zacster

I don't even think about riding after a snow. It's all but completely gone now but I probably won't be out again until March. I just did a ten mile ride on Zwift though.

MrEdL

My Citibike membership just auto renewed earlier today. I was charged $194.89. I'm pretty sure that I disable auto renewal. Anyone experience this same issue?
I did call and it was fairly easy to cancel my membership to get my money back. I already gave them my 2020 membership money and only use the service for 2 months. No reason for me to renew now. Maybe later in the summer when I am expected to return to work in the city.

hotbike

Rode the Electric CitiBike Thursday

It only has one speed? Or where is the gear shifter?

arbee

My sketchy memory agrees with you: no user-adjustable shifter on the new Citeeeeebikes. My recollection: both handlebar ends have bells: stereo!

As to "one speed", it depends on how energetically you pedal.

noglider 

I rode a Cit-E-Bike last week, too. I noticed that it seems like a 1-speed, but you get increased resistance AND increased boost as you pedal faster, so it doesn't matter. I truly did not crave any more gears. Overall, I think this new e-bike is good.

hotbike

Yes, two bells on E-bike!

Today I opened an email from CitiBike which is telling me to link my Lyft account with my CitiBike account...
I do NOT have a Lyft account. Nor am I interested in getting one.
Here’s a screenshot:



I should link my CitiBike account to a Lyft account? What if I don’t have a Lyft account?


Well, it’s just fine. I don’t know what demographics Lyft is using. I leave my smog belching van on Long Island and take a swift electric train into Manhattan. If I need a ride, I’d use a bus or subway, and probably resort to a yellow cab or green cab , before usually Lyft (or Über).

arbee

noglider 

Yeah what was going through the head of the person who decided to put two bells on the e-bike? I don't mind, it's just funny.

arbee

I don't know if this is a New Thing or if I'm just tardy noticing it. CitiBike is adding docks at existing stations by placing docks on the sidewalk. First one I saw was early today in Manhattan on Lafayette between 8th & 9th Streets. That's already a block-long station that somehow manages to frequently be all-full or all-empty; this will help. I really wasn't sure whather that was a one-off, but the pic I snapped is on B'way on the block south of Onion Square.


Clearly this can't be done everywhere — sidewalk depth doesn’t permit it — but it's consistent with how Citibike is improving service with little tweaks.

tubesocksFred

Haven't visited this forum in ages, since I have been WFH and am in the outer boroughs with no access to citibike. Glad it is taking off. Not sure how the bike lanes are being maintained, but the one near me is in such horrendous condition that I ride down the hill with the cars.


Anyway, I saw this article on some kid riding a CitiBike to Bear Mountain. Oddly, I ride as far from where there are docking stations, but I always time it so that I can get back to it in the allotted 45 minutes, even taking into account for headwinds. The farthest north I've ridden is on the Hudson River Greenway, to near the very end of the road in Inwood Hill Park, close to the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge. It was pretty close to 45min from and back to the 125th St dock.


https://nypost.com/2021/05/08/ues-te...n-a-citi-bike/

hotbike

61st and Lafayette

Lafayette needs a bike lane. We need to make more progress on Lafayette.
(edit: the photo seems to show Madison, but I rode a few blocks on Lafayette during the ride)

hotbike

61st and Madison
61&Mad, my bad.

arbee

Once again, Citibike continues to surprise in small but pleasant ways, essentially doubling dock capacity.



This is so ... suitable ... for NYC, where every square inch of real estate is in contention.

noglider 

I've been riding Citi Bike for quite a few years, and while I think the bikes are the right bikes for the job, I found them to be unpleasant to ride.

Well recently, taking Citi Bike has started to make more sense for me than to ride my own bike. This summer, I did a mixed-mode commute: Ride less than a mile to the subway, take a long subway ride, then ride less than a mile to work. This way I got four micro-workouts a day, and it's a heck of a lot better than none. And with my extra time on these bikes, I think my body finally adjusted to the weird fit and saddles. I'm not even sure what I've done. I suspect I tilt my hips at a different angle than before.

Anyway, I appreciate Citi Bike more than ever now. I also use it for errands and social reasons.

zacster

Hey Tom, you're still around! Anyway, I completely stopped using Citibike about 3-4 years ago when I found that I was riding my own bike to and from work on a more regular basis, and then I retired. It didn't extend quite out to where I live in Brooklyn so I wasn't going to use it from home. I never did get to try one of the e-bikes as they were withdrawn from service and then I quit before they were put back on. I used to be able to pedal my bike faster than the e-bikes anyway, but no more. Something about getting older...

Funny how the longest running thread I've started doesn't even apply to me anymore.

dendawg

My yearly just eneded and I'm not going to bother renewing. There are lots of racks in my neighborhood, and they are empty usually by 9:30 am when I would be in need of a bike. And if I walk to a nearby rack that shows a bike available it will be gone by the time I get there. Since most of my trips are less than 2 miles I can walk if the weather is good, or take transit if things are nasty.

hotbike

Seen today



CitiBike 05003 seen in Floral Park

hotbike

Abandoned CitiBike in Glen Cove


The nex-Gen cit-e-bike

Next Gen electric CitiBike, from a screenshot

Another abandoned CitiBike on Long Island, near the 7-Eleven on Glen Cove Avenue.

In Manhattan yesterday the new CitiBike made an appearance.