Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
[MENTION=200151]vol[/MENTION], what kind of membership do you have? I have an annual, and the limit for me is 45 minutes. I know it's 30 minutes for a daily pass. I don't know what it is for the medium length membership.
[MENTION=314122]wilfried[/MENTION], the bike shop less than a block from my home was done in by citibike. Business there dropped off sharply. The owner confessed to me that part of his business was replacement bikes due to theft. So a given customer would buy a new bike every three years or so. He told me of other shops also suffering drops in business.
The owner of the next closest shop said his business went down. He said either 20% or 40%; I don't remember which. I should ask him if it has rebounded since I last spoke with him about it.