Watch Out For Fees With Montreal’s New Bike Rentals

Bixi bike station, Old Montreal.

Montreal has a cool new public bike rental service, but be very certain you understand the fees before you use it.

It would be very easy to believe from reading the explanation at the automated Bixi bike rental stations that $5 buys unlimited access to the bikes for 24 hours, with the first 30 minutes entirely free. In fact, many people have interpreted the information provided at the stations in just that way and have complained online about getting much higher charges on their credit card statements.

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