Anyone who has only a paper coupon purchased from a transport company is unlucky, because it cannot be connected to the mobile application. However, it is a matter of transferring the paper coupon to the electronic Flyer card and then proceeding as described above.

And how can a bike be rented? The bike operator application shows on the map where the nearest bike is or you can simply come to a parked bike. Then in the application you need to click on the button to start riding and scan the QR code on the frame of the bicycle and we are going.

In 15 minutes you can drive five times depending on the terrain and drive to the nearest metro or tram station and park your bike there. The fact is that bicycle stands have recently grown like metro mushrooms after metro stations. Those who are not sure whether they will be able to reach their destination in this time can use travel planning in their applications.

Rekola, notify your cyclist in addition to the SMS three minutes before the end of this time. After a quarter of an hour, the standard rate is charged, we borrowed the bike for a total of half an hour for 24 crowns during the editorial test.

When returning Rekol, it is necessary to take a photo, which leads the cyclist to not leave the machine lying around, Nextbike can only be returned at designated stations. However, the expansion of the zone where people can rent or return their bikes is not yet planned.

The comfort of riding is the season, the wheels with a derailleur are converted to city traffic and it is not possible to ride them fast. Both types of bicycles are to Prague’s cycle paths among pedestrians, parents with prams and dog walkers are not endangered by this – the bell. In autumn, a windbreaker and gloves are definitely suitable.

The city management wants to test people’s interest during the autumn. “After a few months, we will evaluate the project and see if and how it is worth continuing. Taking care of the city is not just about repairing roads, sidewalks and tram lines or building new infrastructure. We have to try new and new things. Especially when something works successfully abroad, “adds Adam Scheinherr, Deputy Minister for Transport (Prague to himself).

Other cities

Prague was inspired by other cities, on the contrary, Prague in this respect overtook, for example, Vienna, which will start the system of connecting public transport and bicycle transport at the beginning of 2022, with three thousand bicycles. “Shared bicycles and public transport are not competition. At the same time, Praguers can choose according to their preferences and the zone of operation of individual providers, “says the company’s founder Rekola Vítek Ježek.

“We want to motivate people to make more use of public transport and get them an even more comfortable and faster way, even in places where public transport does not offer intervals so often,” adds Petr Tomčík, director of ROPID.