Pedal bikes will be rolled out across the city as part of the cycle hire scheme, as well as new cheaper pricing options.

Beryl will add 100 new e-bikes and 50 pedal bikes to its fleet of 125 e-bikes across Brighton and Hove from next Friday (August 18), with more set to be added in the near future.

By the autumn, a total of 780 bikes are set to be available, including 478 e-bikes and 312 pedal bikes.

The new pedal bikes will be available at a reduced cost, with two-day, seven-day and 30-day riding passes also offering discounted hire rates.

Two-day passes will cost £12 for 100 minutes, amounting to 12p per minute. A seven-day pass will cost £24 for 300 minutes, amounting to 8p per minute. A 30-day pass will cost £32 for 800 minutes, amounting to 4p per minute.

Each pass has a journey cap of 30 minutes, at which point charges move to a “pay as you ride tariff” - costing 8p per minute for pedal bikes and 16p per minute for e-bikes, plus a £1 unlock fee for either bike.

Additional hubs are also set to be brought back into use across the city, expanding the cycle zone from the seafront and city centre to include Seven Dials, Kemp Town, Round Hill and Brunswick.

Since the relaunch of the bike scheme in April, the bikes have been used for almost 44,000 journeys, spanning more than 166,000km across the city - equivalent to cycling around the world four times.

Councillor Trevor Muten, chairman of the transport and sustainability committee on Brighton and Hove City Council, said: “It’s great to hear that we’ll soon be seeing more Beryl bikes on the streets of Brighton and Hove and that users will be offered cheaper pricing options.

“We have heard what people have said about pricing and so I’m really pleased to see that the new riding passes will bring down the cost to users. This is really important if we want more people to cycle around our great city.

“The new scheme has been very popular since the relaunch. More bikes and a bigger hire zone mean they’ll be accessible to thousands more residents and visitors.

“Beryl BTN Bikes are an easy and affordable way to get around the city. The new e-bikes have made even some of the hilliest areas so much easier to access and for those that still want the full pedal bike experience, that’s now an option too.”

Beryl CEO and co-founder Phil Ellis said he has been delighted with the initial reaction to the scheme and thanked users for their “valuable feedback”.

He said: “It’s really exciting that we can now focus on expanding and making our bikes more convenient and accessible to even more people, opening them up to a wider range of uses, such as shopping or commuting.

“To coincide with expansion, we’re also offering a brand new range of pricing options that will enable people to ride as cheaply as 4p per minute.

“With bike share also removing the additional costs of fuel, insurance, tax, MOT, maintenance and storage associated with private vehicle ownership, it really is a cost-effective way to get around the city.”

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23712848.brighton-pedal-bikes-return-bike-hire-scheme/

Following the revelation that Manchester’s bicycle hire scheme in its first
100,000 km, cost £436 per 1.6 mile journey, it is pretty obvious from the
account below that the actual cost of the Brighton scheme isn’t mentioned
at all!

No surprises there…

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> Pedal bikes will be rolled out across the city as part of the cycle hire
> scheme, as well as new cheaper pricing options.
>
> Beryl will add 100 new e-bikes and 50 pedal bikes to its fleet of 125
> e-bikes across Brighton and Hove from next Friday (August 18), with more
> set to be added in the near future.
>
> By the autumn, a total of 780 bikes are set to be available, including
> 478 e-bikes and 312 pedal bikes.
>
> The new pedal bikes will be available at a reduced cost, with two-day,
> seven-day and 30-day riding passes also offering discounted hire rates.
>
> Two-day passes will cost £12 for 100 minutes, amounting to 12p per
> minute. A seven-day pass will cost £24 for 300 minutes, amounting to 8p
> per minute. A 30-day pass will cost £32 for 800 minutes, amounting to 4p per minute.
>
> Each pass has a journey cap of 30 minutes, at which point charges move to
> a “pay as you ride tariff” - costing 8p per minute for pedal bikes and
> 16p per minute for e-bikes, plus a £1 unlock fee for either bike.
>
> Additional hubs are also set to be brought back into use across the city,
> expanding the cycle zone from the seafront and city centre to include
> Seven Dials, Kemp Town, Round Hill and Brunswick.
>
> Since the relaunch of the bike scheme in April, the bikes have been used
> for almost 44,000 journeys, spanning more than 166,000km across the city
> - equivalent to cycling around the world four times.
>
> Councillor Trevor Muten, chairman of the transport and sustainability
> committee on Brighton and Hove City Council, said: “It’s great to hear
> that we’ll soon be seeing more Beryl bikes on the streets of Brighton and
> Hove and that users will be offered cheaper pricing options.
>
> “We have heard what people have said about pricing and so I’m really
> pleased to see that the new riding passes will bring down the cost to
> users. This is really important if we want more people to cycle around our great city.
>
> “The new scheme has been very popular since the relaunch. More bikes and
> a bigger hire zone mean they’ll be accessible to thousands more residents and visitors.
>
> “Beryl BTN Bikes are an easy and affordable way to get around the city.
> The new e-bikes have made even some of the hilliest areas so much easier
> to access and for those that still want the full pedal bike experience,
> that’s now an option too.”
>
> Beryl CEO and co-founder Phil Ellis said he has been delighted with the
> initial reaction to the scheme and thanked users for their “valuable feedback”.
>
> He said: “It’s really exciting that we can now focus on expanding and
> making our bikes more convenient and accessible to even more people,
> opening them up to a wider range of uses, such as shopping or commuting.
>
> “To coincide with expansion, we’re also offering a brand new range of
> pricing options that will enable people to ride as cheaply as 4p per minute.
>
> “With bike share also removing the additional costs of fuel, insurance,
> tax, MOT, maintenance and storage associated with private vehicle
> ownership, it really is a cost-effective way to get around the city.”
>
> https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23712848.brighton-pedal-bikes-return-bike-hire-scheme/
>

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Spike

QUOTE: Since the relaunch of the bike scheme in April, the bikes have been used for almost 44,000 journeys, spanning more than 166,000km across the city - equivalent to cycling around the world four times. ENDS

Pretty impressive for a small city - well done.

On 11/08/2023 11:12 am, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

> QUOTE: Since the relaunch of the chav-bike scheme in April, the chav-bikes have been used for almost 44,000 journeys, spanning more than 166,000km across the city - equivalent to chav-cycling around the world four times. ENDS
>
> Pretty impressive for a small city - well done.

That means that the cost per mile to taxpayers might even be less than £400.

Or does it?

JNugent <jnugent@mail.com> wrote:
> On 11/08/2023 11:12 am, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> QUOTE: Since the relaunch of the chav-bike scheme in April, the
>> chav-bikes have been used for almost 44,000 journeys, spanning more than
>> 166,000km across the city - equivalent to chav-cycling around the world four times. ENDS
>>
>> Pretty impressive for a small city - well done.
>
> That means that the cost per mile to taxpayers might even be less than £400.
>
> Or does it?

Don’t bet on it… This is other people’s money…

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Spike

QUOTE: “With bike share also removing the additional costs of fuel, insurance, tax, MOT, maintenance and *******storage associated with private vehicle ownership******, it really is a cost-effective way to get around the city.” ENDS

****** Paid for and subsidised by the local council tax payers - don't forget to thank them.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> QUOTE: “With bike share also removing the additional costs of fuel,
> insurance, tax, MOT, maintenance and *******storage associated with
> private vehicle ownership******, it really is a cost-effective way to get
> around the city.” ENDS
>
> ****** Paid for and subsidised by the local council tax payers

Naturally - bicyclists don’t expect to pay for anything.

> - don't forget to thank them.

Or pity them.

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Spike

Yes particularly if you buy one second hand. I’ve had my current bike for years and I only paid twenty pounds for it. It needed a few minor tweaks but it’s been faultless. I have a very substantial Dlock which cost more the bike so I don’t think anyone will steal it. I bought it from EBay and the seller was less than half a mile from my house.
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My Scott CR1 was from e-bay as well.