Anybody used this- it says some of the buses will carry bikes and have racks. Is that the norm or end up waiting for several while one turns up with a rack?
Most do.
The app tells you what bus is due next and wether it takes bikes.
Busy times and single deckers are a bit hit and miss but the double-deckers have two permanent bike racks.
Where you getting on?
FYI I have hard of people being refused if the bikes are absolutely mockit.
Source: I commute on it on the odd occasion.
My partner uses it to commute with a bike, I'd say it works three times out of four. Trying to get on the bus, in Edinburgh at rush hour with a bike, definitely not a given. She's had to wait an hour a few times til it gets a bit quieter (she's a few stops out the centre so it's already had chance to fill up).
Into Edinburgh much easier.
Mockit =filthy
Is this Borders Bike Bus?
Be getting on middle of the day in Edinburgh
Mockit =filthy
Hahaha! Really! Did you really need a translation? Even if you've never heard of it before, if you say it out loud, it even sounds dirty.
I'm a Sasanach from the Midlands and even I know what that means.
Be getting on middle of the day in Edinburgh
I think that will be fine.
Yeah Finbars wife has experienced my experience.
To be fair the biggest issue I have had was drivers being arsy about it when they are busy. One was particularly unpleasant as I tried to get on at bush, he was giving it the "you must be joking, no chance it's to busy" I pointed back to the empty space that all the surly hoodies had vacated to make room.
Out of interest, how many bikes will a bus carry?
@gauss1777 If it’s Borders Buses I thought it was 2 on a single decker and 4 on a double decker - linky
The double-deckers have two permanent racks and two additional "you may have to give this up to pushprams and wheelchair racks"
@finbar, by any chance is your wife's bike a small white road bike which used to have a wobbly bottle cage.
Because whoever belongs to that bike it was me who tightened it up 😀
Haha, very kind! But she rides a purple Orange Evo 2, so must be a different lady...
Once got on the bus in Princes street with a kayak.
Driver didn't bat an eyelid
I've heard some stories of people using the bike space for luggage and therefore no bike allowance, ie it's just space for anything that will take a bike, but no priority.
Similarly, a friend used it to get from the Bush for a ride in Inners, came back muddy and the driver was fine and friendly. But I wouldn't take the piss with that.
