Good day Mark nice to have a local YouTuber channel I actually live in Letchworth I like the drone footage and that is good that you can hire ebikes. I have a drone as well DJI Maverick mini 2 probably about three four years old my ID licence had run out at the moment going to get it sorted next year in summer. I actually have 3 ebikes one I built from a mountain bike and the other 2 factory built bikes love going out and about on trains and along canals Hertford and Wear and going out with my grandkids nice to have a interesting channel take care Mark speak to you soon regards Dave 👍
Hey Mark saw this posted on one of the Facebook discussions about the bikes. Thanks so much for such a positive review and thoughts about the bike scheme, which I hope they have success with, but also thanks for your positive thoughs about Stevenage itself.
As a fellow Stevenage resident I’d like to say thanks for the vid! I’ll be trying out the Beryl bikes around town for sure. I’ll be testing how quickly I can get to the station from the Pin Green bay!
Hi Mark, great to see you using & enjoying the bikes. I did the feasibility study for them for Stevenage Council (including cycling all over the town to work out where the bays should go) & we started work on the project in 2019! So it's fantastic professionally to see them on the ground at last & being well used. 😃 PS tip from a regular user – if you're going to use them a lot get one of the minute bundles, they're a little bit cheaper per minute & you're not charged the £1 unlock fee
They are a fantastic pay as you go option. Takes away main drawbacks of e-bikes: cost, maintenance and security. Pay for what you ride and then leave it in a beryl bay. The latter is important otherwise if you abandon a bike outside a bay you’ll get charged a daily £10 charge.
Also best value is the pay up front in £5 instalments. Works out at 5p per minute and also the unlocking fee of £1.50.
Always check things like tyres before you set off and if the e-bike doesn’t ride properly return it to the nearest bay asap and inform beryl via the app to refund any minutes used.
Great review! I keep calling them "time machines" because in a weekend they'll sometimes save me an hour of being stuck in traffic jams, trying to find a parking space or waiting for buses. I use Lime most of the time and it's worth getting a pass any time you're likely to ride one for more than about 10 minutes (PAYG is £1 unlock and 29p/min, whereas a pass costs £3.99 for 30 minutes over 24 hours, so you save money after the 10th minute and it's amazing how far/how many journeys you can get in 30 minutes. I'm not great at time keeping and often end up rushing about so these are a lifesaver.
i used one of these beryl bikes from grace way to get to rockingham way shops i only used the bike once but in my experience not good but not bad just ya average bike however i ordered a bodywel t16 for 370 pounds which cant wait to get. it works out cheaper if ya buy the bundles coz theres no unlocking fee only when ending ride something to check out
Hi Mark I came across your channel by pure chance, but I’m loving the content mate. I’m a former resident of Stevenage (I live up in Scotland now) but I’m coming down the road this summer hopefully. These bikes will be amazing for getting around as I’m planning on doing a few things around town but walking it would take ages. I really really miss the old place…good to hear you’re a fellow Gooner too 👍⚽️👍
Thanks Mark,In theory if you was to lose your phone, or your phone got damaged by dropping or had power issues how would you be able to stop the continuing charge? .Thats a concern for me with using them.
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Your vlogs are getting very good mate love the drone footage
Can you do some more gig logs ?👍
Good day Mark nice to have a local YouTuber channel I actually live in Letchworth I like the drone footage and that is good that you can hire ebikes. I have a drone as well DJI Maverick mini 2 probably about three four years old my ID licence had run out at the moment going to get it sorted next year in summer. I actually have 3 ebikes one I built from a mountain bike and the other 2 factory built bikes love going out and about on trains and along canals Hertford and Wear and going out with my grandkids nice to have a interesting channel take care Mark speak to you soon regards Dave 👍
Loved the Drone footage Mark! I'm suprised we didn't get these sooner considering stevenage is made for cycling
Hey Mark saw this posted on one of the Facebook discussions about the bikes. Thanks so much for such a positive review and thoughts about the bike scheme, which I hope they have success with, but also thanks for your positive thoughs about Stevenage itself.
Hey Gooner, slick review.
I Ebike about Stevenage constantly.
Haven’t tried a ‘Nidge Bike’ yet though
Maybe this week?
All the best 😎👍
As a fellow Stevenage resident I’d like to say thanks for the vid! I’ll be trying out the Beryl bikes around town for sure. I’ll be testing how quickly I can get to the station from the Pin Green bay!
Does it need google play services installed on your phone to work?
The begining of 15 nin citys
Hi Mark, great to see you using & enjoying the bikes. I did the feasibility study for them for Stevenage Council (including cycling all over the town to work out where the bays should go) & we started work on the project in 2019! So it's fantastic professionally to see them on the ground at last & being well used. 😃
PS tip from a regular user – if you're going to use them a lot get one of the minute bundles, they're a little bit cheaper per minute & you're not charged the £1 unlock fee
Great review…my big manager ahead ahead!!!
Great review…my big manager ahead ahead!!!
Good review Mark. I'm also from St Evenage mate. Might have to give those bikes a go.
They are a fantastic pay as you go option. Takes away main drawbacks of e-bikes: cost, maintenance and security. Pay for what you ride and then leave it in a beryl bay. The latter is important otherwise if you abandon a bike outside a bay you’ll get charged a daily £10 charge.
Also best value is the pay up front in £5 instalments. Works out at 5p per minute and also the unlocking fee of £1.50.
Always check things like tyres before you set off and if the e-bike doesn’t ride properly return it to the nearest bay asap and inform beryl via the app to refund any minutes used.
I believe you ride a bike rather than drive it.
Also believe the app T&C’s makes you sign up that you will wear a helmet to use it.
Great review! I keep calling them "time machines" because in a weekend they'll sometimes save me an hour of being stuck in traffic jams, trying to find a parking space or waiting for buses. I use Lime most of the time and it's worth getting a pass any time you're likely to ride one for more than about 10 minutes (PAYG is £1 unlock and 29p/min, whereas a pass costs £3.99 for 30 minutes over 24 hours, so you save money after the 10th minute and it's amazing how far/how many journeys you can get in 30 minutes. I'm not great at time keeping and often end up rushing about so these are a lifesaver.
i used one of these beryl bikes from grace way to get to rockingham way shops i only used the bike once but in my experience not good but not bad just ya average bike however i ordered a bodywel t16 for 370 pounds which cant wait to get. it works out cheaper if ya buy the bundles coz theres no unlocking fee only when ending ride something to check out
Hi Mark I came across your channel by pure chance, but I’m loving the content mate. I’m a former resident of Stevenage (I live up in Scotland now) but I’m coming down the road this summer hopefully. These bikes will be amazing for getting around as I’m planning on doing a few things around town but walking it would take ages. I really really miss the old place…good to hear you’re a fellow Gooner too 👍⚽️👍
Thanks Mark,In theory if you was to lose your phone, or your phone got damaged by dropping or had power issues how would you be able to stop the continuing charge? .Thats a concern for me with using them.