Ljubljana Bike

If the sun is shining, then everywhere you look you will see people riding around on these uniquely-painted bikes. Ljubljana Bike, or Ljubljansko Kolo, is a city-run scheme with the aim of making it possible and easy for everyone to just hop on a bike and go where they want. The prices are ridiculously cheap, starting at around 100SIT per hour - that's about 30 English pence! They can be picked up from any one of eight different points around the city centre. These points are: The Tir Bar (at the main train station), Slovenian Tourist Information Centre, Kavarna Plocnik open-air cafe (in Presernov trg), the ice-cream stand on Nazorjeva Ulica, Lido Bar (in Mali trg), Le Petit Cafe (in trg francoske revolucije), Cezar Bar (at Bavarski Dvor), or the Tramvaj Pizza Outlet (in the trg mladinskih delovnih brigad square.)

"I've gotta bike, you can ride it if ya like, it's got a basket, a bell that rings and things that make it look good. I'd let you have it if I could, but I borrowed it"

Syd Barret
United States
Oct.19.2007
Overall rating 3/5

"I was in Ljubljana in the summer of 2006 and went around to every damn place in the city (about 12) trying to get a bike. No one had one. Correction: no one had a bike they would rent to me. See all those bikes in the picture? (I remember this place specifically) - they "don't work." Ah, but they look fine don't they?... If you want to make a living in this beautiful city (I know I sound bitter, but Ljub is great) then start a bike repair company. All these places told me they were waiting for some guy to come from out of town and fix the bikes. Apparently no one from Ljubljana can operate an air pump or change an innertube. Pathetic. Please tell me this has changed..."

Gum
United States
Aug.23.2007
Overall rating 3/5