1 ) From Citi Bikes' Facebook page:
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Citi Bike will be unavailable this weekend beginning at 10 pm tonight to allow for maintenance to make the system reliable. All Annual Memberships will be extended by three days and we will offer refunds to anyone who purchased a casual pass today (3/27). Thank you in advance for your patience as we bring you a better Citi Bike."
2 ) The Citi Bike Key is has an RFID chip in it, the bar code must be for something else. I got this info as an answer to an email: "
I have a question about my Citi Bike Key: Does the Key have an RFID chip inside (embedded), or does the Citi Bike Dock read the Bar Code , on the key? People have been saying it's the Bar Code, but I don't see any red Laser Light, nor does the Key insert far enough for the Bar Code to be inside?
Citi Bike RFID!
3 ) Then they did-away with the two minute waiting period. They used to have it.