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The locking stands in Dublin are constructed in a way that it is not possible for a standard bike to be locked to them. What can only be described as an 'arm' is welded onto the frame and this slots into the lock. It is hard to explain but when you see it, it is pretty simple. I assume that these bikes (being constructed by the same company as the DublinBikes and the Montreal Bixis) will be the exact same.
FWIW I was extremely negative about the chances of the bikes survival in Dublin given what had happened to the cow sculptures previously, and I was also sceptical of people being willing to use them, but I have been proved wrong and hope that similar schemes happen in every city in the world.