A doofus steals a Citi Bike (bike share bike) and rides from NYC to California
01-03-16, 09:59 AM
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Yeah, I agree he's far from a doofus. Sounds like he's always had a little "let's just see where the road takes me" attitude, so I salute him in his endeavors. This is certainly a "let's see if I can turn this into a job" thing, but more power to him if he hated his job and wants to just be happy. Not a surprise he replaced the seat, pedals and tires though. I have no experience with the Citibike program, but here in the twin cities we have Nice Ride, which has comparably heavy but functional bikes.
His instagram acct
He got punched in the face in Oklahoma by some bike hating driver.
This Guy Rode A Citi Bike 2,700 Miles From New York To California: LAist
NYC Man Riding Citi Bike Cross Country - velojoy
New Yorker on Extreme Citi Bike Ride Reaches California | NBC New York
His instagram acct
He got punched in the face in Oklahoma by some bike hating driver.
This Guy Rode A Citi Bike 2,700 Miles From New York To California: LAist
NYC Man Riding Citi Bike Cross Country - velojoy
New Yorker on Extreme Citi Bike Ride Reaches California | NBC New York
01-03-16, 04:16 PM
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Reminds me of that bus-driver incident way back in 1947
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No kidding, that's great publicity for them. I can imagine someone wondering if they could go very far on one of those seeing an ad for this guy riding from New York to California and thinking that's enough proof for them. I know I wondered how good those bikes would be once you got them out of the urban jungles, his ride answers that question.
02-11-16, 01:05 PM
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Not true. The old Citibikes were shimano. The new Citibikes use Strumey Archer internal gear hubs. The gearing is much better than the Shimano Nexus.
America?s Biggest Bike-Share Operator Now Makes Its Own Bikes | Streetsblog New York City
Serrota designed the new citibikes.
America?s Biggest Bike-Share Operator Now Makes Its Own Bikes | Streetsblog New York City
Serrota designed the new citibikes.
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The "new" bikes are geared higher, not lower. They're better, in that you can ride a reasonable speed without spinning like a madman. However, they don't seem as durable. Many of them won't go into third (high) gear, defeating the higher gearing. Sturmey Archer hubs are reputed to last forever, so perhaps the problem is the shifter?
02-12-16, 05:30 PM
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I'm not surprised at an 11 mph average. I've ridden the Cincinnati Red Bikes, and they aren't geared for hills, and have very heavy, dead tires. And he was pulling a trailer. I see he swapped the saddle, the stock one would have been impossible.
His web site & blog hasn't been linked yet: countribike.com
The blog posts are pretty entertaining.
He rolled through Cincinnati (blog post here) last fall, but I didn't hear about him until December.
His web site & blog hasn't been linked yet: countribike.com
The blog posts are pretty entertaining.
He rolled through Cincinnati (blog post here) last fall, but I didn't hear about him until December.
02-12-16, 06:49 PM
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Hell, I'm impressed...
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02-13-16, 02:11 PM
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The "new" bikes are geared higher, not lower. They're better, in that you can ride a reasonable speed without spinning like a madman. However, they don't seem as durable. Many of them won't go into third (high) gear, defeating the higher gearing. Sturmey Archer hubs are reputed to last forever, so perhaps the problem is the shifter?
I thought you had SA 5's. The bikes in Seattle have those. We've had alot of issues with SA 5spds,but almost none with the 3's(the Bromptons and one model Handsome have 3's). Esp odd in that 3rd gear is 'resting';the cable is slack. Maybe it's the cable run?
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Does anybody know the details of his correspondence with the bike company? He very well might have called them and worked out details for a "publicity stunt" before picking up the bike. Of course, it could all be intentionally shrouded in mystery.,
I'm not sure the value of the publicity of having the bike out of its normal range, but as people mentioned, it does show a lot of what can be done on the bike.
I'm not sure the value of the publicity of having the bike out of its normal range, but as people mentioned, it does show a lot of what can be done on the bike.
