BIXI

Bixi continues to go downhill every single year. It really only works for people working office jobs who travel to downtown in the morning and leave in the evening- if that’s not you you will frequently be late because you either won’t be able to find a bike in “off” hours or you won’t be able to find a place to dock a bike since they refill the stations to FULL, instead of half which is what would make sense. This is a known issue that they consistently fill stations or leave them empty, so it’s often impossible to find a place to dock your bike especially outside of downtown after 7pm. Every time you take a Bixi you also risk having an issue with the bike, such as the bike not registering when you try to dock it, and you end up stuck with the bike sometimes for HOURS until a technician can come help. I am so often late because of all the Bixi malfunctions that I would rather walk or metro at this point. They raised the prices too and it’s so overpriced for this poor quality. DO NOT recommend.

Bixis billing practices are quite dodgy and make you end up spending much more than expected. It’s easy to signup for BIXI unlimited but almost impossible to cancel you have to do it from the website, not the app and they make it confusing, the electric bikes are very expensive and not included in BIXI membership, and most important of all be careful to make sure the bixis properly dock as the docks are finicky or you’ll continue to be charged for hours and hours, I ended up spending nearly $50usd just for a few short rides would have been way better off just renting a bike from the hotel. The rides also bill you after 45 minutes. It’s easy to end yo spending much more then you expected you have to make sure you 1. Cancel on website minute you leave Montreal 2. Make sure all rides are under 45 min and 3. Make absolute sure when you dock your bike you see the little green light, sometimes it “seems” docked but it will actually blink red and keep billing you. Buyer beware

Some of the E bikes are locked and some of them don’t operate too well. I’m an experienced Ebike rider/Commuter, 4000 miles a year, visiting from the states. Also the seat posts are sometimes too loose and can’t be adjusted by hand easily shouldHave that corrected.