I signed up for this last night. £60 for a year, and any journey under 30 minutes is free.
This morning I walked 5 minutes from my flat & punched my code & pin no into the terminal & undocked one from the station.
They have a shaft drive with a 3 speed Nexus hub at the rear, hub brakes & a dynamo powered lighting system with what looks like a B&M light mounted on the front carrier. Not light...
Adjusted the saddle & onto the road. A very upright riding position & I don't like the gear change much, I've been spoiled by my Rohloff!
Down Mount Pleasant, the brakes work well enough, onto Ranelagh St and then through the Church St pedestrian area dodging delivery lorries.....
Stopped off to grab a bacon butty then onto the busy Dale St & across Tithebarn St. The bottom end of Old Hall St is one way (I'd forgotten about that!) so some careful pavement cycling was done until it became 2 way again, by which time I was at the docking station outside the Passport office where I locked it in with a clunk, getting lube all over my hand from the seat tube.
It normally takes me 30-40 minutes to walk to the office. This cut it down to about 15, including the bacon butty shop.
I don't intend to make it a regular habit, but I'm crap at getting out of bed in the winter & this could save me time when I'm late.