2026-08-03 13:55 UTC
@notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com @danbrotherston@types.pl @BicycleDutch@mastodon.social The fact that you need to return the OV-fiets to the same station (atleast if you don't want to pay extra for relocation) makes it a pain in the ass to use. I'd rather see a model in cities like the red bikes/velo in Antwerpen. Where you can just take a bike from fixed stands that are spread throughout the city and where you can drop it off at another stand and be done with it. That way you can bike a bit, abandon the bike at a random stand, and continue the journey with another mode of transport.
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@notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com 2026-08-03 15:25
@BlackDragon@hsnl.social yes, and? The solution is to improve OV Fiets (which is what I said), not to consume valuable space on trains and in stations with people's private bikes. The arguments being made in favour of private bikes in this thread are almost identical to the arguments car drivers use to justify driving their private cars everywhere. At some point, private transportation doesn't scale, even for bikes.