by Heidi Craig
Like the seasons’ first blooms, the appearance of Bixi stations can only mean one thing (if last weekend’s 25 degree weather wasn’t enough to convince you): spring has sprung, i.e. winter is O-V-E-R.

The second season of Bixi is poised to officially start on May 1st, but if the good weather holds, and the city finishes its spring street cleaning, the new season may be moved up to April.

Sign up early (before May 15th) and get $10 off annual membership fees ($68 in lieu of $78). Gift certificates for monthly and yearly subscriptions are also available at http://bixi.com/. Sign up a friend: the two of you together can whiz through the streets of Montreal, to the chagrin of drivers and seasoned cyclists alike.

Keep checking http://bixi.com/ to find out the official date for the start of the 2010 BIXI activities.