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Citi Bike bike share bikes are, in fact, the best way to get around New York City

Posted Jun 25, 2013 at 12:44 pm by
Categories: Cycling

The proof is in the pudding:

Can’t wait for August, when we get a similar service here in SF.

[via Urban Velo]

8 comments

8 Responses to “Citi Bike bike share bikes are, in fact, the best way to get around New York City”

  1. sdfjkh says:
    June 25, 2013 at 12:45 pm

    A bike-sharing service from CitiBank is kinda like the King throwing you some extra gruel during a famine.

  2. Josh Yule says:
    June 25, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    I was just in NY last week and they were all over the place. Looked like locals and tourists alike were zipping around famously. Hey if it cuts down on emissions I am all for it. Downfall, unexperienced riders causing accidents.

  3. caffeinated cabbie says:
    June 25, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    Bikes are great, and less cars even better. However SF is notoriously difficult to ride and drive. Giving supreme novices bicycles here may turn bad. Regardless of how careful each are, they all seem very self centered and neither drivers nor riders seem all that concerned with where the other is or going.
    Just remember Physics doesn’t give a fuck who is in the right, or what lane you’re in. 2,200lb car wins vs. 178lb meat bag every time.

  4. Justin says:
    June 25, 2013 at 7:19 pm

    They ugly tho.

  5. Gary says:
    June 26, 2013 at 10:31 pm

    Two top YouTube comments nail it. (1) You could probably walk 1.3 miles in 20 minutes. (2) You don’t have to ride an uncomfortable bike if you don’t want to. It’s your bike. You get to decide.

    Also, “there’s nothing faster racing around this city on a fixed gear.” You could probably go just as fast, if not faster, with a freewheel. Just sayin’.

    • Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable says:
      June 27, 2013 at 8:36 am

      Yeah, people who claim that fixies are somehow magically “faster” than real bikes are hilarious.