Praha zaspala a sdílená kola vznikla od spoda :)
To zní jako klasičtí NIMBYs z Prahy 1/2
hlavně že místo na parkování aut se najde vždycky🫡
@@TheTramly ano, místa pro auta mají stále velkou prioritu. Zatím to bohužel nevypadá, že by se měl trend měnit
i really liked Rekola when i tried them out, but i am not one of the brave people.... i rarely ride a bike in Prague cause i'm not really comfortable riding within car traffic, and although i walk a lot, i never ride a bike as regular transport. only occasionally for fun i've rented a bike to ride by the waterside, where there are some paths that are not with cars. The best bike riding experience i had was when a friend of mine rented the bikes from Cesky Drahy and we rode on the riverside between train stations near Podebrady, but that was not in prague. Also the rental process was a bit bureaucratic, a lot less convenient that city bike sharing. tho i guess that might be cause people can ride them further distances
Yeah that's a common attitude for cycling in Prague
and as for cycling in the countryside, at least that's thankfully quite developed, since Czechs see cycling as a recreational activity more than an actual transport method
Sadly, the app doesn't work when you don't have data, that is a huge problem for me.
Do you need to be connected to the internet when scanning the QR code? If so, that'd be a real barrier to using the bikes.
Yes, you do, unfortunately
I still don't understand why should I use some bikes in very hilly Prague full of terrible traffic and crowded streets in center, when I can just walk or jump on bus/tram/metro and let drive someone else. Not using car is a freedom for me - freedom of not driving, not having any responsibility for accidents and fines and such things, when I use bike, it's the same as car for me and these bikes and scooters are getting more and more annoying, people ride them on side walks or drive like maniacs, sometimes they are eve faster then cars.
Now I live in a small town in flat lands where bikes make sense, but in Prague? Never again, I tried it like twice in my life to travel somewhere on bike in Prague and it was terrible, mainly because of crazy hills (Prague is really hilly city) and secondly because of people who hate you when you are on bike and because of bad infrastructure. You stop somewhere in front of shop with your bike and then what? You let it there and when you return, 5 people are staying there and waiting for you to explain you that you are not supposed to be there with bike, it's pointless, I want to travel without stress, better walk if it's not that far distance.
And when I tried shared scooter for the last time, I thouth it's gonna be just 5 minut ride to my hotel, so I arrived there and there I found out that I can park it only in special parking which was like 10 minute ride from me, so I drove there and then I walked back to my hotel like 20 minutes and I paid for it, if I just walked, I would be there faster, without stress and it would be for free. 🙂
I think it needs to be combined with public transport to really make sense for Prague
like you take the bike to get to your local metro/tram/train station, and then you go on that
the hills can definitely be something, especially in something like Vinohrady, or Břevnov, or Bílá Hora 💀
@@TheTramly When I bought my bike in Prague, it was shop in Žižkov and then I visited my mom with that bike, she lives down there near to Nemocnice Krč and then I tried to get to the metro up there to Kačerov.....bad idea. 😀 Also, as a kid, I lived on hill in Braník and we were going down there to Podolí, there is no way that I would return back home on that bike, never ever, I always had to push it to the hill. 🙂