#24

can they not lock them to something other than a dock though? a fence or something?

or does the back wheel just lock to itself?

#25

Britain = shit
Britshit
Brexit

Thank u.

#26

it’s like one of those 11+ paper questions

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#27

The london cycles have to be docked at the end of a ride for it to stop charging you.

You could lock it up somewhere else if you wanted, but it would be costing you money.

#29

#hottake

#30

tune

#31

I like Britain.

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#32

actually it’s just a good point.

#33

What is the point? I mean, what if Manchester City Council had paid for the bikes instead of “Chinese investors”? Is it because it’s foreign, private money that it’s OK for people to disrespect and ruin a useful, inexpensive public service?

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#34

OK let’s just demonise poor people for having bad morals instead then.

#35

I prefer London Hire Bike. It says what it is.

#36

Penny Khanings

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#37

Does it suggest anywhere that it’s poor people who were nicking or vandalising the bikes?

#38

actually yes

“My Mobiking nemesis just couldn’t understand why I would object to his behaviour, just as the young degenerates I have seen pulling wheelies on hacked Mobikes in my local park can’t understand that they are spoiling things not just for everyone else but themselves, too.”

#39

Where does it say anything about poverty there? Moral poverty, maybe, in the word “degenerates”.

#41

think it’s implied throughout the article

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#42

Chinese investors or otherwise, that’s no reason for people to just constantly be cunts and ruin potentially nice things. More bikes in cities = fewer cars = happier world. People are provided with a good bike service, people throw bikes into canals.

People are the worst.

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#43

anyway I just don’t like the whole sarcastic hashtag hot take thing, seems rude which is why I waded in.

Sorry about that!

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#44

They have these in Milton Keynes now seemed to be going quite well but they need more stations ideally.

#46

also really sick and tired of people washing their hands of Britain and othering it as if we’re all so much better and above that.

Guess what British people/people who live in Britain, you are all contributing to this place good or bad.

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