| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Lime fired | |
| Posted by: | David Lesniak | |
| Date/Time: | 15/08/25 11:53:00 |
| Unfortunately, Guy, that link has incorrect info with regard to Forest. In their own app as of this week, a Forest subscription costs £70. As mentioned, that gets you 1000 minutes. Like it or not. Use it or not. Their bikes don't have the breadth of service that Lime does. Why risk the £70? Lime, by comparison, is £8.99 per month. And then you sort out your minute bundles as you wish to fit your budget and needs. I saw Forest bikes clustered in front of High Road Brasserie this morning, left by the vendor where they shouldn't have been. Easy to tell given how the front wheels are knitted together in a way only a vendor can do. For a GPS-based app, it always amuses me when the vendors themselves can't figure out where to put things. Add to that, just aim for the blue "P" but no. They missed the mark. So less than a week in and we already see a Forest fail. Let's be honest, it's not as if there are a thousand places along the High Road they can go. How hard is it to find the half-dozen or so? This morning I found a Lime in Chiswick so I opted to try it to see what would happen. Unlocked as normal, asked me to verify as it does at that hour and off I went. I got about two blocks away and the battery sputtered. Not to the degree the Voi bike battery died out, but pedalling became more difficult. But not enough to discourage me. Like climbing a hill. Once I crossed Goldhawk it was free sailing. Regarding the point of usage made by others...I have a meeting in Hounslow central Monday evening. I have a class in Kensington before that. I would have easily tried a Lime for that distance and have enjoyed it. I will not take a Forest. The bike simply doesn't fit me nor vice versa. I see no point being uncomfortable for the nearly 40 minute ride projected. It's like running a marathon in the wrong size shoe. Why risk the injury? Why have the discomfort? Katherine Dunne has removed the fun and habit of using these services. She has created a second thought where there didn't need to be one. And in the process she has interrupted the comings and goings of people who otherwise would have easily taken a bike. But now they will drive. As I will to Hounslow on Monday evening. She scuttled the cycling project by not being able to manage it's growth and evolution. Other boroughs are managing. Why can't Hounslow? Why can't she? |