I've had very few issues with bikes or stations for quite a while now. There are balancing issues, of course, but that's endemic to bike share, particularly a busy system like we have, and not easily solvable. For me, the system works about as smoothly as can be expected, and it's still a value proposition.

I just looked, and I've averaged more than 300 rides a year since launch. This surprised me, since I have my own bikes and ride them most days. But on days when I use bike share, I can sometimes used it four or six times, hopping around town doing stuff.