Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Share bikes: It's been more than a decade since I tried Velib on my honeymoon, but they had a scheme where it was free to ride to a station sufficiently uphill. This is a nice notion but I guess the bridge doesn't count! However I remember an article more recently where hustlers were riding between adjacent stations for some kind of reward. Maybe you could use that reward the way it's supposed to be used?
Yes, the big hill is called Montmartre, and I think they're giving refunds to those who pick up a bike somewhere else and dock it at the top.
NYC Citi Bike has a program called Citi Bike Angels. You get points for taking from a full station, and you get points for docking at an empty station, and the stations giving the most points changes from minute to minute. Some people spend a lot of time "angeling" bikes here and there, and a few make a living at it. They get credits which can be applied to membership fees so you end up paying less. You need a ton of credits to be able to convert them to money. There is an app that shows the opportunities of the minute.