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Free bike hire

Ottawa, Canada
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Hello, I will be going to Cascais in September and I have a few questions about the free bike hires. I hope not to have to worry about this, but I would also like to be prepared for worst case scenarios. In particular, I did not find their policy on what happens if you do not return the bikes on time. Is there a fine? Do they keep your ID or a deposit when you're signing the bikes out? This question is particularly relevant, since I'm also wondering if the bikes can be returned to a different location than the one from which they were rented.

Lisbon, Portugal
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"you leave your ID or passport, which will be returned to you when you return the bike." So it has to be on the same location. Here you have the explanation in portuguese, sorry but didn't find it in english http://www.cm-cascais.pt/cascais-proxima-utilizacao-das-bicas

Ottawa, Canada
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Thank you, that makes sense but I didn't see it written anywhere. My Portuguese is very limited, so I probably missed it on their site the first time around :)

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Hi. We are going to Cascais in September also but have not heard about free bike hire!! Could you let me have details please??

Lisbon, Portugal
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Here you have a report of a day in Cascais using the "Bicas" the free bikes http://www.welovelisbon.net/articles/self-guided-free-bicycle-tour-cascais-guincho

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Do they provide helmets and are there cycles for kids ?

Lisbon, Portugal
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No to both questions.

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Are there places to lock them up - for example if you cycle to a beach, where/how do you leave the bike>?

Lisbon, Portugal
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I don't think that specific places to park and lock exist. I suppose that you'll have to lock it to anything where it's possible (a rail, a lamppost...)

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"Are there places to lock them up?..." - No.

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