https://velodromedary.com/tags/paris/ Recent content in Paris on Velodromedary Hugo en-us Sat, 31 May 2014 14:00:00 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/city-biking-paris/ Sat, 31 May 2014 14:00:00 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/city-biking-paris/ <p>After <a href="https://velodromedary.com/post/city-biking-london/">taking the London city bikes for a spin</a>, I had to give the famous Paris <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9lib'">Velib</a> that kicked off the recent worldwide expansion of city bike programs a try.</p> <p><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://velodromedary.com/post/city-biking-paris/tumblr_inline_pkmpm913lZ1qzufob_540_hu_14d95b1f917c8b8d.webp 422w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 800px, 1200px"> <img src="https://velodromedary.com/post/city-biking-paris/tumblr_inline_pkmpm913lZ1qzufob_540_hu_b64711d8140cba47.jpg" alt="image" width="422" height="750" loading="lazy"> </picture></p> <p>I’d heard the terminals only take chip-and-pin credit cards, so I pre-purchased a <a href="https://aboen-paris.cyclocity.fr/subscribe/details">1-day Velib membership online</a> (for about $2.50) before my trip. I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked– I entered the numbers from that receipt and my PIN into a terminal, and I was able to quickly/easily check out a Velib for 30 minutes from anywhere in the city.</p>