The usage of Dublin Bikes has just reached the 1 million mark. It is estimated that about 15,000 tourists have used the bikes.

Dublin Bikes is a scheme which was introduced  last year by Dublin City Council when 450 bikes were made available at 40 stations around Dublin City Centre.

This has proved to be one of the success stories of Dublin with the bikes becoming very popular both with Dubliners and tourists. The bikes are easy to rent and operate, are cheap and they provide a great way to get around Dublin centre.

Fears that the scheme would collapse because of theft and vandalism were unfounded. Only two bikes have been stolen so far and these have already been recovered and are back in service.

There are plans to extend the scheme to other parts of Dublin and possibly to other cities and towns in Ireland.

Check out the bikes at Dublin Bikes Website.